Harare vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1015
$3857
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2515
$9099
🏠 One person rent
$415
$2413
🏘️ Family rent
$700
$4235
🍽️ Food expenses
$338
$926
🚐 Transport expenses
$187
$235
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$223
$8550
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
38
82
😀 Quality of life
48
97
🏙️ Population
2.15M
452K

The cost of living in Harare is 74% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 5463rd and 11th ($1015 vs $3857) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Zimbabwe and Switzerland, respectively. Check Zimbabwe vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Harare compared to 2.2 months in Zurich. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 6892nd and 6th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Harare vs Zurich

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Harare Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.57
$30.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.6
$79.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.99
$18.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$10
☕ Cappuccino
$3.02
$7.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$5.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$398
$2736
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$292
$2037
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$731
$5021
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$540
$3627
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.6
$178
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.1
$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.8
$57.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.63%
1.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$909
$17464
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$415
$7981
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.01
$5.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.8
$109
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.9
$44.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.67
$2.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$2.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$3.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$3.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.93
$9.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$24.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$27.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.38
$43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$4.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$4.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.25
$3.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.01
$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$2.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.79
$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.1
$20.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$5.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.66
$5.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$3.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.1
$82.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.94
$24.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.1
$149
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.14
$55.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.5
$136
👟 Brand Sneakers
$37.3
$154
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$337
$2480
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8948
$26431

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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

Cities near Zurich

Distance City Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Altstetten
$3514
6.4 km or 4 mi Dubendorf
$3281
11 km or 6.6 mi Dietikon
$3348
14 km or 8.6 mi Horgen
$3492
14 km or 8.6 mi Uster
$3239
16 km or 9.7 mi Bulach
$3231
19 km or 12 mi Wettingen
$3264
19 km or 12 mi Wadenswil
$3441
19 km or 12 mi Winterthur
$3267
20 km or 13 mi Wetzikon
$3240
20 km or 13 mi Baden
$3312
20 km or 13 mi Baar
$3519
23 km or 15 mi Zug
$4491
28 km or 17 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$3286
33 km or 21 mi Frauenfeld
$2641
36 km or 22 mi Schaffhausen
$2611
37 km or 23 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1679
37 km or 23 mi Aarau
$2644
38 km or 24 mi Emmen
$3288
40 km or 25 mi Wil
$2638
40 km or 25 mi Lucerne
$3321
43 km or 27 mi Kriens
$3199
48 km or 30 mi Singen
$1703
51 km or 32 mi Radolfzell
$1751
56 km or 35 mi Kreuzlingen
$2986
57 km or 36 mi Konstanz
$1807
60 km or 37 mi Rheinfelden
$1695
63 km or 39 mi St. Gallen
$3120
63 km or 39 mi Uberlingen
$1784
64 km or 40 mi Donaueschingen
$1533
70 km or 44 mi Riehen
$3587
71 km or 44 mi Tuttlingen
$1582
71 km or 44 mi Lorrach
$1700
74 km or 46 mi Weil am Rhein
$1700
74 km or 46 mi Basel
$3034
76 km or 47 mi Villingen-Schwenningen
$1385
77 km or 48 mi Saint-Louis
$1507
77 km or 48 mi Friedrichshafen
$2091
77 km or 48 mi Schaan
$2459
78 km or 48 mi Allschwil
$3117