Harare vs Valletta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Harare	Valletta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1012	$1649
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2579	$3939
🏠 One person rent	$427	$953
🏘️ Family rent	$819	$1777
🍽️ Food expenses	$336	$507
🚐 Transport expenses	$175	$67.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$381	$1527
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	37	37
😀 Quality of life	43	72
🏙️ Population	2.15M	6.44K

The cost of living in Harare is 39% less expensive than in Valletta. Cities ranked 5611th and 3052nd ($1012 vs $1649) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Zimbabwe and Malta, respectively. Check Zimbabwe vs Malta comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Harare compared to 0.9 months in Valletta. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Valletta ranked 7th in Malta, while ranked 6695th and 1891st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Harare vs Valletta

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	Harare	Valletta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.03	$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.8	$76.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.5	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.99	$4.17
☕ Cappuccino	$3.09	$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$2.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$326	$1035
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$254	$813
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$900	$2112
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$576	$1534
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.3	$58.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.3	$90.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$124	$37.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.99%	5.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1328	$8404
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1332	$4204
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.99	$2.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.5	$31.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.2	$29.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.61	$1.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.01	$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.88
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.18	$3.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.1	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.13	$9.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.44	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$3.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.61	$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.23	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7	$7.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.24	$6.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.93	$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.67	$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.6	$2.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61.9	$60.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.2	$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.18	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.2	$100
👟 Brand Sneakers	$34.9	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$249	$692
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8755	$8876

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Cities near Harare

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

Cities near Valletta

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.8 km or 1.1 mi	Sliema	$1771
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Gzira	$1747
3.2 km or 2 mi	Zabbar	$1334
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	San Gwann	$1643
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Birkirkara	$1591
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Marsaskala	$1341
6.4 km or 4 mi	Naxxar	$1519
7.1 km or 4.4 mi	Mosta	$1434
11 km or 7.1 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1649
116 km or 72 mi	Ragusa	$1172
132 km or 82 mi	Gela	$990
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1134
148 km or 92 mi	Syracuse	$1188
178 km or 111 mi	Agrigento	$1031
186 km or 115 mi	Catania	$1229
266 km or 166 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1160
267 km or 166 mi	Palermo	$1211
270 km or 168 mi	Messina	$1157
281 km or 175 mi	Marsala	$1086
295 km or 183 mi	Trapani	$1005
339 km or 211 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1356
344 km or 214 mi	Nabeul	$442
350 km or 217 mi	Sousse	$482
357 km or 222 mi	Tripoli	$496
362 km or 225 mi	Al-Khums	$432
364 km or 226 mi	Sfax	$462
376 km or 234 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1567
382 km or 237 mi	Catanzaro	$1212
386 km or 240 mi	Zawiya	$388
390 km or 242 mi	La Marsa	$522
392 km or 244 mi	Sabratha	$398
395 km or 245 mi	Misrata	$419
398 km or 247 mi	Zuwarah	$402
399 km or 248 mi	Kairouan	$453
401 km or 249 mi	Tunis	$563
401 km or 249 mi	Aryanah	$490
408 km or 254 mi	Cosenza	$1057
422 km or 262 mi	Crotone	$1272
437 km or 272 mi	Gharyan	$388
441 km or 274 mi	Bizerte	$344