Harare vs Lahore - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Lahore
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1015
$450
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2515
$1064
🏠 One person rent
$415
$183
🏘️ Family rent
$700
$299
🍽️ Food expenses
$338
$158
🚐 Transport expenses
$187
$63.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$223
$166
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
38
71
😀 Quality of life
48
52
🏙️ Population
2.15M
11.1M

The cost of living in Harare is 126% more expensive than in Lahore. Cities ranked 5463rd and 8860th ($1015 vs $450) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 0.4 months in Lahore. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Lahore ranked 2nd in Pakistan, while ranked 6892nd and 6510th 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
$9.57
$2.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.6
$18
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.99
$5.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$3.58
☕ Cappuccino
$3.02
$2.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$398
$127
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$292
$71.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$731
$234
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$540
$133
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.6
$83.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.1
$129
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.8
$16.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.63%
14.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$909
$834
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$415
$617
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.01
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.8
$3.98
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.9
$5.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.67
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.93
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$6.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$2.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.38
$4.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$1.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.25
$0.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.01
$0.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$0.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.79
$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.1
$2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.66
$0.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$0.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.1
$16.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.94
$4.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.1
$8.97
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.14
$2.55
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.5
$16.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$37.3
$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$337
$40.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8948
$1609

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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 Lahore

Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Sheikhupura
$396
49 km or 30 mi Amritsar
$397
49 km or 30 mi Kamoke
$332
68 km or 43 mi Gujranwala
$309
85 km or 53 mi Hafizabad
$382
107 km or 67 mi Sialkot
$313
117 km or 72 mi Gujrat
$335
118 km or 73 mi Okara
$340
120 km or 74 mi Jalandhar
$346
120 km or 75 mi Sahiwal
$339
121 km or 75 mi Faisalabad
$359
130 km or 81 mi Chiniot
$393
140 km or 87 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$350
140 km or 87 mi Jammu
$286
147 km or 91 mi Pathankot
$371
160 km or 99 mi Ludhiana
$391
164 km or 102 mi Gojra
$379
169 km or 105 mi Sargodha
$391
185 km or 115 mi Mirpur
$280
195 km or 121 mi Jhang
$306
222 km or 138 mi Burewala
$350
244 km or 152 mi Patiala
$334
250 km or 155 mi Chandigarh
$379
257 km or 160 mi Rawalpindi
$446
268 km or 167 mi Islamabad
$496
269 km or 167 mi Khanewal
$401
273 km or 170 mi Shimla
$252
286 km or 178 mi Srinagar
$344
294 km or 183 mi Wah
$371
295 km or 183 mi Baramulla
$253
299 km or 186 mi Hisar
$256
317 km or 197 mi Multan
$440
351 km or 218 mi Bahawalpur
$310
352 km or 219 mi Bhiwani
$326
353 km or 219 mi Saharanpur
$270
354 km or 220 mi Kohat
$394
364 km or 226 mi Rohtak
$239
366 km or 227 mi Mardan
$373
377 km or 234 mi Dehradun
$395
381 km or 237 mi Peshawar
$321