Harare vs Kano - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Kano
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1012
$583
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2579
$1449
🏠 One person rent
$427
$218
🏘️ Family rent
$819
$456
🍽️ Food expenses
$336
$226
🚐 Transport expenses
$175
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$381
$155
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
37
24
😀 Quality of life
43
14
🏙️ Population
2.15M
4.35M

The cost of living in Harare is 74% more expensive than in Kano. Cities ranked 5611th and 7980th ($1012 vs $583) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 26th in Zimbabwe and Nigeria, respectively. Check Zimbabwe vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Harare compared to 0.3 months in Kano. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Kano ranked 10th in Nigeria, while ranked 6695th and 9075th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Harare vs Kano

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Harare Kano
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.03
$2.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.8
$8.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.5
$4.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$0.92
 Cappuccino
$3.09
$5.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$326
$390
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$254
$140
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$900
$916
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$576
$299
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.3
$11.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.3
$17.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$124
$16.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.99%
21.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1328
$1817
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1332
$1288
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.5
$26.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.2
$9.75
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.61
$0.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$2.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.1
$1.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.13
$1.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.44
$4.15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$5.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$3.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$0.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7
$4.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.24
$1.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.93
$1.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6
$0.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.67
$0.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$0.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61.9
$26.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$3.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.2
$3.04
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.18
$1.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.2
$11.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$34.9
$64.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$249
$38.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8755
$1831

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Distance City Cost of living
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
137 km or 85 mi Zaria
$621
148 km or 92 mi Katsina
$596
202 km or 125 mi Kaduna
$377
202 km or 126 mi Gusau
$605
206 km or 128 mi Zinder
$1037
227 km or 141 mi Maradi
$1042
233 km or 145 mi Jos
$757
237 km or 147 mi Bauchi
$735
341 km or 212 mi Minna
$787
346 km or 215 mi Abuja
$1262
375 km or 233 mi Sokoto
$453
376 km or 234 mi Damaturu
$545
504 km or 313 mi Maiduguri
$584
553 km or 344 mi Mubi
$616
583 km or 362 mi Ilorin
$526
607 km or 377 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
612 km or 380 mi Garoua
$724
625 km or 388 mi Owo
$658
628 km or 390 mi Enugu
$469
639 km or 397 mi Osogbo
$704
641 km or 399 mi Akure
$635
653 km or 406 mi Maroua
$701
664 km or 413 mi Awka
$846
664 km or 413 mi Ife
$774
676 km or 420 mi Onitsha
$1036
683 km or 424 mi Oyo
$699
692 km or 430 mi Bol
$494
698 km or 434 mi Bamenda
$714
708 km or 440 mi Benin
$537
711 km or 442 mi N'Djamena
$529
715 km or 444 mi Niamey
$1073
718 km or 446 mi Ibadan
$759
728 km or 452 mi Umuahia
$906
743 km or 461 mi Owerri
$1686
756 km or 470 mi Bafoussam
$794
761 km or 473 mi Ngaoundere
$666
772 km or 480 mi Bongor
$492
776 km or 482 mi Aba
$638
782 km or 486 mi Abeokuta
$1019
782 km or 486 mi Warri
$886