Harare vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person
$957
$470
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2551
$1199
🏠 One person rent
$422
$181
🏘️ Family rent
$917
$362
🍽️ Food expenses
$294
$182
🚐 Transport expenses
$164
$51.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$440
$291
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
37
20
😀 Quality of life
47
48
🏙️ Population
2.15M
1.29M

The cost of living in Harare is 104% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 5620th and 8679th ($957 vs $470) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Zimbabwe and Libya, respectively. Check Zimbabwe vs Libya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Harare compared to 0.6 months in Tripoli. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 6463rd and 6385th among best cities to live in the world.

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Harare Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.43
$6.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.6
$24.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.97
$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$0.71
 Cappuccino
$2.9
$0.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.59
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$303
$203
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$261
$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$938
$476
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$698
$247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.3
$33.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.5
$51.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$117
$17.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.57%
17.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1378
$1408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1341
$425
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.9
$16.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.2
$6.95
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.65
$0.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.02
$0.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$4.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.8
$8.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$0.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.27
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.96
$1.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$0.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.88
$4.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.06
$1.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.69
$0.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.5
$26.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$5.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.2
$28.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$1.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.3
$30.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$38.5
$48.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$291
$68.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7309
$911

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$852
66 km or 41 mi Marondera
$761
105 km or 65 mi Chinhoyi
$784
133 km or 83 mi Kadoma
$689
165 km or 103 mi Kwekwe
$691
213 km or 132 mi Mutare
$645
223 km or 138 mi Gweru
$722
251 km or 156 mi Masvingo
$837
291 km or 181 mi Chimoio
$993
328 km or 204 mi Tete
$970
369 km or 229 mi Bulawayo
$777
399 km or 248 mi Lusaka
$777
447 km or 278 mi Choma
$795
458 km or 284 mi Beira
$1014
478 km or 297 mi Blantyre
$363
498 km or 309 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$968
510 km or 317 mi Ntcheu
$332
514 km or 319 mi Mulanje
$327
518 km or 322 mi Lilongwe
$367
525 km or 326 mi Francistown
$550
531 km or 330 mi Zomba
$326
549 km or 341 mi Livingstone
$734
584 km or 363 mi Mangochi
$332
588 km or 365 mi Monkey Bay
$335
599 km or 372 mi Ndola
$1210
618 km or 384 mi Quelimane
$992
635 km or 394 mi Kitwe
$1238
659 km or 409 mi Mufulira
$1236
665 km or 413 mi Palapye
$511
679 km or 422 mi Serowe
$554
680 km or 422 mi Chingola
$1107
714 km or 444 mi Mzimba
$337
734 km or 456 mi Mahalapye
$605
775 km or 482 mi Mansa
$1121
778 km or 484 mi Mzuzu
$338
786 km or 489 mi Lubumbashi
$1025
847 km or 526 mi Xai-Xai
$952
847 km or 526 mi Kasama
$1176
892 km or 554 mi Likasi
$953
898 km or 558 mi Middelburg
$866

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Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Zawiya
$377
66 km or 41 mi Sabratha
$386
80 km or 50 mi Gharyan
$407
103 km or 64 mi Zuwarah
$390
104 km or 64 mi Al-Khums
$389
110 km or 68 mi Yafran
$398
187 km or 116 mi Misrata
$340
305 km or 190 mi Sfax
$435
308 km or 191 mi Gabes
$328
355 km or 221 mi Mosta
$1338
355 km or 221 mi Marsaskala
$1372
356 km or 221 mi Zabbar
$1278
356 km or 221 mi Birkirkara
$1524
357 km or 222 mi Naxxar
$1469
357 km or 222 mi Valletta
$1657
358 km or 222 mi San Gwann
$1608
358 km or 222 mi Gzira
$1708
359 km or 223 mi Sliema
$1670
359 km or 223 mi St. Paul's Bay
$1583
404 km or 251 mi Sousse
$423
422 km or 262 mi Kairouan
$433
442 km or 275 mi Gafsa
$390
456 km or 284 mi Nabeul
$418
472 km or 293 mi Ragusa
$1120
476 km or 296 mi Gela
$927
488 km or 303 mi Niscemi
$1027
495 km or 307 mi Agrigento
$983
504 km or 313 mi Syracuse
$1103
516 km or 320 mi Tunis
$514
516 km or 321 mi La Marsa
$596
521 km or 323 mi Aryanah
$466
543 km or 337 mi Catania
$1163
545 km or 338 mi Tebessa
$474
552 km or 343 mi Marsala
$1050
575 km or 357 mi Bizerte
$355
575 km or 357 mi Trapani
$979
583 km or 362 mi Palermo
$1150
591 km or 367 mi El Oued
$388
611 km or 380 mi Souk Ahras
$371
624 km or 388 mi Reggio Calabria
$936