Harare vs Hyderabad, India - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Harare	Hyderabad
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1015	$444
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2515	$1082
🏠 One person rent	$415	$159
🏘️ Family rent	$700	$269
🍽️ Food expenses	$338	$171
🚐 Transport expenses	$187	$75
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$223	$227
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	38	65
😀 Quality of life	48	62
🏙️ Population	2.15M	9.19M

The cost of living in Harare is 129% more expensive than in Hyderabad, India. Cities ranked 5463rd and 8882nd ($1015 vs $444) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 11th in Zimbabwe and India, respectively. Check Zimbabwe vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Harare compared to 0.5 months in Hyderabad, India. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Hyderabad, India ranked 6th in India, while ranked 6892nd and 5556th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Harare vs Hyderabad, India

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	Harare	Hyderabad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.57	$2.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.6	$15.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.99	$5.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.28	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$3.02	$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.73	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$398	$198
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$292	$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$731	$353
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$540	$198
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.6	$21.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.1	$32.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.8	$8.04
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.63%	8.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$909	$1353
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$415	$775
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.01	$0.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.8	$14.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.9	$4.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.67	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$0.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.01	$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.93	$0.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$6.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.63	$3.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.38	$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$0.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$0.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.68	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.25	$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.01	$8.43
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$1.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.79	$4.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.1	$1.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.98	$2.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.66	$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.59	$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.1	$20.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.94	$3.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.1	$6.94
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.14	$4.41
👖 Brand Jeans	$23.5	$23.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$37.3	$42.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$337	$108
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8948	$2668

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Cities near Harare

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Chitungwiza	$780
66 km or 41 mi	Marondera	$755
105 km or 65 mi	Chinhoyi	$629
133 km or 83 mi	Kadoma	$727
165 km or 103 mi	Kwekwe	$677
213 km or 132 mi	Mutare	$754
223 km or 138 mi	Gweru	$565
251 km or 156 mi	Masvingo	$840
291 km or 181 mi	Chimoio	$875
328 km or 204 mi	Tete	$792
369 km or 229 mi	Bulawayo	$632
399 km or 248 mi	Lusaka	$777
447 km or 278 mi	Choma	$849
458 km or 284 mi	Beira	$952
478 km or 297 mi	Blantyre	$495
498 km or 309 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$925
510 km or 317 mi	Ntcheu	$489
514 km or 319 mi	Mulanje	$456
518 km or 322 mi	Lilongwe	$587
525 km or 326 mi	Francistown	$632
531 km or 330 mi	Zomba	$452
549 km or 341 mi	Livingstone	$813
584 km or 363 mi	Mangochi	$494
588 km or 365 mi	Monkey Bay	$516
599 km or 372 mi	Ndola	$692
618 km or 384 mi	Quelimane	$691
635 km or 394 mi	Kitwe	$1304
659 km or 409 mi	Mufulira	$1602
665 km or 413 mi	Palapye	$549
679 km or 422 mi	Serowe	$590
680 km or 422 mi	Chingola	$1378
714 km or 444 mi	Mzimba	$559
734 km or 456 mi	Mahalapye	$615
775 km or 482 mi	Mansa	$1166
778 km or 484 mi	Mzuzu	$522
786 km or 489 mi	Lubumbashi	$1125
847 km or 526 mi	Xai-Xai	$965
847 km or 526 mi	Kasama	$1132
892 km or 554 mi	Likasi	$1029
898 km or 558 mi	Middelburg	$875

Cities near Hyderabad, India

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Secunderabad	$374
87 km or 54 mi	Mahbubnagar	$327
92 km or 57 mi	Nalgonda	$255
138 km or 86 mi	Warangal	$313
139 km or 86 mi	Karimnagar	$316
150 km or 93 mi	Nizamabad	$287
173 km or 108 mi	Gulbarga	$253
178 km or 110 mi	Kurnool	$317
179 km or 111 mi	Khammam	$247
190 km or 118 mi	Ramagundam	$305
210 km or 130 mi	Nandyal	$325
230 km or 143 mi	Latur	$365
231 km or 143 mi	Adoni	$359
232 km or 144 mi	Nanded	$308
242 km or 150 mi	Guntur	$265
247 km or 154 mi	Vijayawada	$328
263 km or 163 mi	Tenali	$273
264 km or 164 mi	Chirala	$290
268 km or 166 mi	Ongole	$317
273 km or 169 mi	Solapur	$269
290 km or 180 mi	Eluru	$280
293 km or 182 mi	Proddatur	$339
299 km or 186 mi	Bijapur	$298
312 km or 194 mi	Anantapur	$331
314 km or 195 mi	Machilipatnam	$292
321 km or 200 mi	Hospet	$250
325 km or 202 mi	Kadapa	$348
355 km or 221 mi	Rajahmundry	$281
363 km or 226 mi	Nellore	$508
401 km or 249 mi	Kakinada	$271
404 km or 251 mi	Amravati	$281
405 km or 252 mi	Akola	$282
407 km or 253 mi	Hindupur	$339
418 km or 260 mi	Sangli	$279
422 km or 262 mi	Davanagere	$264
424 km or 264 mi	Madanapalle	$320
426 km or 265 mi	Tirupati	$306
426 km or 265 mi	Nagpur	$528
427 km or 265 mi	Hubli	$333
431 km or 268 mi	Ichalkaranji	$288