Harare vs Kuala Lumpur - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Harare	Kuala Lumpur
🚶 Cost of living one person	$992	$810
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2589	$1984
🏠 One person rent	$411	$393
🏘️ Family rent	$862	$711
🍽️ Food expenses	$345	$278
🚐 Transport expenses	$161	$64.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$415	$1392
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	37	93
😀 Quality of life	45	77
🏙️ Population	2.15M	1.98M

The cost of living in Harare is 23% more expensive than in Kuala Lumpur. Cities ranked 5540th and 6403rd ($992 vs $810) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Zimbabwe and Malaysia, respectively. Check Zimbabwe vs Malaysia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Harare compared to 1.7 months in Kuala Lumpur. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Kuala Lumpur ranked 1st in Malaysia, while ranked 6578th and 811th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Harare vs Kuala Lumpur

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	Harare	Kuala Lumpur
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10	$4.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50	$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.03	$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.51	$4.64
☕ Cappuccino	$3.07	$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.69	$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$341	$450
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$243	$297
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$919	$928
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$638	$548
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.5	$40.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.7	$61.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$113	$25.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.13%	4.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1327	$2996
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$547	$1427
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.1	$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.1	$9.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.58	$0.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.21	$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.69	$4.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.57	$9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$2.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.26	$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.02	$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$3.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.21	$4.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.94	$3.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.01	$3.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.7	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.59	$2.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.1	$41.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.98	$4.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37	$20
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.13	$5.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.5	$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$35.2	$77.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$247	$254
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6241	$8723

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Cities near Harare

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 Kuala Lumpur

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.7 mi	Petaling Jaya	$701
15 km or 9.1 mi	Subang Jaya	$714
19 km or 12 mi	Shah Alam	$645
24 km or 15 mi	Putrajaya	$532
25 km or 16 mi	Cyberjaya	$585
30 km or 19 mi	Klang	$670
54 km or 33 mi	Seremban	$604
123 km or 77 mi	Malacca	$669
124 km or 77 mi	Teluk Intan	$631
155 km or 97 mi	Muar	$682
167 km or 104 mi	Dumai	$543
176 km or 109 mi	Ipoh	$628
196 km or 122 mi	Kuantan	$529
199 km or 124 mi	Batu Pahat	$703
211 km or 131 mi	Tanjungbalai	$503
217 km or 135 mi	Taiping	$695
219 km or 136 mi	Kluang	$679
229 km or 142 mi	Chukai	$565
282 km or 175 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$474
291 km or 181 mi	Butterworth	$619
291 km or 181 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501
292 km or 181 mi	Pekanbaru	$542
293 km or 182 mi	Pematangsiantar	$486
294 km or 183 mi	George Town	$620
297 km or 184 mi	Johor Bahru	$759
309 km or 192 mi	Sungai Petani	$605
311 km or 193 mi	Singapore City	$3059
315 km or 195 mi	Bukit Merah	$2788
335 km or 208 mi	Padangsidempuan	$582
338 km or 210 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
341 km or 212 mi	Medan	$481
346 km or 215 mi	Batam	$539
360 km or 224 mi	Binjai	$470
361 km or 225 mi	Alor Setar	$490
394 km or 245 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$506
402 km or 250 mi	Kangar	$536
413 km or 257 mi	Langkawi	$560
441 km or 274 mi	Langsa	$461
451 km or 280 mi	Hat Yai	$570
457 km or 284 mi	Ko Lipe	$719