Harare vs Kuala Lumpur - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Kuala Lumpur
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1024
$981
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2516
$2371
🏠 One person rent
$416
$468
🏘️ Family rent
$676
$806
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$320
🚐 Transport expenses
$179
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$226
$1331
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
38
93
😀 Quality of life
48
84
🏙️ Population
2.15M
9M

The cost of living in Harare is 4% more expensive than in Kuala Lumpur. Cities ranked 5483rd and 5802nd ($1024 vs $981) 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 0.2 months in Harare compared to 1.4 months in Kuala Lumpur. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Kuala Lumpur ranked 1st in Malaysia, while ranked 6918th and 520th 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
$11.1
$4.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.9
$31
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.95
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$5
☕ Cappuccino
$3.22
$3.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$363
$602
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$284
$350
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$643
$1058
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$513
$631
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.7
$41.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.2
$63.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$78.3
$26.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.19%
4.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$973
$3532
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$494
$1566
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.2
$17.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.1
$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.57
$0.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$2.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$1.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$2.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.41
$5.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.4
$9.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$3.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.26
$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.02
$18.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$3.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.55
$4.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.02
$4.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.95
$3.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.68
$1.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.2
$50.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$5.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.3
$21.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.26
$6.47
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.1
$64.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$37
$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$295
$309
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10145
$10356

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.7 mi Petaling Jaya
$813
15 km or 9.1 mi Subang Jaya
$831
19 km or 12 mi Shah Alam
$750
24 km or 15 mi Putrajaya
$627
25 km or 16 mi Cyberjaya
$664
30 km or 19 mi Klang
$762
54 km or 33 mi Seremban
$678
123 km or 77 mi Malacca
$736
124 km or 77 mi Teluk Intan
$701
155 km or 97 mi Muar
$788
167 km or 104 mi Dumai
$513
176 km or 109 mi Ipoh
$696
196 km or 122 mi Kuantan
$588
199 km or 124 mi Batu Pahat
$780
211 km or 131 mi Tanjungbalai
$485
217 km or 135 mi Taiping
$572
219 km or 136 mi Kluang
$770
229 km or 142 mi Chukai
$640
282 km or 175 mi Tebing Tinggi
$461
291 km or 181 mi Butterworth
$740
291 km or 181 mi Kuala Terengganu
$572
292 km or 181 mi Pekanbaru
$495
293 km or 182 mi Pematangsiantar
$470
294 km or 183 mi George Town
$792
297 km or 184 mi Johor Bahru
$838
309 km or 192 mi Sungai Petani
$663
311 km or 193 mi Singapore City
$3119
315 km or 195 mi Bukit Merah
$2806
335 km or 208 mi Padangsidempuan
$558
338 km or 210 mi Kota Bharu
$551
341 km or 212 mi Medan
$461
346 km or 215 mi Batam
$533
360 km or 224 mi Binjai
$458
361 km or 225 mi Alor Setar
$564
394 km or 245 mi Tanjung Pinang
$495
402 km or 250 mi Kangar
$628
413 km or 257 mi Langkawi
$634
441 km or 274 mi Langsa
$451
451 km or 280 mi Hat Yai
$622
457 km or 284 mi Ko Lipe
$790