Harare vs Hyderabad, India - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Harare	Hyderabad
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1021	$470
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2475	$1151
🏠 One person rent	$408	$170
🏘️ Family rent	$649	$294
🍽️ Food expenses	$352	$185
🚐 Transport expenses	$188	$72.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$230	$290
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	37	64
😀 Quality of life	49	64
🏙️ Population	2.15M	9.31M

The cost of living in Harare is 117% more expensive than in Hyderabad, India. Cities ranked 5412th and 8810th ($1021 vs $470) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 12th 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 0.6 months in Hyderabad, India. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Hyderabad, India ranked 7th in India, while ranked 6721st and 5455th 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	$10.1	$3.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.6	$17.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.96	$5.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$2.24
☕ Cappuccino	$2.93	$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.69	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$366	$214
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$257	$121
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$662	$380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$459	$221
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.4	$21.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56	$33.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$93.2	$8.06
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.05%	9.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1147	$1440
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$587	$832
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.99	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$54.9	$14.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.1	$3.82
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.58	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$0.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1	$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$0.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.13	$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$6.15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$3.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.92	$6.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$2.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$0.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$0.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.68	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.26	$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.03	$9.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.34	$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.09	$1.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.99	$3.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.67	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.6	$0.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.7	$19.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.1	$3.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.7	$8.02
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.17	$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.3	$31.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$34.3	$47.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$258	$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8872	$2504

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Cities near Harare

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 Hyderabad, India

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Secunderabad	$398
87 km or 54 mi	Mahbubnagar	$353
92 km or 57 mi	Nalgonda	$266
138 km or 86 mi	Warangal	$358
139 km or 86 mi	Karimnagar	$361
150 km or 93 mi	Nizamabad	$305
173 km or 108 mi	Gulbarga	$251
178 km or 110 mi	Kurnool	$345
179 km or 111 mi	Khammam	$265
190 km or 118 mi	Ramagundam	$343
210 km or 130 mi	Nandyal	$347
230 km or 143 mi	Latur	$396
231 km or 143 mi	Adoni	$383
232 km or 144 mi	Nanded	$328
242 km or 150 mi	Guntur	$277
247 km or 154 mi	Vijayawada	$339
263 km or 163 mi	Tenali	$290
264 km or 164 mi	Chirala	$304
268 km or 166 mi	Ongole	$334
273 km or 169 mi	Solapur	$285
290 km or 180 mi	Eluru	$298
293 km or 182 mi	Proddatur	$367
299 km or 186 mi	Bijapur	$333
312 km or 194 mi	Anantapur	$345
314 km or 195 mi	Machilipatnam	$307
321 km or 200 mi	Hospet	$266
325 km or 202 mi	Kadapa	$368
355 km or 221 mi	Rajahmundry	$301
363 km or 226 mi	Nellore	$535
401 km or 249 mi	Kakinada	$291
404 km or 251 mi	Amravati	$310
405 km or 252 mi	Akola	$297
407 km or 253 mi	Hindupur	$341
418 km or 260 mi	Sangli	$290
422 km or 262 mi	Davanagere	$295
424 km or 264 mi	Madanapalle	$327
426 km or 265 mi	Tirupati	$327
426 km or 265 mi	Nagpur	$545
427 km or 265 mi	Hubli	$355
431 km or 268 mi	Ichalkaranji	$302