Harare vs Lahore - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Lahore
🚶 Cost of living one person
$957
$386
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2551
$994
🏠 One person rent
$422
$151
🏘️ Family rent
$917
$326
🍽️ Food expenses
$294
$136
🚐 Transport expenses
$164
$58.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$440
$205
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
37
69
😀 Quality of life
47
51
🏙️ Population
2.15M
11.1M

The cost of living in Harare is 148% more expensive than in Lahore. Cities ranked 5620th and 8998th ($957 vs $386) 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 0.5 months in Harare compared to 0.5 months in Lahore. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Lahore ranked 3rd in Pakistan, while ranked 6463rd and 6245th 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
$6.43
$1.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.6
$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.97
$3.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$2.55
☕ Cappuccino
$2.9
$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.59
$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$303
$97.8
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$261
$64.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$938
$260
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$698
$196
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.3
$63.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.5
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$117
$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.57%
17.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1378
$687
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1341
$441
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.9
$5.96
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.2
$4.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.65
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.02
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$5.39
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$2.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.8
$3.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.27
$0.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.96
$1.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$0.64
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$1.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.88
$1.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.06
$1.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.69
$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$0.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.5
$12.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$3.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.2
$9.05
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$2.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.3
$15.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$38.5
$65.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$291
$34.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7309
$1054

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18 km or 11 mi Chitungwiza
$852
66 km or 41 mi Marondera
$761
105 km or 65 mi Chinhoyi
$784
133 km or 83 mi Kadoma
$689
165 km or 103 mi Kwekwe
$691
213 km or 132 mi Mutare
$645
223 km or 138 mi Gweru
$722
251 km or 156 mi Masvingo
$837
291 km or 181 mi Chimoio
$993
328 km or 204 mi Tete
$970
369 km or 229 mi Bulawayo
$777
399 km or 248 mi Lusaka
$777
447 km or 278 mi Choma
$795
458 km or 284 mi Beira
$1014
478 km or 297 mi Blantyre
$363
498 km or 309 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$968
510 km or 317 mi Ntcheu
$332
514 km or 319 mi Mulanje
$327
518 km or 322 mi Lilongwe
$367
525 km or 326 mi Francistown
$550
531 km or 330 mi Zomba
$326
549 km or 341 mi Livingstone
$734
584 km or 363 mi Mangochi
$332
588 km or 365 mi Monkey Bay
$335
599 km or 372 mi Ndola
$1210
618 km or 384 mi Quelimane
$992
635 km or 394 mi Kitwe
$1238
659 km or 409 mi Mufulira
$1236
665 km or 413 mi Palapye
$511
679 km or 422 mi Serowe
$554
680 km or 422 mi Chingola
$1107
714 km or 444 mi Mzimba
$337
734 km or 456 mi Mahalapye
$605
775 km or 482 mi Mansa
$1121
778 km or 484 mi Mzuzu
$338
786 km or 489 mi Lubumbashi
$1025
847 km or 526 mi Xai-Xai
$952
847 km or 526 mi Kasama
$1176
892 km or 554 mi Likasi
$953
898 km or 558 mi Middelburg
$866

Cities near Lahore

Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Sheikhupura
$337
49 km or 30 mi Amritsar
$508
49 km or 30 mi Kamoke
$268
68 km or 43 mi Gujranwala
$240
85 km or 53 mi Hafizabad
$303
107 km or 67 mi Sialkot
$298
117 km or 72 mi Gujrat
$277
118 km or 73 mi Okara
$290
120 km or 74 mi Jalandhar
$394
120 km or 75 mi Sahiwal
$260
121 km or 75 mi Faisalabad
$289
130 km or 81 mi Chiniot
$344
140 km or 87 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$287
140 km or 87 mi Jammu
$399
147 km or 91 mi Pathankot
$399
160 km or 99 mi Ludhiana
$448
164 km or 102 mi Gojra
$337
169 km or 105 mi Sargodha
$330
185 km or 115 mi Mirpur
$278
195 km or 121 mi Jhang
$364
222 km or 138 mi Burewala
$338
244 km or 152 mi Patiala
$365
250 km or 155 mi Chandigarh
$401
257 km or 160 mi Rawalpindi
$331
268 km or 167 mi Islamabad
$389
269 km or 167 mi Khanewal
$328
273 km or 170 mi Shimla
$282
286 km or 178 mi Srinagar
$393
294 km or 183 mi Wah
$238
295 km or 183 mi Baramulla
$281
299 km or 186 mi Hisar
$250
317 km or 197 mi Multan
$307
351 km or 218 mi Bahawalpur
$267
352 km or 219 mi Bhiwani
$357
353 km or 219 mi Saharanpur
$255
354 km or 220 mi Kohat
$307
364 km or 226 mi Rohtak
$343
366 km or 227 mi Mardan
$335
377 km or 234 mi Dehradun
$374
381 km or 237 mi Peshawar
$352