Harare vs Yamoussoukro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Harare	Yamoussoukro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$992	$887
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2589	$2496
🏠 One person rent	$411	$430
🏘️ Family rent	$862	$1137
🍽️ Food expenses	$345	$285
🚐 Transport expenses	$161	$73.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$415	$153
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	37	11
😀 Quality of life	45	13
🏙️ Population	2.15M	340K

The cost of living in Harare is 12% more expensive than in Yamoussoukro. Cities ranked 5540th and 6108th ($992 vs $887) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Zimbabwe and Ivory Coast, respectively. Check Zimbabwe vs Ivory Coast comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Harare compared to 0.2 months in Yamoussoukro. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Yamoussoukro ranked 6th in Ivory Coast, while ranked 6578th and 9133rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Harare vs Yamoussoukro

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	Harare	Yamoussoukro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10	$3.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50	$47.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.03	$6.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.51	$0.95
☕ Cappuccino	$3.07	$2.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.69	$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$341	$448
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$243	$241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$919	$1471
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$638	$797
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.5	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.7	$163
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$113	$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.13%	12.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1327	$2002
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$547	$1198
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.1	$43.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.1	$14.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.58	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$2.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1	$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.21	$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.69	$4.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.57	$6.69
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.26	$2.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.02	$7.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.21	$1.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.94	$6.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.01	$3.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.7	$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.59	$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.1	$66.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.98	$8.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37	$27.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.13	$9.36
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.5	$72.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$35.2	$77.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$247	$249
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6241	$2450

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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 Yamoussoukro

Distance	City	Cost of living
100 km or 62 mi	Bouake	$937
105 km or 65 mi	Gagnoa	$904
109 km or 68 mi	Divo	$906
153 km or 95 mi	Agboville	$882
193 km or 120 mi	Dabou	$882
197 km or 122 mi	Abengourou	$889
215 km or 134 mi	Abidjan	$1022
248 km or 154 mi	Grand-Bassam	$881
296 km or 184 mi	Korhogo	$916
369 km or 229 mi	Yekepa	$487
383 km or 238 mi	Sanniquellie	$487
403 km or 250 mi	Obuasi	$551
404 km or 251 mi	Nzerekore	$999
404 km or 251 mi	Kumasi	$433
442 km or 275 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$577
461 km or 287 mi	Greenville	$487
498 km or 309 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$757
502 km or 312 mi	Sikasso	$499
559 km or 347 mi	Koforidua	$588
561 km or 349 mi	Kakata	$487
566 km or 351 mi	Tamale	$507
566 km or 352 mi	Bougouni	$489
569 km or 354 mi	Gueckedou	$1009
579 km or 359 mi	Accra	$729
590 km or 367 mi	Leo	$753
593 km or 368 mi	Ashaiman	$560
594 km or 369 mi	Kankan	$1007
595 km or 370 mi	Tema	$553
613 km or 381 mi	Monrovia	$523
635 km or 395 mi	Ho	$354
636 km or 395 mi	Hohoe	$575
652 km or 405 mi	Kpalime	$632
659 km or 409 mi	Dedougou	$735
662 km or 411 mi	Kenema	$1272
676 km or 420 mi	Nouna	$733
683 km or 424 mi	Koudougou	$743
710 km or 441 mi	Manga	$774
711 km or 442 mi	Atakpame	$647
713 km or 443 mi	Bamako	$569
717 km or 445 mi	Sotouboua	$649