Harare vs Lima - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Lima
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1015
$1034
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2515
$2503
🏠 One person rent
$415
$466
🏘️ Family rent
$700
$771
🍽️ Food expenses
$338
$297
🚐 Transport expenses
$187
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$223
$632
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
38
77
😀 Quality of life
48
71
🏙️ Population
2.15M
9.94M

The cost of living in Harare is 2% less expensive than in Lima. Cities ranked 5463rd and 5300th ($1015 vs $1034) 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 0.2 months in Harare compared to 0.6 months in Lima. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Lima ranked 1st in Peru, while ranked 6892nd and 3484th 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
$9.57
$4.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.6
$28.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.99
$6.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$2.86
☕ Cappuccino
$3.02
$3.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$398
$660
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$292
$336
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$731
$1102
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$540
$580
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.6
$39.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.1
$60.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.8
$26.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.63%
8.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$909
$2328
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$415
$1422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.01
$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.8
$34.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.9
$16.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.67
$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$2.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.93
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$7.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$6.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.38
$10
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.25
$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.01
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.79
$5.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.1
$6.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.66
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.1
$31.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.94
$6.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.1
$35.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.14
$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.5
$49.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$37.3
$83.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$337
$184
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8948
$11057

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Chitungwiza
$780
66 km or 41 mi Marondera
$755
105 km or 65 mi Chinhoyi
$629
133 km or 83 mi Kadoma
$727
165 km or 103 mi Kwekwe
$677
213 km or 132 mi Mutare
$754
223 km or 138 mi Gweru
$565
251 km or 156 mi Masvingo
$840
291 km or 181 mi Chimoio
$875
328 km or 204 mi Tete
$792
369 km or 229 mi Bulawayo
$632
399 km or 248 mi Lusaka
$777
447 km or 278 mi Choma
$849
458 km or 284 mi Beira
$952
478 km or 297 mi Blantyre
$495
498 km or 309 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$925
510 km or 317 mi Ntcheu
$489
514 km or 319 mi Mulanje
$456
518 km or 322 mi Lilongwe
$587
525 km or 326 mi Francistown
$632
531 km or 330 mi Zomba
$452
549 km or 341 mi Livingstone
$813
584 km or 363 mi Mangochi
$494
588 km or 365 mi Monkey Bay
$516
599 km or 372 mi Ndola
$692
618 km or 384 mi Quelimane
$691
635 km or 394 mi Kitwe
$1304
659 km or 409 mi Mufulira
$1602
665 km or 413 mi Palapye
$549
679 km or 422 mi Serowe
$590
680 km or 422 mi Chingola
$1378
714 km or 444 mi Mzimba
$559
734 km or 456 mi Mahalapye
$615
775 km or 482 mi Mansa
$1166
778 km or 484 mi Mzuzu
$522
786 km or 489 mi Lubumbashi
$1125
847 km or 526 mi Xai-Xai
$965
847 km or 526 mi Kasama
$1132
892 km or 554 mi Likasi
$1029
898 km or 558 mi Middelburg
$875

Cities near Lima

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Callao
$820
64 km or 40 mi Huaral
$771
122 km or 76 mi Huacho
$730
198 km or 123 mi Huancayo
$598
205 km or 128 mi Pisco
$571
251 km or 156 mi Huanuco
$641
265 km or 165 mi Ica
$725
285 km or 177 mi Huaraz
$604
329 km or 204 mi Ayacucho
$621
372 km or 231 mi Chimbote
$527
483 km or 300 mi Abancay
$612
489 km or 304 mi Trujillo
$811
490 km or 304 mi Pucallpa
$524
567 km or 352 mi Cajamarca
$583
572 km or 355 mi Cusco
$631
623 km or 387 mi Tarapoto
$626
655 km or 407 mi Chachapoyas
$611
663 km or 412 mi Chiclayo
$667
685 km or 426 mi Cruzeiro do Sul
$670
732 km or 455 mi Jaen
$617
765 km or 475 mi Arequipa
$670
838 km or 521 mi Juliaca
$589
855 km or 531 mi Puerto Maldonado
$589
858 km or 533 mi Piura
$651
866 km or 538 mi Puno
$558
891 km or 554 mi Sullana
$593
896 km or 557 mi Paita
$638
927 km or 576 mi Loja
$559
952 km or 591 mi Talara
$705
987 km or 614 mi Mancora
$660
988 km or 614 mi Tacna
$459
1014 km or 630 mi Iquitos
$745
1014 km or 630 mi Arica
$686
1015 km or 631 mi Tumbes
$577
1029 km or 639 mi Machala
$584
1032 km or 642 mi Rio Branco
$815
1041 km or 647 mi Cuenca
$829
1073 km or 666 mi El Alto
$691
1077 km or 669 mi La Paz
$694
1138 km or 707 mi Milagro
$731