Harare vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1024
$1023
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2516
$2386
🏠 One person rent
$416
$510
🏘️ Family rent
$676
$852
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$355
🚐 Transport expenses
$179
$67.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$226
$588
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
38
30
😀 Quality of life
48
55
🏙️ Population
2.15M
431K

The cost of living in Harare is 0.1% more expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 5483rd and 5494th ($1024 vs $1023) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Zimbabwe and Namibia, respectively. Check Zimbabwe vs Namibia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Harare compared to 0.6 months in Windhoek. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 6918th and 6345th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Harare vs Windhoek

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Harare Windhoek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.1
$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.9
$46.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.95
$5.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$1.87
☕ Cappuccino
$3.22
$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$363
$496
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$284
$347
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$643
$891
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$513
$622
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.7
$79.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.2
$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$78.3
$53.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.19%
11.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$973
$1427
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$494
$632
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.2
$49.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.1
$7.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.57
$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$3.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$7.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.41
$5.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.4
$7.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.26
$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.02
$6.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.55
$3.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.02
$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.95
$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.68
$2.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.2
$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$5.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.3
$34.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.26
$8.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.1
$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$37
$95.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$295
$250
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10145
$5907

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$770
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$768
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$754
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$706
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$764
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$577
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$861
291 km or 181 mi Chimoio
$924
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$828
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$630
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$686
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$750
458 km or 284 mi Beira
$1000
478 km or 297 mi Blantyre
$505
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$815
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$495
514 km or 319 mi Mulanje
$461
518 km or 322 mi Lilongwe
$591
525 km or 326 mi Francistown
$633
531 km or 330 mi Zomba
$458
549 km or 341 mi Livingstone
$718
584 km or 363 mi Mangochi
$496
588 km or 365 mi Monkey Bay
$521
599 km or 372 mi Ndola
$613
618 km or 384 mi Quelimane
$692
635 km or 394 mi Kitwe
$1189
659 km or 409 mi Mufulira
$1473
665 km or 413 mi Palapye
$551
679 km or 422 mi Serowe
$583
680 km or 422 mi Chingola
$1229
714 km or 444 mi Mzimba
$530
734 km or 456 mi Mahalapye
$628
775 km or 482 mi Mansa
$1030
778 km or 484 mi Mzuzu
$527
786 km or 489 mi Lubumbashi
$1133
847 km or 526 mi Xai-Xai
$950
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$1002
892 km or 554 mi Likasi
$1039
898 km or 558 mi Middelburg
$899

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Distance City Cost of living
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$934
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$971
194 km or 120 mi Gobabis
$968
238 km or 148 mi Otjiwarongo
$874
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$986
262 km or 163 mi Swakopmund
$883
268 km or 166 mi Walvis Bay
$905
375 km or 233 mi Tsumeb
$873
589 km or 366 mi Oshikango
$855
776 km or 482 mi Upington
$811
882 km or 548 mi Molepolole
$662
883 km or 548 mi Kanye
$694
921 km or 572 mi Lobatse
$697
928 km or 577 mi Gaborone
$731
940 km or 584 mi Mmabatho
$901
990 km or 615 mi Serowe
$583
999 km or 621 mi Mahalapye
$628
1030 km or 640 mi Kimberley
$927
1032 km or 641 mi Palapye
$551
1056 km or 656 mi Livingstone
$718
1079 km or 670 mi Klerksdorp
$826
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$1017
1087 km or 675 mi Francistown
$633
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$595
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$791
1136 km or 706 mi Brits
$950
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$826
1166 km or 724 mi Soweto
$1057
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$763
1167 km or 725 mi Kroonstad
$875
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$958
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$1089
1179 km or 733 mi Vanderbijlpark
$865
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$692
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$1049
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$1171
1184 km or 735 mi Centurion
$967
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$765
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$665
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$892