Harare vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1021
$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2475
$1691
🏠 One person rent
$408
$212
🏘️ Family rent
$649
$325
🍽️ Food expenses
$352
$317
🚐 Transport expenses
$188
$65.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$230
$119
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
37
25
😀 Quality of life
49
39
🏙️ Population
2.15M
2.44M

The cost of living in Harare is 52% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 5412th and 7283rd ($1021 vs $671) 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 0.2 months in Yaounde. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Yaounde ranked 2nd in Cameroon, while ranked 6721st and 7830th among best cities to live in the world.

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Harare Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.1
$5.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.6
$52.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$1.25
☕ Cappuccino
$2.93
$2.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.69
$1.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$115
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$257
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$205
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$459
$192
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$50.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56
$76.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$93.2
$53.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.05%
9.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1147
$882
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$587
$616
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$54.9
$17.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.1
$4.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.58
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$2.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.13
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.83
$6.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.92
$5.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$4.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.26
$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.03
$8.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.34
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.09
$3.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.99
$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.67
$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.7
$24.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$8.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.7
$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.17
$8.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.3
$18.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$34.3
$97.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$258
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8872
$1806

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18 km or 11 mi Chitungwiza
$751
66 km or 41 mi Marondera
$779
105 km or 65 mi Chinhoyi
$650
133 km or 83 mi Kadoma
$761
165 km or 103 mi Kwekwe
$716
213 km or 132 mi Mutare
$755
223 km or 138 mi Gweru
$587
251 km or 156 mi Masvingo
$873
291 km or 181 mi Chimoio
$916
328 km or 204 mi Tete
$820
369 km or 229 mi Bulawayo
$658
399 km or 248 mi Lusaka
$655
447 km or 278 mi Choma
$687
458 km or 284 mi Beira
$996
478 km or 297 mi Blantyre
$506
498 km or 309 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$748
510 km or 317 mi Ntcheu
$493
514 km or 319 mi Mulanje
$461
518 km or 322 mi Lilongwe
$592
525 km or 326 mi Francistown
$587
531 km or 330 mi Zomba
$458
549 km or 341 mi Livingstone
$653
584 km or 363 mi Mangochi
$496
588 km or 365 mi Monkey Bay
$519
599 km or 372 mi Ndola
$577
618 km or 384 mi Quelimane
$692
635 km or 394 mi Kitwe
$1062
659 km or 409 mi Mufulira
$1278
665 km or 413 mi Palapye
$514
679 km or 422 mi Serowe
$536
680 km or 422 mi Chingola
$1069
714 km or 444 mi Mzimba
$565
734 km or 456 mi Mahalapye
$577
775 km or 482 mi Mansa
$912
778 km or 484 mi Mzuzu
$527
786 km or 489 mi Lubumbashi
$1124
847 km or 526 mi Xai-Xai
$915
847 km or 526 mi Kasama
$888
892 km or 554 mi Likasi
$1032
898 km or 558 mi Middelburg
$830

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Distance City Cost of living
203 km or 126 mi Douala
$1363
217 km or 135 mi Bafoussam
$793
245 km or 152 mi Kumba
$849
256 km or 159 mi Buea
$665
256 km or 159 mi Limbe
$755
275 km or 171 mi Bamenda
$698
297 km or 185 mi Bata
$1241
305 km or 189 mi Malabo
$1413
374 km or 233 mi Calabar
$397
448 km or 278 mi Ngaoundere
$571
449 km or 279 mi Libreville
$708
475 km or 295 mi Berberati
$494
481 km or 299 mi Aba
$674
484 km or 301 mi Umuahia
$961
511 km or 317 mi Port Harcourt
$676
529 km or 329 mi Owerri
$1774
530 km or 329 mi Enugu
$563
558 km or 346 mi Awka
$878
584 km or 363 mi Onitsha
$1051
593 km or 368 mi Port-Gentil
$660
640 km or 398 mi Garoua
$621
660 km or 410 mi Sao Tome
$1046
665 km or 413 mi Warri
$926
669 km or 415 mi Trindade
$1044
709 km or 440 mi Benin
$632
729 km or 453 mi Abuja
$1514
735 km or 457 mi Jos
$810
738 km or 459 mi Mubi
$644
741 km or 461 mi Bauchi
$781
748 km or 465 mi Gamboma
$536
754 km or 468 mi Owo
$664
783 km or 487 mi Bangui
$526
795 km or 494 mi Akure
$644
809 km or 503 mi Maroua
$596
813 km or 505 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
831 km or 516 mi Bongor
$505
842 km or 523 mi Minna
$852
862 km or 535 mi Mbandaka
$836
867 km or 539 mi Kaduna
$393
867 km or 539 mi Ife
$778