Harare vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1015
$421
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2515
$1023
🏠 One person rent
$415
$146
🏘️ Family rent
$700
$237
🍽️ Food expenses
$338
$158
🚐 Transport expenses
$187
$74.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$223
$142
😷 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 141% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 5463rd and 8923rd ($1015 vs $421) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 6892nd and 6375th 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
$9.57
$1.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.6
$14.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.99
$5.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$3.02
$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$398
$106
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$292
$65.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$731
$194
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$540
$117
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.6
$59.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.1
$91.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.8
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.63%
13.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$909
$751
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$415
$469
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.01
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.8
$8.06
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.9
$6.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.67
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.93
$1.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$6.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$3.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.38
$5.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$1.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.25
$0.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.01
$1.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.79
$1.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.1
$1.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.66
$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$0.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.1
$19.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.94
$4.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.1
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.14
$2.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.5
$16.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$37.3
$57.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$337
$63.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8948
$1476

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Chitungwiza
$780
66 km or 41 mi Marondera
$755
105 km or 65 mi Chinhoyi
$629
133 km or 83 mi Kadoma
$727
165 km or 103 mi Kwekwe
$677
213 km or 132 mi Mutare
$754
223 km or 138 mi Gweru
$565
251 km or 156 mi Masvingo
$840
291 km or 181 mi Chimoio
$875
328 km or 204 mi Tete
$792
369 km or 229 mi Bulawayo
$632
399 km or 248 mi Lusaka
$777
447 km or 278 mi Choma
$849
458 km or 284 mi Beira
$952
478 km or 297 mi Blantyre
$495
498 km or 309 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$925
510 km or 317 mi Ntcheu
$489
514 km or 319 mi Mulanje
$456
518 km or 322 mi Lilongwe
$587
525 km or 326 mi Francistown
$632
531 km or 330 mi Zomba
$452
549 km or 341 mi Livingstone
$813
584 km or 363 mi Mangochi
$494
588 km or 365 mi Monkey Bay
$516
599 km or 372 mi Ndola
$692
618 km or 384 mi Quelimane
$691
635 km or 394 mi Kitwe
$1304
659 km or 409 mi Mufulira
$1602
665 km or 413 mi Palapye
$549
679 km or 422 mi Serowe
$590
680 km or 422 mi Chingola
$1378
714 km or 444 mi Mzimba
$559
734 km or 456 mi Mahalapye
$615
775 km or 482 mi Mansa
$1166
778 km or 484 mi Mzuzu
$522
786 km or 489 mi Lubumbashi
$1125
847 km or 526 mi Xai-Xai
$965
847 km or 526 mi Kasama
$1132
892 km or 554 mi Likasi
$1029
898 km or 558 mi Middelburg
$875

Cities near Karachi

Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$355
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$320
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$385
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$342
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$273
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$352
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$337
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$312
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$298
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$367
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$303
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$433
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$391
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$273
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$312
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$299
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$360
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$530
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$314
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$278
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$310
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$559
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$358
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$350
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$279
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$663
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$440
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$267
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$473
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$316
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$401
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$260
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$469
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$717
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$350
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$283
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$252
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1193
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$311
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$525