Harare vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1015
$2415
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2515
$5363
🏠 One person rent
$415
$1430
🏘️ Family rent
$700
$2259
🍽️ Food expenses
$338
$606
🚐 Transport expenses
$187
$236
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$223
$3517
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
38
86
😀 Quality of life
48
94
🏙️ Population
2.15M
2.79M

The cost of living in Harare is 58% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 5463rd and 1059th ($1015 vs $2415) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Zimbabwe and Canada, respectively. Check Zimbabwe vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Harare compared to 1.5 months in Toronto. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Toronto ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 6892nd and 46th 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
$9.57
$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.6
$78.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.99
$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$6.66
☕ Cappuccino
$3.02
$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$2.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$398
$1469
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$292
$1255
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$731
$2469
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$540
$1987
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.6
$84.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.1
$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.8
$47.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.63%
4.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$909
$8879
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$415
$6979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.01
$2.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.8
$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.9
$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.67
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$2.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$2.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.93
$3.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.38
$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$3.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$3.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$4.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.25
$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.01
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$2.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.79
$14.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.1
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.66
$3.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$3.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.1
$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.94
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.1
$73.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.14
$23.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.5
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$37.3
$89.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$337
$930
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8948
$22670

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Chitungwiza
$780
66 km or 41 mi Marondera
$755
105 km or 65 mi Chinhoyi
$629
133 km or 83 mi Kadoma
$727
165 km or 103 mi Kwekwe
$677
213 km or 132 mi Mutare
$754
223 km or 138 mi Gweru
$565
251 km or 156 mi Masvingo
$840
291 km or 181 mi Chimoio
$875
328 km or 204 mi Tete
$792
369 km or 229 mi Bulawayo
$632
399 km or 248 mi Lusaka
$777
447 km or 278 mi Choma
$849
458 km or 284 mi Beira
$952
478 km or 297 mi Blantyre
$495
498 km or 309 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$925
510 km or 317 mi Ntcheu
$489
514 km or 319 mi Mulanje
$456
518 km or 322 mi Lilongwe
$587
525 km or 326 mi Francistown
$632
531 km or 330 mi Zomba
$452
549 km or 341 mi Livingstone
$813
584 km or 363 mi Mangochi
$494
588 km or 365 mi Monkey Bay
$516
599 km or 372 mi Ndola
$692
618 km or 384 mi Quelimane
$691
635 km or 394 mi Kitwe
$1304
659 km or 409 mi Mufulira
$1602
665 km or 413 mi Palapye
$549
679 km or 422 mi Serowe
$590
680 km or 422 mi Chingola
$1378
714 km or 444 mi Mzimba
$559
734 km or 456 mi Mahalapye
$615
775 km or 482 mi Mansa
$1166
778 km or 484 mi Mzuzu
$522
786 km or 489 mi Lubumbashi
$1125
847 km or 526 mi Xai-Xai
$965
847 km or 526 mi Kasama
$1132
892 km or 554 mi Likasi
$1029
898 km or 558 mi Middelburg
$875

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Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi Vaughan
$2233
23 km or 14 mi Mississauga
$2308
24 km or 15 mi Richmond Hill
$2483
26 km or 16 mi Markham
$2172
31 km or 19 mi Brampton
$2102
34 km or 21 mi Oakville
$2318
35 km or 22 mi Ajax
$2124
46 km or 28 mi Halton Hills
$2034
50 km or 31 mi Oshawa
$1581
51 km or 32 mi Burlington
$2214
54 km or 34 mi New Tecumseth
$1997
56 km or 35 mi St. Catharines
$1994
60 km or 37 mi Hamilton
$2006
65 km or 40 mi Orangeville
$1892
67 km or 41 mi Niagara Falls
$1892
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1958
71 km or 44 mi Guelph
$2017
77 km or 48 mi Welland
$1848
81 km or 50 mi Grand Island
$2078
81 km or 51 mi Lockport
$2081
82 km or 51 mi North Tonawanda
$2084
82 km or 51 mi Cambridge
$2049
84 km or 52 mi Barrie
$1449
89 km or 56 mi Brantford
$1832
90 km or 56 mi Amherst
$2138
92 km or 57 mi Kitchener
$2109
94 km or 58 mi Waterloo
$1936
96 km or 59 mi Buffalo
$2303
100 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2175
100 km or 62 mi Clarence
$2123
103 km or 64 mi West Seneca
$2181
103 km or 64 mi Orillia
$1939
105 km or 65 mi Lancaster
$2125
111 km or 69 mi Peterborough
$1953
112 km or 70 mi Hamburg
$1863
114 km or 71 mi Orchard Park
$2030
132 km or 82 mi Stratford
$1706
146 km or 91 mi Greece
$2046
146 km or 91 mi Chili
$2035
148 km or 92 mi Gates
$2053