Harare vs Yangon - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Yangon
🚶 Cost of living one person
$992
$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2589
$2342
🏠 One person rent
$411
$288
🏘️ Family rent
$862
$970
🍽️ Food expenses
$345
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$84.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$415
$300
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
37
30
😀 Quality of life
45
43
🏙️ Population
2.15M
6.87M

The cost of living in Harare is 41% more expensive than in Yangon. Cities ranked 5540th and 6863rd ($992 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 0.4 months in Yangon. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Yangon ranked 1st in Myanmar, while ranked 6578th and 6707th 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
$10
$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50
$15.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.03
$4.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$1
 Cappuccino
$3.07
$2.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.69
$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$341
$487
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$919
$1104
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$638
$841
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.5
$33.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.7
$51.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$113
$25.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.13%
10.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1327
$1691
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$547
$1184
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.1
$9.92
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.1
$8.56
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.58
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.21
$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$7.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.69
$6.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.57
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$5.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$2.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$3.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.26
$0.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.02
$9.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.21
$1.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.94
$1.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.01
$2.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.7
$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$2.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.1
$28.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.98
$2.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.13
$2.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.5
$78.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$35.2
$97.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$247
$320
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6241
$15505

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi Bago
$650
151 km or 94 mi Pathein
$778
158 km or 98 mi Hpa-an
$610
161 km or 100 mi Mawlamyine
$569
334 km or 207 mi Naypyidaw
$701
373 km or 232 mi Chiang Mai
$691
373 km or 232 mi Pai
$633
438 km or 272 mi Phitsanulok
$537
442 km or 275 mi Nakhon Sawan
$654
451 km or 280 mi Taunggyi
$660
506 km or 314 mi Sittwe
$678
520 km or 323 mi Chiang Rai
$584
534 km or 332 mi Nakhon Pathom
$548
552 km or 343 mi Myeik
$576
566 km or 352 mi Pak Kret
$715
566 km or 352 mi Tha Khlong
$641
571 km or 355 mi Nonthaburi
$717
571 km or 355 mi Rangsit
$595
576 km or 358 mi Mandalay
$710
578 km or 359 mi Bangkok
$941
588 km or 365 mi Lat Luang
$753
591 km or 367 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$748
600 km or 373 mi Monywa
$661
624 km or 388 mi Hua Hin
$656
658 km or 409 mi Laem Chabang
$743
662 km or 411 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$739
666 km or 414 mi Pattaya
$781
666 km or 414 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$588
671 km or 417 mi Nong Prue
$752
686 km or 427 mi Cox's Bazar
$323
697 km or 433 mi Vientiane
$1163
705 km or 438 mi Udon Thani
$543
708 km or 440 mi Vang Vieng
$1183
713 km or 443 mi Khon Kaen
$568
719 km or 447 mi Luang Prabang
$1253
742 km or 461 mi Klaeng
$685
756 km or 470 mi Jinghong
$604
763 km or 474 mi Chittagong
$351
816 km or 507 mi Serei Saophoan
$639
834 km or 518 mi Pu'er
$625