Harare vs Lima - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Lima
🚶 Cost of living one person
$957
$932
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2551
$2292
🏠 One person rent
$422
$426
🏘️ Family rent
$917
$762
🍽️ Food expenses
$294
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$164
$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$440
$410
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
37
77
😀 Quality of life
47
64
🏙️ Population
2.15M
9.94M

The cost of living in Harare is 3% more expensive than in Lima. Cities ranked 5620th and 5780th ($957 vs $932) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Zimbabwe and Peru, respectively. Check Zimbabwe vs Peru comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Harare compared to 0.4 months in Lima. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Lima ranked 1st in Peru, while ranked 6463rd and 4655th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Harare vs Lima

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Harare Lima
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.43
$4.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.6
$26.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.97
$5.43
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$2.3
 Cappuccino
$2.9
$3.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.59
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$303
$492
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$261
$327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$938
$916
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$698
$614
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.3
$39.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.5
$61.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$117
$26.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.57%
9.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1378
$1582
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1341
$1234
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.9
$30
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.2
$15.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.65
$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.02
$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$7.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$5.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.8
$9.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$0.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.27
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.96
$9.54
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$1.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$5.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.88
$6.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.06
$4.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.69
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.5
$30.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$6.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.2
$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$8.73
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.3
$41.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$38.5
$77.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$291
$216
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7309
$7186

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Callao
$778
64 km or 40 mi Huaral
$694
122 km or 76 mi Huacho
$658
198 km or 123 mi Huancayo
$534
205 km or 128 mi Pisco
$593
251 km or 156 mi Huanuco
$538
265 km or 165 mi Ica
$626
285 km or 177 mi Huaraz
$522
329 km or 204 mi Ayacucho
$491
372 km or 231 mi Chimbote
$491
483 km or 300 mi Abancay
$583
489 km or 304 mi Trujillo
$611
490 km or 304 mi Pucallpa
$519
567 km or 352 mi Cajamarca
$476
572 km or 355 mi Cusco
$674
623 km or 387 mi Tarapoto
$525
655 km or 407 mi Chachapoyas
$499
663 km or 412 mi Chiclayo
$506
685 km or 426 mi Cruzeiro do Sul
$634
732 km or 455 mi Jaen
$504
765 km or 475 mi Arequipa
$562
838 km or 521 mi Juliaca
$511
855 km or 531 mi Puerto Maldonado
$562
858 km or 533 mi Piura
$592
866 km or 538 mi Puno
$475
891 km or 554 mi Sullana
$543
896 km or 557 mi Paita
$551
927 km or 576 mi Loja
$637
952 km or 591 mi Talara
$532
987 km or 614 mi Mancora
$514
988 km or 614 mi Tacna
$390
1014 km or 630 mi Iquitos
$726
1014 km or 630 mi Arica
$702
1015 km or 631 mi Tumbes
$472
1029 km or 639 mi Machala
$603
1032 km or 642 mi Rio Branco
$761
1041 km or 647 mi Cuenca
$790
1073 km or 666 mi El Alto
$662
1077 km or 669 mi La Paz
$705
1138 km or 707 mi Milagro
$731