Harare vs Lome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Lome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1012
$711
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2579
$1810
🏠 One person rent
$427
$267
🏘️ Family rent
$819
$556
🍽️ Food expenses
$336
$300
🚐 Transport expenses
$175
$90.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$381
$565
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
37
16
😀 Quality of life
43
40
🏙️ Population
2.15M
2.19M

The cost of living in Harare is 42% more expensive than in Lome. Cities ranked 5611th and 6859th ($1012 vs $711) 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 0.4 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 6695th and 6954th among best cities to live in the world.

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Harare Lome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.03
$2.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.8
$18.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.5
$7.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$3.09
$3.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$2.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$326
$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$254
$93.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$900
$474
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$576
$339
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.3
$88.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.3
$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$124
$54.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.99%
7.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1328
$1221
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1332
$448
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.5
$50.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.2
$3.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.61
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.1
$7.59
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.13
$6.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.44
$6.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$2.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$3.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$3.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$3.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$1.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7
$4.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.24
$1.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.93
$4.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6
$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.67
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61.9
$32.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$8.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.2
$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.18
$3.06
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.2
$21.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$34.9
$32.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$249
$110
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8755
$4929

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Chitungwiza
$890
66 km or 41 mi Marondera
$810
105 km or 65 mi Chinhoyi
$830
133 km or 83 mi Kadoma
$729
165 km or 103 mi Kwekwe
$731
213 km or 132 mi Mutare
$662
223 km or 138 mi Gweru
$761
251 km or 156 mi Masvingo
$871
291 km or 181 mi Chimoio
$953
328 km or 204 mi Tete
$834
369 km or 229 mi Bulawayo
$756
399 km or 248 mi Lusaka
$685
447 km or 278 mi Choma
$725
458 km or 284 mi Beira
$1000
478 km or 297 mi Blantyre
$591
498 km or 309 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$894
510 km or 317 mi Ntcheu
$515
514 km or 319 mi Mulanje
$500
518 km or 322 mi Lilongwe
$582
525 km or 326 mi Francistown
$585
531 km or 330 mi Zomba
$498
549 km or 341 mi Livingstone
$670
584 km or 363 mi Mangochi
$516
588 km or 365 mi Monkey Bay
$526
599 km or 372 mi Ndola
$1139
618 km or 384 mi Quelimane
$670
635 km or 394 mi Kitwe
$1116
659 km or 409 mi Mufulira
$1090
665 km or 413 mi Palapye
$554
679 km or 422 mi Serowe
$600
680 km or 422 mi Chingola
$1028
714 km or 444 mi Mzimba
$574
734 km or 456 mi Mahalapye
$663
775 km or 482 mi Mansa
$1017
778 km or 484 mi Mzuzu
$534
786 km or 489 mi Lubumbashi
$1007
847 km or 526 mi Xai-Xai
$1045
847 km or 526 mi Kasama
$1079
892 km or 554 mi Likasi
$939
898 km or 558 mi Middelburg
$841

Cities near Lome

Distance City Cost of living
99 km or 61 mi Ho
$345
109 km or 68 mi Kpalime
$656
135 km or 84 mi Cotonou
$755
140 km or 87 mi Hohoe
$570
145 km or 90 mi Abomey
$617
147 km or 91 mi Tema
$368
147 km or 91 mi Ashaiman
$546
155 km or 97 mi Atakpame
$655
159 km or 99 mi Porto-Novo
$710
165 km or 102 mi Koforidua
$585
167 km or 104 mi Accra
$747
243 km or 151 mi Lagos
$1133
253 km or 157 mi Save
$644
261 km or 162 mi Abeokuta
$1019
272 km or 169 mi Sotouboua
$652
317 km or 197 mi Sokode
$652
320 km or 199 mi Kumasi
$412
321 km or 200 mi Obuasi
$546
329 km or 204 mi Ibadan
$759
354 km or 220 mi Oyo
$699
357 km or 222 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$548
380 km or 236 mi Kara
$656
398 km or 247 mi Ife
$774
411 km or 256 mi Osogbo
$704
430 km or 267 mi Tamale
$492
452 km or 281 mi Ilorin
$526
456 km or 283 mi Akure
$635
471 km or 293 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
486 km or 302 mi Benin
$537
496 km or 308 mi Owo
$658
505 km or 314 mi Warri
$886
526 km or 327 mi Abengourou
$1015
558 km or 347 mi Grand-Bassam
$1014
587 km or 365 mi Abidjan
$1164
602 km or 374 mi Agboville
$1012
615 km or 382 mi Onitsha
$1036
626 km or 389 mi Dabou
$1011
646 km or 401 mi Awka
$846
647 km or 402 mi Owerri
$1686
658 km or 409 mi Port Harcourt
$651