Harare vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1021
$430
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2475
$1029
🏠 One person rent
$408
$168
🏘️ Family rent
$649
$274
🍽️ Food expenses
$352
$146
🚐 Transport expenses
$188
$71.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$230
$132
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
37
63
😀 Quality of life
49
54
🏙️ Population
2.15M
14.9M

The cost of living in Harare is 138% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 5412th and 8915th ($1021 vs $430) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Zimbabwe and Pakistan, respectively. Check Zimbabwe vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Harare compared to 0.3 months in Karachi. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 6721st and 6371st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Harare vs Karachi

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Harare Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.1
$1.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.6
$12.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$1.85
☕ Cappuccino
$2.93
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.69
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$115
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$257
$71.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$204
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$459
$133
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$75.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56
$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$93.2
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.05%
16.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1147
$579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$587
$371
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$54.9
$8.76
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.1
$6.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.58
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.13
$1.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$6.72
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.83
$3.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.92
$5.37
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$0.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$0.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$0.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$0.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.26
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.03
$1.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.34
$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.09
$1.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.99
$3.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.67
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.7
$15.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$4.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.7
$11.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.17
$1.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.3
$18.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$34.3
$63.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$258
$67.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8872
$1491

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Distance City Cost of living
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
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$382
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$324
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$395
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$336
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$290
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$340
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$322
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$330
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$324
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$382
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$291
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$442
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$407
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$291
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$322
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$305
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$375
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$573
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$315
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$254
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$301
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$624
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$374
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$366
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$290
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$705
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$403
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$278
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$436
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$328
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$362
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$274
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$439
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$808
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$347
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$303
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$267
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1081
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$335
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$558