Harare vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$957
$417
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2551
$995
🏠 One person rent
$422
$174
🏘️ Family rent
$917
$312
🍽️ Food expenses
$294
$142
🚐 Transport expenses
$164
$60.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$440
$184
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
37
63
😀 Quality of life
47
53
🏙️ Population
2.15M
14.9M

The cost of living in Harare is 129% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 5620th and 8902nd ($957 vs $417) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Zimbabwe and Pakistan, respectively. Check Zimbabwe vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 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 6463rd and 6078th 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
$6.43
$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.6
$12.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.97
$4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$2.13
☕ Cappuccino
$2.9
$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.59
$0.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$303
$142
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$261
$93.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$938
$316
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$698
$179
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.3
$60.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.5
$93.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$117
$11
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.57%
21.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1378
$584
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1341
$336
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.9
$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.2
$3.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.65
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$0.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.02
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$5.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$3.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.8
$3.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$0.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$0.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.27
$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.96
$4.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$2.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.88
$1.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.06
$2.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.69
$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$1.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.5
$17.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$4.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.2
$10.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$2.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.3
$15.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$38.5
$53.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$291
$46.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7309
$1093

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Chitungwiza
$852
66 km or 41 mi Marondera
$761
105 km or 65 mi Chinhoyi
$784
133 km or 83 mi Kadoma
$689
165 km or 103 mi Kwekwe
$691
213 km or 132 mi Mutare
$645
223 km or 138 mi Gweru
$722
251 km or 156 mi Masvingo
$837
291 km or 181 mi Chimoio
$993
328 km or 204 mi Tete
$970
369 km or 229 mi Bulawayo
$777
399 km or 248 mi Lusaka
$777
447 km or 278 mi Choma
$795
458 km or 284 mi Beira
$1014
478 km or 297 mi Blantyre
$363
498 km or 309 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$968
510 km or 317 mi Ntcheu
$332
514 km or 319 mi Mulanje
$327
518 km or 322 mi Lilongwe
$367
525 km or 326 mi Francistown
$550
531 km or 330 mi Zomba
$326
549 km or 341 mi Livingstone
$734
584 km or 363 mi Mangochi
$332
588 km or 365 mi Monkey Bay
$335
599 km or 372 mi Ndola
$1210
618 km or 384 mi Quelimane
$992
635 km or 394 mi Kitwe
$1238
659 km or 409 mi Mufulira
$1236
665 km or 413 mi Palapye
$511
679 km or 422 mi Serowe
$554
680 km or 422 mi Chingola
$1107
714 km or 444 mi Mzimba
$337
734 km or 456 mi Mahalapye
$605
775 km or 482 mi Mansa
$1121
778 km or 484 mi Mzuzu
$338
786 km or 489 mi Lubumbashi
$1025
847 km or 526 mi Xai-Xai
$952
847 km or 526 mi Kasama
$1176
892 km or 554 mi Likasi
$953
898 km or 558 mi Middelburg
$866

Cities near Karachi

Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$297
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$292
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$326
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$301
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$308
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$293
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$289
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$358
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$353
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$377
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$313
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$505
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$339
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$296
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$360
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$336
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$396
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$779
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$338
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$267
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$672
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$399
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$385
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$291
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$809
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$307
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$301
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$513
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$338
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$328
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$336
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$484
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$822
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$338
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$323
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$315
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1126
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$375
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$546