Harare vs Kuala Lumpur - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Kuala Lumpur
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1012
$892
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2579
$2135
🏠 One person rent
$427
$450
🏘️ Family rent
$819
$787
🍽️ Food expenses
$336
$295
🚐 Transport expenses
$175
$69.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$381
$1450
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
37
93
😀 Quality of life
43
76
🏙️ Population
2.15M
1.98M

The cost of living in Harare is 14% more expensive than in Kuala Lumpur. Cities ranked 5611th and 6160th ($1012 vs $892) 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 1.6 months in Kuala Lumpur. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Kuala Lumpur ranked 1st in Malaysia, while ranked 6695th and 883rd 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
$8.03
$4.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.8
$27.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.5
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$4.99
 Cappuccino
$3.09
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$326
$495
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$254
$343
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$900
$1006
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$576
$604
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.3
$48.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.3
$75.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$124
$27.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.99%
4.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1328
$3145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1332
$1425
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.5
$12.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.2
$9.79
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.61
$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$2.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.1
$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.13
$5.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.44
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7
$17.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$3.2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.24
$4.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.93
$3.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6
$3.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.67
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61.9
$46.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$4.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.2
$20
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.18
$6.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.2
$59.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$34.9
$80.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$249
$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8755
$9485

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Chitungwiza
$890
66 km or 41 mi Marondera
$810
105 km or 65 mi Chinhoyi
$830
133 km or 83 mi Kadoma
$729
165 km or 103 mi Kwekwe
$731
213 km or 132 mi Mutare
$662
223 km or 138 mi Gweru
$761
251 km or 156 mi Masvingo
$871
291 km or 181 mi Chimoio
$953
328 km or 204 mi Tete
$834
369 km or 229 mi Bulawayo
$756
399 km or 248 mi Lusaka
$685
447 km or 278 mi Choma
$725
458 km or 284 mi Beira
$1000
478 km or 297 mi Blantyre
$591
498 km or 309 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$894
510 km or 317 mi Ntcheu
$515
514 km or 319 mi Mulanje
$500
518 km or 322 mi Lilongwe
$582
525 km or 326 mi Francistown
$585
531 km or 330 mi Zomba
$498
549 km or 341 mi Livingstone
$670
584 km or 363 mi Mangochi
$516
588 km or 365 mi Monkey Bay
$526
599 km or 372 mi Ndola
$1139
618 km or 384 mi Quelimane
$670
635 km or 394 mi Kitwe
$1116
659 km or 409 mi Mufulira
$1090
665 km or 413 mi Palapye
$554
679 km or 422 mi Serowe
$600
680 km or 422 mi Chingola
$1028
714 km or 444 mi Mzimba
$574
734 km or 456 mi Mahalapye
$663
775 km or 482 mi Mansa
$1017
778 km or 484 mi Mzuzu
$534
786 km or 489 mi Lubumbashi
$1007
847 km or 526 mi Xai-Xai
$1045
847 km or 526 mi Kasama
$1079
892 km or 554 mi Likasi
$939
898 km or 558 mi Middelburg
$841

Cities near Kuala Lumpur

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.7 mi Petaling Jaya
$738
15 km or 9.1 mi Subang Jaya
$732
19 km or 12 mi Shah Alam
$687
24 km or 15 mi Putrajaya
$571
25 km or 16 mi Cyberjaya
$617
30 km or 19 mi Klang
$729
54 km or 33 mi Seremban
$630
123 km or 77 mi Malacca
$699
124 km or 77 mi Teluk Intan
$673
155 km or 97 mi Muar
$752
167 km or 104 mi Dumai
$585
176 km or 109 mi Ipoh
$670
196 km or 122 mi Kuantan
$518
199 km or 124 mi Batu Pahat
$750
211 km or 131 mi Tanjungbalai
$538
217 km or 135 mi Taiping
$759
219 km or 136 mi Kluang
$745
229 km or 142 mi Chukai
$579
282 km or 175 mi Tebing Tinggi
$504
291 km or 181 mi Butterworth
$671
291 km or 181 mi Kuala Terengganu
$544
292 km or 181 mi Pekanbaru
$590
293 km or 182 mi Pematangsiantar
$518
294 km or 183 mi George Town
$669
297 km or 184 mi Johor Bahru
$709
309 km or 192 mi Sungai Petani
$637
311 km or 193 mi Singapore City
$3168
315 km or 195 mi Bukit Merah
$2852
335 km or 208 mi Padangsidempuan
$624
338 km or 210 mi Kota Bharu
$517
341 km or 212 mi Medan
$519
346 km or 215 mi Batam
$604
360 km or 224 mi Binjai
$503
361 km or 225 mi Alor Setar
$523
394 km or 245 mi Tanjung Pinang
$549
402 km or 250 mi Kangar
$563
413 km or 257 mi Langkawi
$594
441 km or 274 mi Langsa
$490
451 km or 280 mi Hat Yai
$561
457 km or 284 mi Ko Lipe
$742