Harare vs Lilongwe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Lilongwe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1024
$591
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2516
$1409
🏠 One person rent
$416
$250
🏘️ Family rent
$676
$382
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$179
$51.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$226
$121
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
38
14
😀 Quality of life
48
30
🏙️ Population
2.15M
989K

The cost of living in Harare is 73% more expensive than in Lilongwe. Cities ranked 5483rd and 8027th ($1024 vs $591) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Zimbabwe and Malawi, respectively. Check Zimbabwe vs Malawi comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Harare compared to 0.2 months in Lilongwe. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Lilongwe ranked 3rd in Malawi, while ranked 6918th and 8837th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Harare vs Lilongwe

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Harare Lilongwe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.1
$4.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.9
$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.95
$8.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$3.22
$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$363
$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$284
$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$643
$601
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$513
$198
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.7
$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.2
$52.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$78.3
$50.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.19%
12.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$973
$9004
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$494
$506
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.2
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.1
$5.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.57
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$1.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.41
$3.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.4
$3.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.26
$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.02
$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.55
$1.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.02
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.95
$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.68
$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.2
$28.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$4.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.3
$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.26
$3.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.1
$22.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$37
$48.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$295
$349
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10145
$2330

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Cities near Harare

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 Lilongwe

Distance City Cost of living
123 km or 76 mi Monkey Bay
$521
134 km or 83 mi Ntcheu
$495
169 km or 105 mi Mangochi
$496
228 km or 142 mi Zomba
$458
233 km or 145 mi Mzimba
$530
240 km or 149 mi Blantyre
$505
243 km or 151 mi Tete
$828
283 km or 176 mi Mzuzu
$527
293 km or 182 mi Mulanje
$461
506 km or 314 mi Kasama
$1002
518 km or 322 mi Harare
$1024
524 km or 326 mi Marondera
$768
533 km or 331 mi Chitungwiza
$770
536 km or 333 mi Chinhoyi
$639
545 km or 339 mi Quelimane
$692
550 km or 342 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$815
566 km or 352 mi Mbeya
$469
567 km or 353 mi Mutare
$764
568 km or 353 mi Ndola
$613
572 km or 355 mi Chimoio
$924
603 km or 375 mi Nampula
$935
613 km or 381 mi Lusaka
$686
616 km or 383 mi Mansa
$1030
616 km or 383 mi Kitwe
$1189
618 km or 384 mi Mufulira
$1473
637 km or 396 mi Kadoma
$754
660 km or 410 mi Chingola
$1229
660 km or 410 mi Beira
$1000
682 km or 424 mi Kwekwe
$706
732 km or 455 mi Lubumbashi
$1133
740 km or 460 mi Pemba
$1521
741 km or 460 mi Gweru
$577
744 km or 462 mi Nacala
$1181
746 km or 464 mi Masvingo
$861
795 km or 494 mi Choma
$750
835 km or 519 mi Likasi
$1039
883 km or 549 mi Bulawayo
$630
886 km or 551 mi Dodoma
$506
902 km or 560 mi Morogoro
$408
949 km or 590 mi Livingstone
$718