Harare vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Harare	Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person	$992	$747
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2589	$1837
🏠 One person rent	$411	$330
🏘️ Family rent	$862	$606
🍽️ Food expenses	$345	$281
🚐 Transport expenses	$161	$61.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$415	$349
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	37	25
😀 Quality of life	45	24
🏙️ Population	2.15M	2.44M

The cost of living in Harare is 33% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 5540th and 6685th ($992 vs $747) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 6578th and 8653rd 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	$10	$4.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50	$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.03	$5.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.51	$1.13
☕ Cappuccino	$3.07	$2.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.69	$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$341	$282
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$243	$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$919	$1005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$638	$350
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.5	$50.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.7	$77
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$113	$47.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.13%	6.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1327	$1871
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$547	$626
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.1	$19.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.1	$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.58	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$2.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1	$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.21	$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.69	$6.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.57	$5.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$4.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.26	$1.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.02	$8.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.21	$1.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.94	$3.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.01	$2.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.7	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.59	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.1	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.98	$6.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37	$19.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.13	$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.5	$36.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$35.2	$87.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$247	$306
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6241	$1631

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Cities near Harare

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Chitungwiza	$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

Cities near Yaounde

Distance	City	Cost of living
203 km or 126 mi	Douala	$1265
217 km or 135 mi	Bafoussam	$555
245 km or 152 mi	Kumba	$764
256 km or 159 mi	Buea	$601
256 km or 159 mi	Limbe	$655
275 km or 171 mi	Bamenda	$553
297 km or 185 mi	Bata	$1121
305 km or 189 mi	Malabo	$741
374 km or 233 mi	Calabar	$384
448 km or 278 mi	Ngaoundere	$527
449 km or 279 mi	Libreville	$668
475 km or 295 mi	Berberati	$482
481 km or 299 mi	Aba	$621
484 km or 301 mi	Umuahia	$883
511 km or 317 mi	Port Harcourt	$679
529 km or 329 mi	Owerri	$1611
530 km or 329 mi	Enugu	$462
558 km or 346 mi	Awka	$805
584 km or 363 mi	Onitsha	$972
593 km or 368 mi	Port-Gentil	$625
640 km or 398 mi	Garoua	$556
660 km or 410 mi	Sao Tome	$900
665 km or 413 mi	Warri	$881
669 km or 415 mi	Trindade	$900
709 km or 440 mi	Benin	$558
729 km or 453 mi	Abuja	$1502
735 km or 457 mi	Jos	$820
738 km or 459 mi	Mubi	$665
741 km or 461 mi	Bauchi	$759
748 km or 465 mi	Gamboma	$522
754 km or 468 mi	Owo	$651
783 km or 487 mi	Bangui	$513
795 km or 494 mi	Akure	$634
809 km or 503 mi	Maroua	$533
813 km or 505 mi	Ado Ekiti	$666
831 km or 516 mi	Bongor	$486
842 km or 523 mi	Minna	$743
862 km or 535 mi	Mbandaka	$850
867 km or 539 mi	Kaduna	$371
867 km or 539 mi	Ife	$779