Harare vs Lahore - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Lahore
🚶 Cost of living one person
$992
$411
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2589
$1052
🏠 One person rent
$411
$163
🏘️ Family rent
$862
$338
🍽️ Food expenses
$345
$142
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$57.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$415
$179
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
37
69
😀 Quality of life
45
46
🏙️ Population
2.15M
11.1M

The cost of living in Harare is 141% more expensive than in Lahore. Cities ranked 5540th and 8934th ($992 vs $411) 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 6578th and 6486th 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
$2.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50
$16
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.03
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$2.84
☕ Cappuccino
$3.07
$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.69
$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$341
$102
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$65.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$919
$289
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$638
$187
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.5
$74.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.7
$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$113
$15.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.13%
19.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1327
$626
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$547
$587
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.1
$5.75
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.1
$4.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.58
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.21
$1.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$5.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.69
$2.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.57
$3.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$0.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.26
$0.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.02
$0.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$0.55
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.21
$1.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.94
$2.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.01
$2.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.7
$1.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.1
$13
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.98
$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37
$13
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.13
$3.47
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.5
$15
👟 Brand Sneakers
$35.2
$71.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$247
$37.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6241
$1172

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Chitungwiza
$873
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

Cities near Lahore

Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Sheikhupura
$374
49 km or 30 mi Amritsar
$383
49 km or 30 mi Kamoke
$321
68 km or 43 mi Gujranwala
$308
85 km or 53 mi Hafizabad
$380
107 km or 67 mi Sialkot
$281
117 km or 72 mi Gujrat
$373
118 km or 73 mi Okara
$300
120 km or 74 mi Jalandhar
$358
120 km or 75 mi Sahiwal
$305
121 km or 75 mi Faisalabad
$306
130 km or 81 mi Chiniot
$389
140 km or 87 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$355
140 km or 87 mi Jammu
$287
147 km or 91 mi Pathankot
$355
160 km or 99 mi Ludhiana
$441
164 km or 102 mi Gojra
$342
169 km or 105 mi Sargodha
$458
185 km or 115 mi Mirpur
$354
195 km or 121 mi Jhang
$292
222 km or 138 mi Burewala
$356
244 km or 152 mi Patiala
$365
250 km or 155 mi Chandigarh
$369
257 km or 160 mi Rawalpindi
$401
268 km or 167 mi Islamabad
$442
269 km or 167 mi Khanewal
$361
273 km or 170 mi Shimla
$272
286 km or 178 mi Srinagar
$354
294 km or 183 mi Wah
$382
295 km or 183 mi Baramulla
$273
299 km or 186 mi Hisar
$251
317 km or 197 mi Multan
$392
351 km or 218 mi Bahawalpur
$342
352 km or 219 mi Bhiwani
$321
353 km or 219 mi Saharanpur
$283
354 km or 220 mi Kohat
$379
364 km or 226 mi Rohtak
$265
366 km or 227 mi Mardan
$366
377 km or 234 mi Dehradun
$372
381 km or 237 mi Peshawar
$346