Harare vs Lahore - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Lahore
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1021
$427
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2475
$1000
🏠 One person rent
$408
$175
🏘️ Family rent
$649
$282
🍽️ Food expenses
$352
$148
🚐 Transport expenses
$188
$57.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$230
$85.4
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
37
69
😀 Quality of life
49
48
🏙️ Population
2.15M
11.1M

The cost of living in Harare is 139% more expensive than in Lahore. Cities ranked 5412th and 8922nd ($1021 vs $427) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Zimbabwe and Pakistan, respectively. Check Zimbabwe vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Harare compared to 0.2 months in Lahore. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Lahore ranked 4th in Pakistan, while ranked 6721st and 6783rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Harare vs Lahore

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Harare Lahore
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.1
$2.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.6
$16.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$4.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$3.2
 Cappuccino
$2.93
$2.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.69
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$107
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$257
$71.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$192
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$459
$131
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$79
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56
$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$93.2
$18
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.05%
17.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1147
$622
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$587
$525
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$54.9
$5.24
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.1
$5.15
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.58
$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.13
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$5.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.83
$3.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.92
$4.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$1.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$0.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$0.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$0.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$0.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$0.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.26
$0.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.03
$0.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$0.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.34
$1.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.09
$2.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.99
$2.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.67
$1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$0.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.7
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$4.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.7
$11.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.17
$3.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.3
$15.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$34.3
$65.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$258
$36.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8872
$1207

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Chitungwiza
$751
66 km or 41 mi Marondera
$779
105 km or 65 mi Chinhoyi
$650
133 km or 83 mi Kadoma
$761
165 km or 103 mi Kwekwe
$716
213 km or 132 mi Mutare
$755
223 km or 138 mi Gweru
$587
251 km or 156 mi Masvingo
$873
291 km or 181 mi Chimoio
$916
328 km or 204 mi Tete
$820
369 km or 229 mi Bulawayo
$658
399 km or 248 mi Lusaka
$655
447 km or 278 mi Choma
$687
458 km or 284 mi Beira
$996
478 km or 297 mi Blantyre
$506
498 km or 309 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$748
510 km or 317 mi Ntcheu
$493
514 km or 319 mi Mulanje
$461
518 km or 322 mi Lilongwe
$592
525 km or 326 mi Francistown
$587
531 km or 330 mi Zomba
$458
549 km or 341 mi Livingstone
$653
584 km or 363 mi Mangochi
$496
588 km or 365 mi Monkey Bay
$519
599 km or 372 mi Ndola
$577
618 km or 384 mi Quelimane
$692
635 km or 394 mi Kitwe
$1062
659 km or 409 mi Mufulira
$1278
665 km or 413 mi Palapye
$514
679 km or 422 mi Serowe
$536
680 km or 422 mi Chingola
$1069
714 km or 444 mi Mzimba
$565
734 km or 456 mi Mahalapye
$577
775 km or 482 mi Mansa
$912
778 km or 484 mi Mzuzu
$527
786 km or 489 mi Lubumbashi
$1124
847 km or 526 mi Xai-Xai
$915
847 km or 526 mi Kasama
$888
892 km or 554 mi Likasi
$1032
898 km or 558 mi Middelburg
$830

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Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Sheikhupura
$368
49 km or 30 mi Amritsar
$380
49 km or 30 mi Kamoke
$316
68 km or 43 mi Gujranwala
$302
85 km or 53 mi Hafizabad
$363
107 km or 67 mi Sialkot
$311
117 km or 72 mi Gujrat
$320
118 km or 73 mi Okara
$291
120 km or 74 mi Jalandhar
$337
120 km or 75 mi Sahiwal
$303
121 km or 75 mi Faisalabad
$333
130 km or 81 mi Chiniot
$372
140 km or 87 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$326
140 km or 87 mi Jammu
$284
147 km or 91 mi Pathankot
$350
160 km or 99 mi Ludhiana
$421
164 km or 102 mi Gojra
$351
169 km or 105 mi Sargodha
$376
185 km or 115 mi Mirpur
$277
195 km or 121 mi Jhang
$294
222 km or 138 mi Burewala
$347
244 km or 152 mi Patiala
$357
250 km or 155 mi Chandigarh
$373
257 km or 160 mi Rawalpindi
$416
268 km or 167 mi Islamabad
$443
269 km or 167 mi Khanewal
$362
273 km or 170 mi Shimla
$270
286 km or 178 mi Srinagar
$340
294 km or 183 mi Wah
$344
295 km or 183 mi Baramulla
$265
299 km or 186 mi Hisar
$262
317 km or 197 mi Multan
$403
351 km or 218 mi Bahawalpur
$301
352 km or 219 mi Bhiwani
$330
353 km or 219 mi Saharanpur
$285
354 km or 220 mi Kohat
$364
364 km or 226 mi Rohtak
$248
366 km or 227 mi Mardan
$354
377 km or 234 mi Dehradun
$388
381 km or 237 mi Peshawar
$334