Harare vs Lome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Lome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1021
$835
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2475
$1928
🏠 One person rent
$408
$320
🏘️ Family rent
$649
$486
🍽️ Food expenses
$352
$316
🚐 Transport expenses
$188
$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$230
$129
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
37
16
😀 Quality of life
49
23
🏙️ Population
2.15M
2.19M

The cost of living in Harare is 22% more expensive than in Lome. Cities ranked 5412th and 6522nd ($1021 vs $835) 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 0.2 months in Lome. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Lome ranked 1st in Togo, while ranked 6721st and 9029th 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
$10.1
$3.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.6
$28.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$5.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$0.94
☕ Cappuccino
$2.93
$4.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.69
$3.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$301
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$257
$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$544
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$459
$262
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$78.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56
$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$93.2
$46
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.05%
7.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1147
$1269
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$587
$473
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$54.9
$56.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.1
$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.58
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$2.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$1.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.13
$2.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.83
$9.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.92
$7.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$4.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.26
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.03
$5.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$1.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.34
$1.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.09
$5.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.99
$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.67
$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.7
$47.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$4.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.7
$21.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.17
$3.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.3
$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$34.3
$50.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$258
$93.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8872
$3507

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Chitungwiza
$751
66 km or 41 mi Marondera
$779
105 km or 65 mi Chinhoyi
$650
133 km or 83 mi Kadoma
$761
165 km or 103 mi Kwekwe
$716
213 km or 132 mi Mutare
$755
223 km or 138 mi Gweru
$587
251 km or 156 mi Masvingo
$873
291 km or 181 mi Chimoio
$916
328 km or 204 mi Tete
$820
369 km or 229 mi Bulawayo
$658
399 km or 248 mi Lusaka
$655
447 km or 278 mi Choma
$687
458 km or 284 mi Beira
$996
478 km or 297 mi Blantyre
$506
498 km or 309 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$748
510 km or 317 mi Ntcheu
$493
514 km or 319 mi Mulanje
$461
518 km or 322 mi Lilongwe
$592
525 km or 326 mi Francistown
$587
531 km or 330 mi Zomba
$458
549 km or 341 mi Livingstone
$653
584 km or 363 mi Mangochi
$496
588 km or 365 mi Monkey Bay
$519
599 km or 372 mi Ndola
$577
618 km or 384 mi Quelimane
$692
635 km or 394 mi Kitwe
$1062
659 km or 409 mi Mufulira
$1278
665 km or 413 mi Palapye
$514
679 km or 422 mi Serowe
$536
680 km or 422 mi Chingola
$1069
714 km or 444 mi Mzimba
$565
734 km or 456 mi Mahalapye
$577
775 km or 482 mi Mansa
$912
778 km or 484 mi Mzuzu
$527
786 km or 489 mi Lubumbashi
$1124
847 km or 526 mi Xai-Xai
$915
847 km or 526 mi Kasama
$888
892 km or 554 mi Likasi
$1032
898 km or 558 mi Middelburg
$830

Cities near Lome

Distance City Cost of living
99 km or 61 mi Ho
$417
109 km or 68 mi Kpalime
$684
135 km or 84 mi Cotonou
$793
140 km or 87 mi Hohoe
$652
145 km or 90 mi Abomey
$598
147 km or 91 mi Tema
$600
147 km or 91 mi Ashaiman
$630
155 km or 97 mi Atakpame
$699
159 km or 99 mi Porto-Novo
$743
165 km or 102 mi Koforidua
$668
167 km or 104 mi Accra
$822
243 km or 151 mi Lagos
$1102
253 km or 157 mi Save
$646
261 km or 162 mi Abeokuta
$1013
272 km or 169 mi Sotouboua
$703
317 km or 197 mi Sokode
$705
320 km or 199 mi Kumasi
$532
321 km or 200 mi Obuasi
$631
329 km or 204 mi Ibadan
$752
354 km or 220 mi Oyo
$664
357 km or 222 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$649
380 km or 236 mi Kara
$712
398 km or 247 mi Ife
$778
411 km or 256 mi Osogbo
$705
430 km or 267 mi Tamale
$576
452 km or 281 mi Ilorin
$526
456 km or 283 mi Akure
$644
471 km or 293 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
486 km or 302 mi Benin
$632
496 km or 308 mi Owo
$664
505 km or 314 mi Warri
$926
526 km or 327 mi Abengourou
$1066
558 km or 347 mi Grand-Bassam
$1059
587 km or 365 mi Abidjan
$1224
602 km or 374 mi Agboville
$1057
615 km or 382 mi Onitsha
$1051
626 km or 389 mi Dabou
$1057
646 km or 401 mi Awka
$878
647 km or 402 mi Owerri
$1774
658 km or 409 mi Port Harcourt
$676