Harare vs Lome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Lome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1024
$802
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2516
$1899
🏠 One person rent
$416
$293
🏘️ Family rent
$676
$474
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$307
🚐 Transport expenses
$179
$139
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$226
$116
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
38
16
😀 Quality of life
48
27
🏙️ Population
2.15M
2.19M

The cost of living in Harare is 28% more expensive than in Lome. Cities ranked 5483rd and 6752nd ($1024 vs $802) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Zimbabwe and Togo, respectively. Check Zimbabwe vs Togo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Harare compared to 0.1 months in Lome. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Lome ranked 1st in Togo, while ranked 6918th and 8925th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Harare vs Lome

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Harare Lome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.1
$3.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.9
$29.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.95
$5.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$0.96
☕ Cappuccino
$3.22
$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$3.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$363
$254
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$284
$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$643
$457
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$513
$266
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.7
$80
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.2
$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$78.3
$46.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.19%
9.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$973
$1446
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$494
$541
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.2
$64.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.1
$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.57
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$2.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.41
$8.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.4
$6.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$2.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$3.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.26
$1.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.02
$4.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$1.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.55
$1.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.02
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.95
$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.68
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$2.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.2
$54.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$4.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.3
$21.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.26
$3.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.1
$39.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$37
$58.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$295
$108
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10145
$3590

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
99 km or 61 mi Ho
$454
109 km or 68 mi Kpalime
$678
135 km or 84 mi Cotonou
$796
140 km or 87 mi Hohoe
$683
145 km or 90 mi Abomey
$612
147 km or 91 mi Tema
$607
147 km or 91 mi Ashaiman
$654
155 km or 97 mi Atakpame
$673
159 km or 99 mi Porto-Novo
$741
165 km or 102 mi Koforidua
$703
167 km or 104 mi Accra
$861
243 km or 151 mi Lagos
$1022
253 km or 157 mi Save
$650
261 km or 162 mi Abeokuta
$1017
272 km or 169 mi Sotouboua
$673
317 km or 197 mi Sokode
$675
320 km or 199 mi Kumasi
$562
321 km or 200 mi Obuasi
$664
329 km or 204 mi Ibadan
$759
354 km or 220 mi Oyo
$665
357 km or 222 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$684
380 km or 236 mi Kara
$682
398 km or 247 mi Ife
$775
411 km or 256 mi Osogbo
$659
430 km or 267 mi Tamale
$612
452 km or 281 mi Ilorin
$538
456 km or 283 mi Akure
$578
471 km or 293 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
486 km or 302 mi Benin
$655
496 km or 308 mi Owo
$594
505 km or 314 mi Warri
$878
526 km or 327 mi Abengourou
$1075
558 km or 347 mi Grand-Bassam
$1062
587 km or 365 mi Abidjan
$1198
602 km or 374 mi Agboville
$1066
615 km or 382 mi Onitsha
$922
626 km or 389 mi Dabou
$1063
646 km or 401 mi Awka
$785
647 km or 402 mi Owerri
$1555
658 km or 409 mi Port Harcourt
$618