Harare vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1012
$764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2579
$1859
🏠 One person rent
$427
$342
🏘️ Family rent
$819
$634
🍽️ Food expenses
$336
$290
🚐 Transport expenses
$175
$65.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$381
$372
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
37
26
😀 Quality of life
43
24
🏙️ Population
2.15M
2.44M

The cost of living in Harare is 32% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 5611th and 6597th ($1012 vs $764) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Zimbabwe and Cameroon, respectively. Check Zimbabwe vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Harare compared to 0.5 months in Yaounde. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Yaounde ranked 2nd in Cameroon, while ranked 6695th and 8641st among best cities to live in the world.

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Harare Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.03
$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.8
$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.5
$5.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$1.21
 Cappuccino
$3.09
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$1.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$326
$290
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$254
$231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$900
$1050
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$576
$374
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.3
$47.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.3
$73
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$124
$51.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.99%
6.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1328
$2008
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1332
$675
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.5
$20.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.2
$3.99
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.61
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.1
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.13
$7.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.44
$5.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$4.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7
$8.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.24
$1.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.93
$3.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6
$2.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.67
$2.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61.9
$32.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$6.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.2
$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.18
$8.05
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.2
$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$34.9
$48.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$249
$243
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8755
$1615

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
203 km or 126 mi Douala
$1368
217 km or 135 mi Bafoussam
$794
245 km or 152 mi Kumba
$933
256 km or 159 mi Buea
$655
256 km or 159 mi Limbe
$710
275 km or 171 mi Bamenda
$714
297 km or 185 mi Bata
$1201
305 km or 189 mi Malabo
$812
374 km or 233 mi Calabar
$374
448 km or 278 mi Ngaoundere
$666
449 km or 279 mi Libreville
$702
475 km or 295 mi Berberati
$488
481 km or 299 mi Aba
$638
484 km or 301 mi Umuahia
$906
511 km or 317 mi Port Harcourt
$651
529 km or 329 mi Owerri
$1686
530 km or 329 mi Enugu
$469
558 km or 346 mi Awka
$846
584 km or 363 mi Onitsha
$1036
593 km or 368 mi Port-Gentil
$659
640 km or 398 mi Garoua
$724
660 km or 410 mi Sao Tome
$878
665 km or 413 mi Warri
$886
669 km or 415 mi Trindade
$879
709 km or 440 mi Benin
$537
729 km or 453 mi Abuja
$1262
735 km or 457 mi Jos
$757
738 km or 459 mi Mubi
$616
741 km or 461 mi Bauchi
$735
748 km or 465 mi Gamboma
$531
754 km or 468 mi Owo
$658
783 km or 487 mi Bangui
$518
795 km or 494 mi Akure
$635
809 km or 503 mi Maroua
$701
813 km or 505 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
831 km or 516 mi Bongor
$492
842 km or 523 mi Minna
$787
862 km or 535 mi Mbandaka
$810
867 km or 539 mi Kaduna
$377
867 km or 539 mi Ife
$774