Harare vs Lome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Lome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$957
$678
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2551
$1768
🏠 One person rent
$422
$250
🏘️ Family rent
$917
$540
🍽️ Food expenses
$294
$287
🚐 Transport expenses
$164
$89.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$440
$545
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
37
16
😀 Quality of life
47
40
🏙️ Population
2.15M
2.19M

The cost of living in Harare is 41% more expensive than in Lome. Cities ranked 5620th and 6964th ($957 vs $678) 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 0.5 months in Harare compared to 0.8 months in Lome. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Lome ranked 1st in Togo, while ranked 6463rd and 7143rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Harare Lome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.43
$2.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.6
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.97
$8.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$0.81
☕ Cappuccino
$2.9
$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.59
$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$303
$241
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$261
$90.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$938
$499
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$698
$340
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.3
$71.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.5
$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$117
$58.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.57%
7.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1378
$1203
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1341
$433
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.9
$49.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.2
$3.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.65
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.02
$0.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$7.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$6.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.8
$6.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$3.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$3.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.27
$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.96
$8.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$1.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.88
$4.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.06
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.69
$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.5
$31.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$8.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.2
$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$2.96
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.3
$21
👟 Brand Sneakers
$38.5
$31.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$291
$108
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7309
$6625

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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 Lome

Distance City Cost of living
99 km or 61 mi Ho
$353
109 km or 68 mi Kpalime
$616
135 km or 84 mi Cotonou
$732
140 km or 87 mi Hohoe
$482
145 km or 90 mi Abomey
$677
147 km or 91 mi Tema
$446
147 km or 91 mi Ashaiman
$512
155 km or 97 mi Atakpame
$617
159 km or 99 mi Porto-Novo
$697
165 km or 102 mi Koforidua
$497
167 km or 104 mi Accra
$582
243 km or 151 mi Lagos
$448
253 km or 157 mi Save
$676
261 km or 162 mi Abeokuta
$826
272 km or 169 mi Sotouboua
$616
317 km or 197 mi Sokode
$617
320 km or 199 mi Kumasi
$416
321 km or 200 mi Obuasi
$459
329 km or 204 mi Ibadan
$262
354 km or 220 mi Oyo
$407
357 km or 222 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$476
380 km or 236 mi Kara
$620
398 km or 247 mi Ife
$250
411 km or 256 mi Osogbo
$310
430 km or 267 mi Tamale
$443
452 km or 281 mi Ilorin
$314
456 km or 283 mi Akure
$243
471 km or 293 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
486 km or 302 mi Benin
$315
496 km or 308 mi Owo
$272
505 km or 314 mi Warri
$351
526 km or 327 mi Abengourou
$874
558 km or 347 mi Grand-Bassam
$693
587 km or 365 mi Abidjan
$1114
602 km or 374 mi Agboville
$892
615 km or 382 mi Onitsha
$354
626 km or 389 mi Dabou
$916
646 km or 401 mi Awka
$325
647 km or 402 mi Owerri
$507
658 km or 409 mi Port Harcourt
$327