Harare vs Lagos - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Lagos
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1024
$1022
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2516
$2296
🏠 One person rent
$416
$536
🏘️ Family rent
$676
$917
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$179
$182
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$226
$75
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
38
48
😀 Quality of life
48
42
🏙️ Population
2.15M
15.1M

The cost of living in Harare is 0.2% more expensive than in Lagos. Cities ranked 5483rd and 5500th ($1024 vs $1022) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Zimbabwe and Nigeria, respectively. Check Zimbabwe vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Harare compared to 0.1 months in Lagos. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Lagos ranked 1st in Nigeria, while ranked 6918th and 7677th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Harare vs Lagos

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Harare Lagos
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.1
$3.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.9
$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.95
$5.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$1
 Cappuccino
$3.22
$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$363
$677
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$284
$423
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$643
$1214
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$513
$747
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.7
$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.2
$44.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$78.3
$31.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.19%
17.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$973
$2211
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$494
$1788
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.2
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.1
$18.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.57
$0.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$2.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$6.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.41
$4.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.4
$4.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$2.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.26
$0.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.02
$3.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.55
$1.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.02
$1.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.95
$1.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.68
$0.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.2
$31.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$5.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.3
$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.26
$1.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.1
$18
👟 Brand Sneakers
$37
$64.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$295
$90.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10145
$2622

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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

Cities near Lagos

Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 48 mi Abeokuta
$1017
87 km or 54 mi Porto-Novo
$741
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$796
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$759
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$665
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$775
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$612
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$659
203 km or 126 mi Save
$650
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$578
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$802
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$655
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$594
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$538
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$673
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$878
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$678
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$454
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$683
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$673
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$922
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$675
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$607
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$654
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$785
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$703
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$861
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$1555
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$682
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$618
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$587
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$849
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$601
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$785
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$1551
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$562
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$664
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$386
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$612