Harare vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1012
$429
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2579
$1025
🏠 One person rent
$427
$179
🏘️ Family rent
$819
$318
🍽️ Food expenses
$336
$147
🚐 Transport expenses
$175
$62.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$381
$173
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
37
63
😀 Quality of life
43
49
🏙️ Population
2.15M
14.9M

The cost of living in Harare is 136% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 5611th and 8915th ($1012 vs $429) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Zimbabwe and Pakistan, respectively. Check Zimbabwe vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Harare compared to 0.4 months in Karachi. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 6695th and 6242nd 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
$8.03
$2.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.8
$13.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.5
$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$2.18
 Cappuccino
$3.09
$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$326
$141
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$254
$96.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$900
$307
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$576
$187
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.3
$63.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.3
$97.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$124
$9.99
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.99%
21.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1328
$544
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1332
$338
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.5
$8.29
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.2
$4.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.61
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.1
$5.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.13
$3.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.44
$4.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$0.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$0.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7
$3.48
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.24
$1.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.93
$1.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6
$2.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.67
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$0.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61.9
$16.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$4.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.2
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.18
$1.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.2
$15.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$34.9
$52.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$249
$42.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8755
$1146

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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

Cities near Karachi

Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$315
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$341
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$376
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$327
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$295
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$325
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$313
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$344
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$326
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$402
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$285
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$471
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$424
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$297
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$375
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$338
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$399
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$687
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$347
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$273
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$294
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$639
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$406
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$391
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$268
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$785
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$371
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$284
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$521
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$360
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$358
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$299
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$487
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$831
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$360
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$327
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$288
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1110
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$371
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$548