Harare vs Lome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Lome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$992
$755
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2589
$1774
🏠 One person rent
$411
$306
🏘️ Family rent
$862
$499
🍽️ Food expenses
$345
$297
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$415
$534
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
37
17
😀 Quality of life
45
40
🏙️ Population
2.15M
2.19M

The cost of living in Harare is 31% more expensive than in Lome. Cities ranked 5540th and 6657th ($992 vs $755) 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 0.7 months in Lome. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Lome ranked 1st in Togo, while ranked 6578th and 6989th 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
$10
$2.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.03
$5.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$0.8
 Cappuccino
$3.07
$4.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.69
$3.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$341
$299
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$919
$527
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$638
$271
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.5
$87.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.7
$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$113
$42.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.13%
7.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1327
$1155
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$547
$420
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.1
$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.1
$6.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.58
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.21
$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$7.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.69
$6.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.57
$5.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$2.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$2.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$3.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.26
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.02
$4.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.21
$1.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.94
$4.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.01
$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.7
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.1
$31.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.98
$7.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37
$19.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.13
$2.86
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.5
$20.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$35.2
$30.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$247
$104
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6241
$4691

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Chitungwiza
$873
66 km or 41 mi Marondera
$794
105 km or 65 mi Chinhoyi
$646
133 km or 83 mi Kadoma
$723
165 km or 103 mi Kwekwe
$730
213 km or 132 mi Mutare
$752
223 km or 138 mi Gweru
$597
251 km or 156 mi Masvingo
$854
291 km or 181 mi Chimoio
$947
328 km or 204 mi Tete
$825
369 km or 229 mi Bulawayo
$766
399 km or 248 mi Lusaka
$738
447 km or 278 mi Choma
$700
458 km or 284 mi Beira
$1003
478 km or 297 mi Blantyre
$507
498 km or 309 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$687
510 km or 317 mi Ntcheu
$492
514 km or 319 mi Mulanje
$461
518 km or 322 mi Lilongwe
$587
525 km or 326 mi Francistown
$624
531 km or 330 mi Zomba
$457
549 km or 341 mi Livingstone
$688
584 km or 363 mi Mangochi
$493
588 km or 365 mi Monkey Bay
$518
599 km or 372 mi Ndola
$541
618 km or 384 mi Quelimane
$675
635 km or 394 mi Kitwe
$917
659 km or 409 mi Mufulira
$1018
665 km or 413 mi Palapye
$540
679 km or 422 mi Serowe
$583
680 km or 422 mi Chingola
$875
714 km or 444 mi Mzimba
$566
734 km or 456 mi Mahalapye
$631
775 km or 482 mi Mansa
$776
778 km or 484 mi Mzuzu
$525
786 km or 489 mi Lubumbashi
$1050
847 km or 526 mi Xai-Xai
$1003
847 km or 526 mi Kasama
$748
892 km or 554 mi Likasi
$961
898 km or 558 mi Middelburg
$795

Cities near Lome

Distance City Cost of living
99 km or 61 mi Ho
$354
109 km or 68 mi Kpalime
$632
135 km or 84 mi Cotonou
$709
140 km or 87 mi Hohoe
$575
145 km or 90 mi Abomey
$590
147 km or 91 mi Tema
$553
147 km or 91 mi Ashaiman
$560
155 km or 97 mi Atakpame
$647
159 km or 99 mi Porto-Novo
$670
165 km or 102 mi Koforidua
$588
167 km or 104 mi Accra
$729
243 km or 151 mi Lagos
$1113
253 km or 157 mi Save
$613
261 km or 162 mi Abeokuta
$1030
272 km or 169 mi Sotouboua
$649
317 km or 197 mi Sokode
$651
320 km or 199 mi Kumasi
$433
321 km or 200 mi Obuasi
$551
329 km or 204 mi Ibadan
$776
354 km or 220 mi Oyo
$677
357 km or 222 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$577
380 km or 236 mi Kara
$658
398 km or 247 mi Ife
$779
411 km or 256 mi Osogbo
$695
430 km or 267 mi Tamale
$507
452 km or 281 mi Ilorin
$535
456 km or 283 mi Akure
$634
471 km or 293 mi Ado Ekiti
$666
486 km or 302 mi Benin
$558
496 km or 308 mi Owo
$651
505 km or 314 mi Warri
$881
526 km or 327 mi Abengourou
$889
558 km or 347 mi Grand-Bassam
$881
587 km or 365 mi Abidjan
$1022
602 km or 374 mi Agboville
$882
615 km or 382 mi Onitsha
$972
626 km or 389 mi Dabou
$882
646 km or 401 mi Awka
$805
647 km or 402 mi Owerri
$1611
658 km or 409 mi Port Harcourt
$679