Harare vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Harare	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1012	$840
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2579	$2441
🏠 One person rent	$427	$386
🏘️ Family rent	$819	$1086
🍽️ Food expenses	$336	$325
🚐 Transport expenses	$175	$56.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$381	$781
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	37	28
😀 Quality of life	43	50
🏙️ Population	2.15M	431K

The cost of living in Harare is 21% more expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 5611th and 6296th ($1012 vs $840) 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 0.4 months in Harare compared to 0.9 months in Windhoek. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 6695th and 6223rd 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	$8.03	$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.8	$46.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.5	$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.99	$1.75
☕ Cappuccino	$3.09	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$326	$362
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$254	$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$900	$1113
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$576	$903
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.3	$52.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.3	$80.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$124	$60.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.99%	11.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1328	$795
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1332	$827
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.99	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.5	$34.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.2	$7.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.61	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.01	$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.18	$3.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.1	$6.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.13	$5.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.44	$6.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$1.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$2.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.61	$0.84
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.23	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7	$6.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.24	$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.93	$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.67	$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.6	$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61.9	$35.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10	$3.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.2	$32
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.18	$7.98
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.2	$43.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$34.9	$71.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$249	$174
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8755	$5452

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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 Windhoek

Distance	City	Cost of living
83 km or 52 mi	Rehoboth	$779
173 km or 108 mi	Omaruru	$833
194 km or 120 mi	Gobabis	$818
238 km or 148 mi	Otjiwarongo	$797
246 km or 153 mi	Mariental	$832
262 km or 163 mi	Swakopmund	$807
268 km or 166 mi	Walvis Bay	$790
375 km or 233 mi	Tsumeb	$766
589 km or 366 mi	Oshikango	$761
776 km or 482 mi	Upington	$741
882 km or 548 mi	Molepolole	$654
883 km or 548 mi	Kanye	$690
921 km or 572 mi	Lobatse	$692
928 km or 577 mi	Gaborone	$718
940 km or 584 mi	Mmabatho	$809
990 km or 615 mi	Serowe	$600
999 km or 621 mi	Mahalapye	$663
1030 km or 640 mi	Kimberley	$859
1032 km or 641 mi	Palapye	$554
1056 km or 656 mi	Livingstone	$670
1079 km or 670 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
1086 km or 675 mi	Rustenburg	$943
1087 km or 675 mi	Francistown	$585
1099 km or 683 mi	Huambo	$652
1112 km or 691 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
1136 km or 706 mi	Brits	$848
1140 km or 708 mi	Welkom	$774
1166 km or 724 mi	Soweto	$971
1167 km or 725 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
1167 km or 725 mi	Kroonstad	$788
1173 km or 729 mi	Randburg	$874
1178 km or 732 mi	Sandton	$997
1179 km or 733 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
1180 km or 733 mi	Benguela	$736
1180 km or 733 mi	Pretoria	$909
1180 km or 734 mi	Johannesburg	$1079
1184 km or 735 mi	Centurion	$838
1187 km or 738 mi	Vereeniging	$717
1196 km or 743 mi	Lobito	$705
1207 km or 750 mi	Benoni	$822