Harare vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1015
$666
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2515
$1677
🏠 One person rent
$415
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$700
$329
🍽️ Food expenses
$338
$309
🚐 Transport expenses
$187
$66.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$223
$192
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
38
22
😀 Quality of life
48
44
🏙️ Population
2.15M
2.44M

The cost of living in Harare is 52% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 5463rd and 7518th ($1015 vs $666) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Zimbabwe and Cameroon, respectively. Check Zimbabwe vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Harare compared to 0.3 months in Yaounde. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Yaounde ranked 1st in Cameroon, while ranked 6892nd and 7301st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Harare vs Yaounde

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Harare Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.57
$3.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.6
$52.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.99
$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$1.29
☕ Cappuccino
$3.02
$1.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$1.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$398
$123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$292
$108
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$731
$217
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$540
$195
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.6
$50.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.1
$76.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.8
$53
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.63%
11.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$909
$873
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$415
$615
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.01
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.8
$17.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.9
$4.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.67
$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$3.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.93
$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$6.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.38
$6.61
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.25
$1.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.01
$8.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.79
$1.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.1
$3.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$2.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.66
$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$1.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.1
$24
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.94
$8.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.1
$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.14
$8.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.5
$17.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$37.3
$96.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$337
$339
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8948
$1797

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Chitungwiza
$780
66 km or 41 mi Marondera
$755
105 km or 65 mi Chinhoyi
$629
133 km or 83 mi Kadoma
$727
165 km or 103 mi Kwekwe
$677
213 km or 132 mi Mutare
$754
223 km or 138 mi Gweru
$565
251 km or 156 mi Masvingo
$840
291 km or 181 mi Chimoio
$875
328 km or 204 mi Tete
$792
369 km or 229 mi Bulawayo
$632
399 km or 248 mi Lusaka
$777
447 km or 278 mi Choma
$849
458 km or 284 mi Beira
$952
478 km or 297 mi Blantyre
$495
498 km or 309 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$925
510 km or 317 mi Ntcheu
$489
514 km or 319 mi Mulanje
$456
518 km or 322 mi Lilongwe
$587
525 km or 326 mi Francistown
$632
531 km or 330 mi Zomba
$452
549 km or 341 mi Livingstone
$813
584 km or 363 mi Mangochi
$494
588 km or 365 mi Monkey Bay
$516
599 km or 372 mi Ndola
$692
618 km or 384 mi Quelimane
$691
635 km or 394 mi Kitwe
$1304
659 km or 409 mi Mufulira
$1602
665 km or 413 mi Palapye
$549
679 km or 422 mi Serowe
$590
680 km or 422 mi Chingola
$1378
714 km or 444 mi Mzimba
$559
734 km or 456 mi Mahalapye
$615
775 km or 482 mi Mansa
$1166
778 km or 484 mi Mzuzu
$522
786 km or 489 mi Lubumbashi
$1125
847 km or 526 mi Xai-Xai
$965
847 km or 526 mi Kasama
$1132
892 km or 554 mi Likasi
$1029
898 km or 558 mi Middelburg
$875

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Distance City Cost of living
203 km or 126 mi Douala
$1156
217 km or 135 mi Bafoussam
$759
245 km or 152 mi Kumba
$821
256 km or 159 mi Buea
$627
256 km or 159 mi Limbe
$738
275 km or 171 mi Bamenda
$699
297 km or 185 mi Bata
$1209
305 km or 189 mi Malabo
$1272
374 km or 233 mi Calabar
$373
448 km or 278 mi Ngaoundere
$551
449 km or 279 mi Libreville
$743
475 km or 295 mi Berberati
$478
481 km or 299 mi Aba
$591
484 km or 301 mi Umuahia
$773
511 km or 317 mi Port Harcourt
$559
529 km or 329 mi Owerri
$1364
530 km or 329 mi Enugu
$564
558 km or 346 mi Awka
$693
584 km or 363 mi Onitsha
$795
593 km or 368 mi Port-Gentil
$698
640 km or 398 mi Garoua
$601
660 km or 410 mi Sao Tome
$1011
665 km or 413 mi Warri
$786
669 km or 415 mi Trindade
$1013
709 km or 440 mi Benin
$627
729 km or 453 mi Abuja
$1375
735 km or 457 mi Jos
$760
738 km or 459 mi Mubi
$567
741 km or 461 mi Bauchi
$672
748 km or 465 mi Gamboma
$531
754 km or 468 mi Owo
$531
783 km or 487 mi Bangui
$506
795 km or 494 mi Akure
$488
809 km or 503 mi Maroua
$576
813 km or 505 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
831 km or 516 mi Bongor
$489
842 km or 523 mi Minna
$692
862 km or 535 mi Mbandaka
$833
867 km or 539 mi Kaduna
$323
867 km or 539 mi Ife
$670