Harare vs Lusaka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Lusaka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$992
$738
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2589
$2249
🏠 One person rent
$411
$312
🏘️ Family rent
$862
$948
🍽️ Food expenses
$345
$239
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$415
$333
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
37
37
😀 Quality of life
45
49
🏙️ Population
2.15M
2.47M

The cost of living in Harare is 34% more expensive than in Lusaka. Cities ranked 5540th and 6726th ($992 vs $738) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Zimbabwe and Zambia, respectively. Check Zimbabwe vs Zambia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Harare compared to 0.5 months in Lusaka. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Lusaka ranked 1st in Zambia, while ranked 6578th and 6269th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Harare vs Lusaka

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Harare Lusaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10
$6.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50
$27
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.03
$3.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$0.91
☕ Cappuccino
$3.07
$2.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.69
$0.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$341
$194
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$919
$1082
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$638
$641
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.5
$60.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.7
$94.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$113
$125
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.13%
21.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1327
$2003
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$547
$4875
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$1.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.1
$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.1
$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.58
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.21
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$7.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.69
$3.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.57
$4.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$2.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.26
$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.02
$6.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.21
$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.94
$4.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.01
$2.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.7
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$1.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.1
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.98
$4.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37
$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.13
$4.45
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.5
$18.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$35.2
$89.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$247
$176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6241
$9642

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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 Lusaka

Distance City Cost of living
166 km or 103 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$687
209 km or 130 mi Choma
$700
275 km or 171 mi Ndola
$541
289 km or 179 mi Kitwe
$917
297 km or 184 mi Chinhoyi
$646
318 km or 198 mi Mufulira
$1018
322 km or 200 mi Chingola
$875
370 km or 230 mi Kadoma
$723
373 km or 232 mi Livingstone
$688
399 km or 248 mi Harare
$992
411 km or 255 mi Chitungwiza
$873
426 km or 265 mi Lubumbashi
$1050
429 km or 267 mi Kwekwe
$730
464 km or 288 mi Marondera
$794
475 km or 295 mi Mansa
$776
478 km or 297 mi Gweru
$597
521 km or 324 mi Likasi
$961
529 km or 329 mi Bulawayo
$766
574 km or 356 mi Tete
$825
584 km or 363 mi Masvingo
$854
605 km or 376 mi Kolwezi
$975
611 km or 380 mi Mutare
$752
613 km or 381 mi Lilongwe
$587
645 km or 401 mi Francistown
$624
658 km or 409 mi Kasama
$748
686 km or 426 mi Chimoio
$947
688 km or 428 mi Ntcheu
$492
694 km or 431 mi Mzimba
$566
721 km or 448 mi Blantyre
$507
729 km or 453 mi Monkey Bay
$518
756 km or 470 mi Zomba
$457
757 km or 471 mi Mangochi
$493
762 km or 474 mi Mzuzu
$525
775 km or 482 mi Mulanje
$461
792 km or 492 mi Serowe
$583
802 km or 499 mi Palapye
$540
852 km or 529 mi Beira
$1003
869 km or 540 mi Mahalapye
$631
917 km or 570 mi Mbeya
$461
956 km or 594 mi Quelimane
$675