Harare vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1024
$434
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2516
$1045
🏠 One person rent
$416
$163
🏘️ Family rent
$676
$267
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$154
🚐 Transport expenses
$179
$72.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$226
$152
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
38
63
😀 Quality of life
48
54
🏙️ Population
2.15M
14.9M

The cost of living in Harare is 136% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 5483rd and 8914th ($1024 vs $434) 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 0.4 months in Karachi. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 6918th and 6414th 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
$11.1
$1.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.9
$13.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.95
$5.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$1.96
☕ Cappuccino
$3.22
$2.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$363
$122
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$284
$71.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$643
$224
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$513
$129
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.7
$69.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.2
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$78.3
$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.19%
13.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$973
$659
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$494
$422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.2
$9.03
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.1
$6.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.57
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.41
$3.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.4
$5.73
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$1.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$0.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$0.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.26
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.02
$1.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.55
$2.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.02
$1.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.95
$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.68
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.2
$17.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$4.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.3
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.26
$1.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.1
$15.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$37
$62.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$295
$58.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10145
$1646

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Chitungwiza
$770
66 km or 41 mi Marondera
$768
105 km or 65 mi Chinhoyi
$639
133 km or 83 mi Kadoma
$754
165 km or 103 mi Kwekwe
$706
213 km or 132 mi Mutare
$764
223 km or 138 mi Gweru
$577
251 km or 156 mi Masvingo
$861
291 km or 181 mi Chimoio
$924
328 km or 204 mi Tete
$828
369 km or 229 mi Bulawayo
$630
399 km or 248 mi Lusaka
$686
447 km or 278 mi Choma
$750
458 km or 284 mi Beira
$1000
478 km or 297 mi Blantyre
$505
498 km or 309 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$815
510 km or 317 mi Ntcheu
$495
514 km or 319 mi Mulanje
$461
518 km or 322 mi Lilongwe
$591
525 km or 326 mi Francistown
$633
531 km or 330 mi Zomba
$458
549 km or 341 mi Livingstone
$718
584 km or 363 mi Mangochi
$496
588 km or 365 mi Monkey Bay
$521
599 km or 372 mi Ndola
$613
618 km or 384 mi Quelimane
$692
635 km or 394 mi Kitwe
$1189
659 km or 409 mi Mufulira
$1473
665 km or 413 mi Palapye
$551
679 km or 422 mi Serowe
$583
680 km or 422 mi Chingola
$1229
714 km or 444 mi Mzimba
$530
734 km or 456 mi Mahalapye
$628
775 km or 482 mi Mansa
$1030
778 km or 484 mi Mzuzu
$527
786 km or 489 mi Lubumbashi
$1133
847 km or 526 mi Xai-Xai
$950
847 km or 526 mi Kasama
$1002
892 km or 554 mi Likasi
$1039
898 km or 558 mi Middelburg
$899

Cities near Karachi

Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$365
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$326
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$392
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$337
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$284
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$343
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$327
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$324
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$310
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$378
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$298
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$437
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$401
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$287
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$330
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$317
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$373
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$575
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$326
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$298
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$627
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$382
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$366
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$289
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$693
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$417
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$286
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$463
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$331
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$382
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$269
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$467
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$813
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$351
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$297
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$294
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1135
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$325
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$561