Harare vs Lahore - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Lahore
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1012
$406
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2579
$1031
🏠 One person rent
$427
$161
🏘️ Family rent
$819
$332
🍽️ Food expenses
$336
$142
🚐 Transport expenses
$175
$54.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$381
$177
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
37
69
😀 Quality of life
43
46
🏙️ Population
2.15M
11.1M

The cost of living in Harare is 150% more expensive than in Lahore. Cities ranked 5611th and 8968th ($1012 vs $406) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Zimbabwe and Pakistan, respectively. Check Zimbabwe vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Harare compared to 0.4 months in Lahore. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Lahore ranked 3rd in Pakistan, while ranked 6695th and 6453rd 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
$8.03
$1.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.8
$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.5
$4.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$3.55
☕ Cappuccino
$3.09
$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$326
$101
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$254
$65.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$900
$279
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$576
$186
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.3
$72.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.3
$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$124
$16.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.99%
20%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1328
$661
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1332
$588
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.5
$5.71
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.2
$4.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.61
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.1
$5.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.13
$2.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.44
$3.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$0.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$0.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$0.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7
$0.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$0.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.24
$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.93
$2.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6
$2.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.67
$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$0.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61.9
$12.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$5.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.2
$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.18
$3.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.2
$15.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$34.9
$69.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$249
$33.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8755
$1046

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Chitungwiza
$890
66 km or 41 mi Marondera
$810
105 km or 65 mi Chinhoyi
$830
133 km or 83 mi Kadoma
$729
165 km or 103 mi Kwekwe
$731
213 km or 132 mi Mutare
$662
223 km or 138 mi Gweru
$761
251 km or 156 mi Masvingo
$871
291 km or 181 mi Chimoio
$953
328 km or 204 mi Tete
$834
369 km or 229 mi Bulawayo
$756
399 km or 248 mi Lusaka
$685
447 km or 278 mi Choma
$725
458 km or 284 mi Beira
$1000
478 km or 297 mi Blantyre
$591
498 km or 309 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$894
510 km or 317 mi Ntcheu
$515
514 km or 319 mi Mulanje
$500
518 km or 322 mi Lilongwe
$582
525 km or 326 mi Francistown
$585
531 km or 330 mi Zomba
$498
549 km or 341 mi Livingstone
$670
584 km or 363 mi Mangochi
$516
588 km or 365 mi Monkey Bay
$526
599 km or 372 mi Ndola
$1139
618 km or 384 mi Quelimane
$670
635 km or 394 mi Kitwe
$1116
659 km or 409 mi Mufulira
$1090
665 km or 413 mi Palapye
$554
679 km or 422 mi Serowe
$600
680 km or 422 mi Chingola
$1028
714 km or 444 mi Mzimba
$574
734 km or 456 mi Mahalapye
$663
775 km or 482 mi Mansa
$1017
778 km or 484 mi Mzuzu
$534
786 km or 489 mi Lubumbashi
$1007
847 km or 526 mi Xai-Xai
$1045
847 km or 526 mi Kasama
$1079
892 km or 554 mi Likasi
$939
898 km or 558 mi Middelburg
$841

Cities near Lahore

Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Sheikhupura
$376
49 km or 30 mi Amritsar
$500
49 km or 30 mi Kamoke
$308
68 km or 43 mi Gujranwala
$280
85 km or 53 mi Hafizabad
$380
107 km or 67 mi Sialkot
$335
117 km or 72 mi Gujrat
$330
118 km or 73 mi Okara
$310
120 km or 74 mi Jalandhar
$378
120 km or 75 mi Sahiwal
$312
121 km or 75 mi Faisalabad
$319
130 km or 81 mi Chiniot
$373
140 km or 87 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$341
140 km or 87 mi Jammu
$344
147 km or 91 mi Pathankot
$407
160 km or 99 mi Ludhiana
$430
164 km or 102 mi Gojra
$344
169 km or 105 mi Sargodha
$456
185 km or 115 mi Mirpur
$328
195 km or 121 mi Jhang
$292
222 km or 138 mi Burewala
$360
244 km or 152 mi Patiala
$358
250 km or 155 mi Chandigarh
$397
257 km or 160 mi Rawalpindi
$376
268 km or 167 mi Islamabad
$439
269 km or 167 mi Khanewal
$358
273 km or 170 mi Shimla
$286
286 km or 178 mi Srinagar
$388
294 km or 183 mi Wah
$323
295 km or 183 mi Baramulla
$277
299 km or 186 mi Hisar
$252
317 km or 197 mi Multan
$371
351 km or 218 mi Bahawalpur
$294
352 km or 219 mi Bhiwani
$328
353 km or 219 mi Saharanpur
$284
354 km or 220 mi Kohat
$374
364 km or 226 mi Rohtak
$280
366 km or 227 mi Mardan
$372
377 km or 234 mi Dehradun
$375
381 km or 237 mi Peshawar
$338