Harare vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Harare	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$992	$862
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2589	$2459
🏠 One person rent	$411	$430
🏘️ Family rent	$862	$1176
🍽️ Food expenses	$345	$297
🚐 Transport expenses	$161	$57.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$415	$894
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	37	29
😀 Quality of life	45	51
🏙️ Population	2.15M	431K

The cost of living in Harare is 15% more expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 5540th and 6224th ($992 vs $862) 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 1 months in Windhoek. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 6578th and 6198th 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	$10	$9.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50	$38.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.03	$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.51	$1.62
☕ Cappuccino	$3.07	$1.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.69	$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$341	$380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$243	$300
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$919	$1094
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$638	$1008
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.5	$67.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.7	$104
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$113	$46.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.13%	11.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1327	$1274
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$547	$786
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.1	$43.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.1	$6.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.58	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1	$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.21	$2.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$6.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.69	$4.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.57	$5.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.26	$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.02	$5.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.21	$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.94	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.01	$2.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.7	$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.59	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.1	$37.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.98	$5.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37	$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.13	$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.5	$43.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$35.2	$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$247	$201
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6241	$4344

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Cities near Harare

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Chitungwiza	$873
66 km or 41 mi	Marondera	$794
105 km or 65 mi	Chinhoyi	$646
133 km or 83 mi	Kadoma	$723
165 km or 103 mi	Kwekwe	$730
213 km or 132 mi	Mutare	$752
223 km or 138 mi	Gweru	$597
251 km or 156 mi	Masvingo	$854
291 km or 181 mi	Chimoio	$947
328 km or 204 mi	Tete	$825
369 km or 229 mi	Bulawayo	$766
399 km or 248 mi	Lusaka	$738
447 km or 278 mi	Choma	$700
458 km or 284 mi	Beira	$1003
478 km or 297 mi	Blantyre	$507
498 km or 309 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$687
510 km or 317 mi	Ntcheu	$492
514 km or 319 mi	Mulanje	$461
518 km or 322 mi	Lilongwe	$587
525 km or 326 mi	Francistown	$624
531 km or 330 mi	Zomba	$457
549 km or 341 mi	Livingstone	$688
584 km or 363 mi	Mangochi	$493
588 km or 365 mi	Monkey Bay	$518
599 km or 372 mi	Ndola	$541
618 km or 384 mi	Quelimane	$675
635 km or 394 mi	Kitwe	$917
659 km or 409 mi	Mufulira	$1018
665 km or 413 mi	Palapye	$540
679 km or 422 mi	Serowe	$583
680 km or 422 mi	Chingola	$875
714 km or 444 mi	Mzimba	$566
734 km or 456 mi	Mahalapye	$631
775 km or 482 mi	Mansa	$776
778 km or 484 mi	Mzuzu	$525
786 km or 489 mi	Lubumbashi	$1050
847 km or 526 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003
847 km or 526 mi	Kasama	$748
892 km or 554 mi	Likasi	$961
898 km or 558 mi	Middelburg	$795

Cities near Windhoek

Distance	City	Cost of living
83 km or 52 mi	Rehoboth	$792
173 km or 108 mi	Omaruru	$811
194 km or 120 mi	Gobabis	$813
238 km or 148 mi	Otjiwarongo	$777
246 km or 153 mi	Mariental	$827
262 km or 163 mi	Swakopmund	$768
268 km or 166 mi	Walvis Bay	$740
375 km or 233 mi	Tsumeb	$742
589 km or 366 mi	Oshikango	$731
776 km or 482 mi	Upington	$699
882 km or 548 mi	Molepolole	$628
883 km or 548 mi	Kanye	$664
921 km or 572 mi	Lobatse	$665
928 km or 577 mi	Gaborone	$691
940 km or 584 mi	Mmabatho	$780
990 km or 615 mi	Serowe	$583
999 km or 621 mi	Mahalapye	$631
1030 km or 640 mi	Kimberley	$814
1032 km or 641 mi	Palapye	$540
1056 km or 656 mi	Livingstone	$688
1079 km or 670 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
1086 km or 675 mi	Rustenburg	$889
1087 km or 675 mi	Francistown	$624
1099 km or 683 mi	Huambo	$577
1112 km or 691 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
1136 km or 706 mi	Brits	$820
1140 km or 708 mi	Welkom	$748
1166 km or 724 mi	Soweto	$923
1167 km or 725 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
1167 km or 725 mi	Kroonstad	$768
1173 km or 729 mi	Randburg	$837
1178 km or 732 mi	Sandton	$953
1179 km or 733 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
1180 km or 733 mi	Benguela	$671
1180 km or 733 mi	Pretoria	$906
1180 km or 734 mi	Johannesburg	$993
1184 km or 735 mi	Centurion	$807
1187 km or 738 mi	Vereeniging	$672
1196 km or 743 mi	Lobito	$645
1207 km or 750 mi	Benoni	$785