Harare vs Lagos - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Lagos
🚶 Cost of living one person
$992
$1113
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2589
$3096
🏠 One person rent
$411
$598
🏘️ Family rent
$862
$1649
🍽️ Food expenses
$345
$280
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$415
$162
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
37
47
😀 Quality of life
45
40
🏙️ Population
2.15M
15.1M

The cost of living in Harare is 11% less expensive than in Lagos. Cities ranked 5540th and 4761st ($992 vs $1113) 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 0.4 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 6578th and 6935th 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
$10
$2.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50
$49.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.03
$8.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$0.78
☕ Cappuccino
$3.07
$2.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.69
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$341
$870
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$451
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$919
$2294
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$638
$1391
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.5
$28.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.7
$42.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$113
$34.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.13%
16.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1327
$1797
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$547
$1310
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.1
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.1
$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.58
$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$2.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.21
$1.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$5.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.69
$4.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.57
$5.01
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$3.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.26
$0.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.02
$4.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.21
$1.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.94
$1.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.01
$1.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.7
$0.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$0.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.1
$31.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.98
$6.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.13
$2.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.5
$22.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$35.2
$64.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$247
$83.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6241
$2289

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HarareLagos

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$349

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 48 mi Abeokuta
$1030
87 km or 54 mi Porto-Novo
$670
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$709
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$776
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$677
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$779
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$590
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$695
203 km or 126 mi Save
$613
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$634
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$666
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$755
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$558
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$651
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$535
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$647
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$881
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$632
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$354
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$575
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$649
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$972
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$651
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$553
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$560
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$805
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$588
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$729
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$1611
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$658
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$679
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$462
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$883
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$621
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$743
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$1502
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$433
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$551
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$384
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$507