Harare vs Yangon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Harare	Yangon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1012	$919
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2579	$1997
🏠 One person rent	$427	$572
🏘️ Family rent	$819	$837
🍽️ Food expenses	$336	$215
🚐 Transport expenses	$175	$74.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$381	$235
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	37	30
😀 Quality of life	43	26
🏙️ Population	2.15M	6.87M

The cost of living in Harare is 10% more expensive than in Yangon. Cities ranked 5611th and 6082nd ($1012 vs $919) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Zimbabwe and Myanmar, respectively. Check Zimbabwe vs Myanmar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Harare compared to 0.3 months in Yangon. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Yangon ranked 2nd in Myanmar, while ranked 6695th and 8533rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Harare vs Yangon

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	Harare	Yangon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.03	$2.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.8	$23.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.5	$3.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.99	$1.22
☕ Cappuccino	$3.09	$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$326	$871
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$254	$431
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$900	$1016
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$576	$707
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.3	$27.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.3	$41.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$124	$25.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.99%	12.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1328	$1438
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1332	$312
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.99	$0.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.5	$9.19
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.2	$8.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.61	$0.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.01	$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.18	$1.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.1	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.13	$4.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.44	$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$3.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.61	$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.23	$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.24	$1.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.93	$0.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$1.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.67	$0.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.6	$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61.9	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10	$3.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.2	$8.95
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.18	$1.78
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.2	$58.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$34.9	$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$249	$484
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8755	$10024

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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 Yangon

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Bago	$783
151 km or 94 mi	Pathein	$792
158 km or 98 mi	Hpa-an	$612
161 km or 100 mi	Mawlamyine	$564
334 km or 207 mi	Naypyidaw	$690
373 km or 232 mi	Chiang Mai	$742
373 km or 232 mi	Pai	$655
438 km or 272 mi	Phitsanulok	$559
442 km or 275 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$674
451 km or 280 mi	Taunggyi	$617
506 km or 314 mi	Sittwe	$593
520 km or 323 mi	Chiang Rai	$513
534 km or 332 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$564
552 km or 343 mi	Myeik	$570
566 km or 352 mi	Pak Kret	$739
566 km or 352 mi	Tha Khlong	$664
571 km or 355 mi	Nonthaburi	$759
571 km or 355 mi	Rangsit	$613
576 km or 358 mi	Mandalay	$613
578 km or 359 mi	Bangkok	$994
588 km or 365 mi	Lat Luang	$787
591 km or 367 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$786
600 km or 373 mi	Monywa	$588
624 km or 388 mi	Hua Hin	$676
658 km or 409 mi	Laem Chabang	$769
662 km or 411 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$758
666 km or 414 mi	Pattaya	$800
666 km or 414 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$564
671 km or 417 mi	Nong Prue	$773
686 km or 427 mi	Cox's Bazar	$325
697 km or 433 mi	Vientiane	$1168
705 km or 438 mi	Udon Thani	$555
708 km or 440 mi	Vang Vieng	$1174
713 km or 443 mi	Khon Kaen	$608
719 km or 447 mi	Luang Prabang	$1251
742 km or 461 mi	Klaeng	$703
756 km or 470 mi	Jinghong	$599
763 km or 474 mi	Chittagong	$312
816 km or 507 mi	Serei Saophoan	$633
834 km or 518 mi	Pu'er	$626