Harare vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$992
$442
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2589
$1064
🏠 One person rent
$411
$188
🏘️ Family rent
$862
$342
🍽️ Food expenses
$345
$147
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$64.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$415
$179
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
37
63
😀 Quality of life
45
50
🏙️ Population
2.15M
14.9M

The cost of living in Harare is 125% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 5540th and 8872nd ($992 vs $442) 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 6578th and 6253rd 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
$1.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50
$12
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.03
$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$3.07
$2.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.69
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$341
$142
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$97.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$919
$316
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$638
$197
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.5
$71.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.7
$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$113
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.13%
19.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1327
$545
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$547
$359
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.1
$8.21
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.1
$5.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.58
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.21
$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$5.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.69
$3.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.57
$4.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$1.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$0.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.26
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.02
$3.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.21
$2.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.94
$1.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.01
$2.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.7
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.1
$16.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.98
$4.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37
$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.13
$1.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.5
$16.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$35.2
$57.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$247
$50.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6241
$1405

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Chitungwiza
$873
66 km or 41 mi Marondera
$794
105 km or 65 mi Chinhoyi
$646
133 km or 83 mi Kadoma
$723
165 km or 103 mi Kwekwe
$730
213 km or 132 mi Mutare
$752
223 km or 138 mi Gweru
$597
251 km or 156 mi Masvingo
$854
291 km or 181 mi Chimoio
$947
328 km or 204 mi Tete
$825
369 km or 229 mi Bulawayo
$766
399 km or 248 mi Lusaka
$738
447 km or 278 mi Choma
$700
458 km or 284 mi Beira
$1003
478 km or 297 mi Blantyre
$507
498 km or 309 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$687
510 km or 317 mi Ntcheu
$492
514 km or 319 mi Mulanje
$461
518 km or 322 mi Lilongwe
$587
525 km or 326 mi Francistown
$624
531 km or 330 mi Zomba
$457
549 km or 341 mi Livingstone
$688
584 km or 363 mi Mangochi
$493
588 km or 365 mi Monkey Bay
$518
599 km or 372 mi Ndola
$541
618 km or 384 mi Quelimane
$675
635 km or 394 mi Kitwe
$917
659 km or 409 mi Mufulira
$1018
665 km or 413 mi Palapye
$540
679 km or 422 mi Serowe
$583
680 km or 422 mi Chingola
$875
714 km or 444 mi Mzimba
$566
734 km or 456 mi Mahalapye
$631
775 km or 482 mi Mansa
$776
778 km or 484 mi Mzuzu
$525
786 km or 489 mi Lubumbashi
$1050
847 km or 526 mi Xai-Xai
$1003
847 km or 526 mi Kasama
$748
892 km or 554 mi Likasi
$961
898 km or 558 mi Middelburg
$795

Cities near Karachi

Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$334
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$325
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$394
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$338
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$288
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$339
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$325
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$333
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$311
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$389
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$266
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$452
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$415
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$298
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$366
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$324
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$382
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$585
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$310
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$297
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$342
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$605
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$376
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$371
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$297
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$771
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$392
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$286
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$468
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$340
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$361
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$279
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$476
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$829
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$356
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$311
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$284
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1090
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$350
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$552