Harare vs Lubumbashi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Harare	Lubumbashi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$992	$1050
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2589	$3163
🏠 One person rent	$411	$489
🏘️ Family rent	$862	$1593
🍽️ Food expenses	$345	$329
🚐 Transport expenses	$161	$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$415	$1100
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	37	14
😀 Quality of life	45	17
🏙️ Population	2.15M	1.79M

The cost of living in Harare is 5% less expensive than in Lubumbashi. Cities ranked 5540th and 5160th ($992 vs $1050) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Zimbabwe and the DR Congo, respectively. Check Zimbabwe vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Harare compared to 1 months in Lubumbashi. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Lubumbashi ranked 2nd in the DR Congo, while ranked 6578th and 8961st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Harare vs Lubumbashi

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	Harare	Lubumbashi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10	$11.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50	$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.03	$4.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.51	$1.31
☕ Cappuccino	$3.07	$3.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.69	$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$341	$694
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$243	$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$919	$2119
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$638	$1165
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.5	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.7	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$113	$38.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.13%	12.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1327	$6963
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$547	$495
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.1	$62.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.1	$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.58	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1	$0.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.21	$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$8.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.69	$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.57	$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$5.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.26	$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.02	$9.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.21	$3.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.94	$3.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.01	$2.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.7	$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.59	$0.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.1	$69.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.98	$8.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37	$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.13	$3.53
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.5	$20.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$35.2	$63.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$247	$101
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6241	$5003

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Cities near Harare

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 Lubumbashi

Distance	City	Cost of living
107 km or 67 mi	Chingola	$875
110 km or 68 mi	Likasi	$961
131 km or 82 mi	Mufulira	$1018
152 km or 94 mi	Kitwe	$917
165 km or 102 mi	Mansa	$776
193 km or 120 mi	Ndola	$541
242 km or 150 mi	Kolwezi	$975
289 km or 180 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$687
426 km or 265 mi	Lusaka	$738
437 km or 272 mi	Kasama	$748
575 km or 357 mi	Choma	$700
668 km or 415 mi	Kalemie	$747
668 km or 415 mi	Gandajika	$828
668 km or 415 mi	Mzimba	$566
680 km or 423 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$843
697 km or 433 mi	Chinhoyi	$646
708 km or 440 mi	Livingstone	$688
717 km or 445 mi	Mzuzu	$525
724 km or 450 mi	Mbeya	$461
732 km or 455 mi	Lilongwe	$587
749 km or 465 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$1011
786 km or 489 mi	Harare	$992
788 km or 490 mi	Kadoma	$723
802 km or 498 mi	Chitungwiza	$873
822 km or 510 mi	Luena	$634
829 km or 515 mi	Tete	$825
845 km or 525 mi	Kananga	$976
847 km or 526 mi	Marondera	$794
850 km or 528 mi	Kwekwe	$730
851 km or 529 mi	Monkey Bay	$518
856 km or 532 mi	Ntcheu	$492
877 km or 545 mi	Makamba	$647
901 km or 560 mi	Mangochi	$493
902 km or 561 mi	Gweru	$597
906 km or 563 mi	Rutana	$648
935 km or 581 mi	Blantyre	$507
936 km or 581 mi	Tshikapa	$934
937 km or 583 mi	Uvira	$803
945 km or 587 mi	Bujumbura	$719
946 km or 588 mi	Zomba	$457