Harare vs Warsaw - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Warsaw
🚶 Cost of living one person
$957
$1464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2551
$3391
🏠 One person rent
$422
$919
🏘️ Family rent
$917
$1636
🍽️ Food expenses
$294
$336
🚐 Transport expenses
$164
$97.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$440
$1771
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
37
93
😀 Quality of life
47
83
🏙️ Population
2.15M
1.86M

The cost of living in Harare is 35% less expensive than in Warsaw. Cities ranked 5620th and 3564th ($957 vs $1464) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Zimbabwe and Poland, respectively. Check Zimbabwe vs Poland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Harare compared to 1.2 months in Warsaw. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Warsaw ranked 1st in Poland, while ranked 6463rd and 342nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Harare vs Warsaw

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Harare Warsaw
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.43
$9.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.6
$43.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.97
$7.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$3.8
☕ Cappuccino
$2.9
$3.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.59
$1.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$303
$923
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$261
$699
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$938
$1731
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$698
$1282
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.3
$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.5
$250
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$117
$14.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.57%
7.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1378
$5380
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1341
$3613
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$1.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.9
$27.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.2
$8.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.65
$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.02
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$3.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$8.96
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$6.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.8
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$0.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$3.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.27
$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.96
$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$4.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.88
$5.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.06
$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.69
$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.5
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$8.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.2
$40.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$15.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.3
$86.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$38.5
$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$291
$511
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7309
$11854

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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
17 km or 10 mi Pruszkow
$1238
19 km or 12 mi Otwock
$1218
68 km or 42 mi Skierniewice
$1029
79 km or 49 mi Ciechanow
$1040
85 km or 53 mi Siedlce
$842
91 km or 56 mi Radom
$907
98 km or 61 mi Plock
$1090
103 km or 64 mi Ostroleka
$1029
110 km or 68 mi Pulawy
$987
114 km or 71 mi Kutno
$994
119 km or 74 mi Lodz
$1161
127 km or 79 mi Lomza
$1027
130 km or 81 mi Piotrkow Trybunalski
$816
143 km or 89 mi Wloclawek
$708
144 km or 89 mi Biala Podlaska
$969
145 km or 90 mi Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski
$973
149 km or 92 mi Belchatow
$936
152 km or 94 mi Lublin
$1016
152 km or 94 mi Kielce
$863
159 km or 99 mi Swidnik
$999
175 km or 109 mi Bialystok
$949
178 km or 110 mi Olsztyn
$1006
180 km or 112 mi Brest
$415
186 km or 115 mi Torun
$1024
187 km or 116 mi Tarnobrzeg
$1002
198 km or 123 mi Inowroclaw
$1008
199 km or 123 mi Elk
$1013
206 km or 128 mi Czestochowa
$943
207 km or 129 mi Chelm
$980
208 km or 129 mi Grudziadz
$1042
208 km or 129 mi Kalisz
$849
217 km or 135 mi Mielec
$1043
228 km or 141 mi Bydgoszcz
$1118
236 km or 146 mi Gniezno
$1037
241 km or 150 mi Malbork
$995
243 km or 151 mi Elblag
$791
243 km or 151 mi Suwalki
$1028
245 km or 152 mi Tarnow
$940
246 km or 153 mi Dabrowa Gornicza
$1011
247 km or 153 mi Grodno
$385