Harare vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1012
$2575
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2579
$5897
🏠 One person rent
$427
$1551
🏘️ Family rent
$819
$2665
🍽️ Food expenses
$336
$626
🚐 Transport expenses
$175
$255
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$381
$3590
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
37
86
😀 Quality of life
43
94
🏙️ Population
2.15M
2.79M

The cost of living in Harare is 61% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 5611th and 656th ($1012 vs $2575) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Zimbabwe and Canada, respectively. Check Zimbabwe vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Harare compared to 1.4 months in Toronto. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Toronto ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 6695th and 52nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Harare vs Toronto

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Harare Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.03
$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.8
$81.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.5
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$6.33
 Cappuccino
$3.09
$4.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$326
$1664
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$254
$1358
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$900
$2901
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$576
$2388
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.3
$80.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.3
$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$124
$50.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.99%
6.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1328
$10232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1332
$8102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$2.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.5
$119
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.2
$16.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.61
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$3.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$2.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$3.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.1
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.13
$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.44
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$4.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$4.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$2.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.24
$14.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.93
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.67
$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61.9
$56.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.2
$69.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.18
$23.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.2
$58.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$34.9
$99.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$249
$1200
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8755
$18156

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Chitungwiza
$890
66 km or 41 mi Marondera
$810
105 km or 65 mi Chinhoyi
$830
133 km or 83 mi Kadoma
$729
165 km or 103 mi Kwekwe
$731
213 km or 132 mi Mutare
$662
223 km or 138 mi Gweru
$761
251 km or 156 mi Masvingo
$871
291 km or 181 mi Chimoio
$953
328 km or 204 mi Tete
$834
369 km or 229 mi Bulawayo
$756
399 km or 248 mi Lusaka
$685
447 km or 278 mi Choma
$725
458 km or 284 mi Beira
$1000
478 km or 297 mi Blantyre
$591
498 km or 309 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$894
510 km or 317 mi Ntcheu
$515
514 km or 319 mi Mulanje
$500
518 km or 322 mi Lilongwe
$582
525 km or 326 mi Francistown
$585
531 km or 330 mi Zomba
$498
549 km or 341 mi Livingstone
$670
584 km or 363 mi Mangochi
$516
588 km or 365 mi Monkey Bay
$526
599 km or 372 mi Ndola
$1139
618 km or 384 mi Quelimane
$670
635 km or 394 mi Kitwe
$1116
659 km or 409 mi Mufulira
$1090
665 km or 413 mi Palapye
$554
679 km or 422 mi Serowe
$600
680 km or 422 mi Chingola
$1028
714 km or 444 mi Mzimba
$574
734 km or 456 mi Mahalapye
$663
775 km or 482 mi Mansa
$1017
778 km or 484 mi Mzuzu
$534
786 km or 489 mi Lubumbashi
$1007
847 km or 526 mi Xai-Xai
$1045
847 km or 526 mi Kasama
$1079
892 km or 554 mi Likasi
$939
898 km or 558 mi Middelburg
$841

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Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi Vaughan
$2332
23 km or 14 mi Mississauga
$2472
24 km or 15 mi Richmond Hill
$2618
26 km or 16 mi Markham
$2398
31 km or 19 mi Brampton
$2127
34 km or 21 mi Oakville
$2266
35 km or 22 mi Ajax
$2597
46 km or 28 mi Halton Hills
$2086
50 km or 31 mi Oshawa
$1635
51 km or 32 mi Burlington
$2297
54 km or 34 mi New Tecumseth
$2143
56 km or 35 mi St. Catharines
$1975
60 km or 37 mi Hamilton
$2154
65 km or 40 mi Orangeville
$1971
67 km or 41 mi Niagara Falls
$1885
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1543
71 km or 44 mi Guelph
$2012
77 km or 48 mi Welland
$1762
81 km or 50 mi Grand Island
$1798
81 km or 51 mi Lockport
$1873
82 km or 51 mi North Tonawanda
$1853
82 km or 51 mi Cambridge
$2267
84 km or 52 mi Barrie
$1999
89 km or 56 mi Brantford
$1884
90 km or 56 mi Amherst
$2018
92 km or 57 mi Kitchener
$2144
94 km or 58 mi Waterloo
$2095
96 km or 59 mi Buffalo
$2051
100 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2029
100 km or 62 mi Clarence
$1964
103 km or 64 mi West Seneca
$2041
103 km or 64 mi Orillia
$2038
105 km or 65 mi Lancaster
$1986
111 km or 69 mi Peterborough
$2017
112 km or 70 mi Hamburg
$2009
114 km or 71 mi Orchard Park
$2007
132 km or 82 mi Stratford
$1814
146 km or 91 mi Greece
$2074
146 km or 91 mi Chili
$2046
148 km or 92 mi Gates
$2085