Harare vs Lagos - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Lagos
🚶 Cost of living one person
$957
$448
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2551
$1226
🏠 One person rent
$422
$245
🏘️ Family rent
$917
$654
🍽️ Food expenses
$294
$114
🚐 Transport expenses
$164
$60.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$440
$74.4
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
37
46
😀 Quality of life
47
38
🏙️ Population
2.15M
15.1M

The cost of living in Harare is 114% more expensive than in Lagos. Cities ranked 5620th and 8781st ($957 vs $448) 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 0.5 months in Harare compared to 0.2 months in Lagos. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Lagos ranked 1st in Nigeria, while ranked 6463rd and 7384th 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
$6.43
$1.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.6
$15.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.97
$2.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$0.32
☕ Cappuccino
$2.9
$1.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.59
$0.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$303
$339
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$261
$193
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$938
$945
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$698
$548
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.3
$7.36
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.5
$11.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$117
$15.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.57%
18.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1378
$564
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1341
$159
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.9
$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.2
$5.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.65
$0.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.02
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$0.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$1.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$1.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.8
$2.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$1.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$0.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.27
$0.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.96
$2.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$2.14
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$0.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.88
$1.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.06
$1.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.69
$0.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$0.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.5
$12.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$3.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.2
$9.92
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$2.08
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.3
$11.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$38.5
$31.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$291
$39.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7309
$718

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Chitungwiza
$852
66 km or 41 mi Marondera
$761
105 km or 65 mi Chinhoyi
$784
133 km or 83 mi Kadoma
$689
165 km or 103 mi Kwekwe
$691
213 km or 132 mi Mutare
$645
223 km or 138 mi Gweru
$722
251 km or 156 mi Masvingo
$837
291 km or 181 mi Chimoio
$993
328 km or 204 mi Tete
$970
369 km or 229 mi Bulawayo
$777
399 km or 248 mi Lusaka
$777
447 km or 278 mi Choma
$795
458 km or 284 mi Beira
$1014
478 km or 297 mi Blantyre
$363
498 km or 309 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$968
510 km or 317 mi Ntcheu
$332
514 km or 319 mi Mulanje
$327
518 km or 322 mi Lilongwe
$367
525 km or 326 mi Francistown
$550
531 km or 330 mi Zomba
$326
549 km or 341 mi Livingstone
$734
584 km or 363 mi Mangochi
$332
588 km or 365 mi Monkey Bay
$335
599 km or 372 mi Ndola
$1210
618 km or 384 mi Quelimane
$992
635 km or 394 mi Kitwe
$1238
659 km or 409 mi Mufulira
$1236
665 km or 413 mi Palapye
$511
679 km or 422 mi Serowe
$554
680 km or 422 mi Chingola
$1107
714 km or 444 mi Mzimba
$337
734 km or 456 mi Mahalapye
$605
775 km or 482 mi Mansa
$1121
778 km or 484 mi Mzuzu
$338
786 km or 489 mi Lubumbashi
$1025
847 km or 526 mi Xai-Xai
$952
847 km or 526 mi Kasama
$1176
892 km or 554 mi Likasi
$953
898 km or 558 mi Middelburg
$866

Cities near Lagos

Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 48 mi Abeokuta
$826
87 km or 54 mi Porto-Novo
$697
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$732
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$262
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$407
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$250
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$677
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$310
203 km or 126 mi Save
$676
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$243
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$678
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$315
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$272
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$314
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$617
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$351
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$616
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$353
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$482
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$616
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$354
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$617
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$446
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$512
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$325
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$497
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$582
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$507
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$620
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$327
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$290
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$330
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$233
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$313
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$288
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$416
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$459
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$237
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$443