Harare vs Lahore - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Lahore
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1024
$432
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2516
$1020
🏠 One person rent
$416
$174
🏘️ Family rent
$676
$280
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$155
🚐 Transport expenses
$179
$56.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$226
$98.9
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
38
71
😀 Quality of life
48
49
🏙️ Population
2.15M
11.1M

The cost of living in Harare is 137% more expensive than in Lahore. Cities ranked 5483rd and 8919th ($1024 vs $432) 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 6918th and 6762nd 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
$11.1
$2.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.9
$18
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.95
$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$3.6
☕ Cappuccino
$3.22
$2.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$363
$115
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$284
$68.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$643
$210
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$513
$126
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.7
$78.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.2
$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$78.3
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.19%
15.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$973
$720
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$494
$602
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.2
$4.44
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.1
$4.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.57
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$6.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.41
$3.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.4
$5.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$1.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$0.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$0.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.26
$0.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.02
$0.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$0.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.55
$1.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.02
$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.95
$2.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.68
$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$0.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.2
$16.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$4.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.3
$10
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.26
$2.88
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.1
$16.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$37
$72.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$295
$42.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10145
$1393

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Chitungwiza
$770
66 km or 41 mi Marondera
$768
105 km or 65 mi Chinhoyi
$639
133 km or 83 mi Kadoma
$754
165 km or 103 mi Kwekwe
$706
213 km or 132 mi Mutare
$764
223 km or 138 mi Gweru
$577
251 km or 156 mi Masvingo
$861
291 km or 181 mi Chimoio
$924
328 km or 204 mi Tete
$828
369 km or 229 mi Bulawayo
$630
399 km or 248 mi Lusaka
$686
447 km or 278 mi Choma
$750
458 km or 284 mi Beira
$1000
478 km or 297 mi Blantyre
$505
498 km or 309 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$815
510 km or 317 mi Ntcheu
$495
514 km or 319 mi Mulanje
$461
518 km or 322 mi Lilongwe
$591
525 km or 326 mi Francistown
$633
531 km or 330 mi Zomba
$458
549 km or 341 mi Livingstone
$718
584 km or 363 mi Mangochi
$496
588 km or 365 mi Monkey Bay
$521
599 km or 372 mi Ndola
$613
618 km or 384 mi Quelimane
$692
635 km or 394 mi Kitwe
$1189
659 km or 409 mi Mufulira
$1473
665 km or 413 mi Palapye
$551
679 km or 422 mi Serowe
$583
680 km or 422 mi Chingola
$1229
714 km or 444 mi Mzimba
$530
734 km or 456 mi Mahalapye
$628
775 km or 482 mi Mansa
$1030
778 km or 484 mi Mzuzu
$527
786 km or 489 mi Lubumbashi
$1133
847 km or 526 mi Xai-Xai
$950
847 km or 526 mi Kasama
$1002
892 km or 554 mi Likasi
$1039
898 km or 558 mi Middelburg
$899

Cities near Lahore

Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Sheikhupura
$379
49 km or 30 mi Amritsar
$391
49 km or 30 mi Kamoke
$326
68 km or 43 mi Gujranwala
$308
85 km or 53 mi Hafizabad
$371
107 km or 67 mi Sialkot
$308
117 km or 72 mi Gujrat
$330
118 km or 73 mi Okara
$315
120 km or 74 mi Jalandhar
$352
120 km or 75 mi Sahiwal
$318
121 km or 75 mi Faisalabad
$348
130 km or 81 mi Chiniot
$378
140 km or 87 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$338
140 km or 87 mi Jammu
$295
147 km or 91 mi Pathankot
$364
160 km or 99 mi Ludhiana
$414
164 km or 102 mi Gojra
$367
169 km or 105 mi Sargodha
$381
185 km or 115 mi Mirpur
$279
195 km or 121 mi Jhang
$302
222 km or 138 mi Burewala
$351
244 km or 152 mi Patiala
$352
250 km or 155 mi Chandigarh
$379
257 km or 160 mi Rawalpindi
$427
268 km or 167 mi Islamabad
$464
269 km or 167 mi Khanewal
$382
273 km or 170 mi Shimla
$265
286 km or 178 mi Srinagar
$353
294 km or 183 mi Wah
$360
295 km or 183 mi Baramulla
$264
299 km or 186 mi Hisar
$263
317 km or 197 mi Multan
$417
351 km or 218 mi Bahawalpur
$298
352 km or 219 mi Bhiwani
$325
353 km or 219 mi Saharanpur
$285
354 km or 220 mi Kohat
$379
364 km or 226 mi Rohtak
$250
366 km or 227 mi Mardan
$370
377 km or 234 mi Dehradun
$383
381 km or 237 mi Peshawar
$323