Harare vs Lagos - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Lagos
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1015
$946
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2515
$2140
🏠 One person rent
$415
$490
🏘️ Family rent
$700
$834
🍽️ Food expenses
$338
$251
🚐 Transport expenses
$187
$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$223
$59
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
38
48
😀 Quality of life
48
43
🏙️ Population
2.15M
15.1M

The cost of living in Harare is 7% more expensive than in Lagos. Cities ranked 5463rd and 5960th ($1015 vs $946) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 6892nd and 7444th 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
$9.57
$3.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.6
$50
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.99
$6.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$3.02
$2.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$398
$648
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$292
$374
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$731
$1145
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$540
$657
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.6
$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.1
$51.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.8
$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.63%
18.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$909
$2563
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$415
$1609
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.01
$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.8
$30.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.9
$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.67
$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.93
$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$5.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$3.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.38
$3.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.25
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.01
$2.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$0.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.79
$1.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.1
$1.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$1.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.66
$0.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.1
$26.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.94
$4.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.1
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.14
$1.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.5
$15.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$37.3
$54.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$337
$104
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8948
$2984

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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 Lagos

Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 48 mi Abeokuta
$995
87 km or 54 mi Porto-Novo
$768
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$830
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$658
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$639
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$670
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$596
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$575
203 km or 126 mi Save
$654
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$488
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$759
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$627
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$531
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$518
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$657
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$786
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$665
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$500
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$727
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$656
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$795
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$656
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$583
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$697
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$693
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$762
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$927
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$1364
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$661
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$559
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$564
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$773
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$591
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$692
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$1375
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$606
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$714
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$373
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$666