Harare vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1012
$408
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2579
$1026
🏠 One person rent
$427
$135
🏘️ Family rent
$819
$257
🍽️ Food expenses
$336
$181
🚐 Transport expenses
$175
$51.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$381
$468
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
37
75
😀 Quality of life
43
58
🏙️ Population
2.15M
4.5M

The cost of living in Harare is 148% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 5611th and 8957th ($1012 vs $408) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 26th in Zimbabwe and India, respectively. Check Zimbabwe vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Harare compared to 1.1 months in Kolkata. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Kolkata ranked 12th in India, while ranked 6695th and 5494th among best cities to live in the world.

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Harare Kolkata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.03
$3.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.8
$15.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.5
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$2.22
☕ Cappuccino
$3.09
$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$326
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$254
$88.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$900
$336
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$576
$184
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.3
$23.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.3
$36.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$124
$6.67
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.99%
8.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1328
$1116
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1332
$562
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.5
$5.98
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.2
$3.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.61
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$0.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$0.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$0.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.1
$5.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.13
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.44
$6.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$0.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7
$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.24
$3.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.93
$1.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6
$3.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.67
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61.9
$17.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$3.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.2
$9.94
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.18
$3.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.2
$26.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$34.9
$45.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$249
$51.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8755
$1751

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Chitungwiza
$890
66 km or 41 mi Marondera
$810
105 km or 65 mi Chinhoyi
$830
133 km or 83 mi Kadoma
$729
165 km or 103 mi Kwekwe
$731
213 km or 132 mi Mutare
$662
223 km or 138 mi Gweru
$761
251 km or 156 mi Masvingo
$871
291 km or 181 mi Chimoio
$953
328 km or 204 mi Tete
$834
369 km or 229 mi Bulawayo
$756
399 km or 248 mi Lusaka
$685
447 km or 278 mi Choma
$725
458 km or 284 mi Beira
$1000
478 km or 297 mi Blantyre
$591
498 km or 309 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$894
510 km or 317 mi Ntcheu
$515
514 km or 319 mi Mulanje
$500
518 km or 322 mi Lilongwe
$582
525 km or 326 mi Francistown
$585
531 km or 330 mi Zomba
$498
549 km or 341 mi Livingstone
$670
584 km or 363 mi Mangochi
$516
588 km or 365 mi Monkey Bay
$526
599 km or 372 mi Ndola
$1139
618 km or 384 mi Quelimane
$670
635 km or 394 mi Kitwe
$1116
659 km or 409 mi Mufulira
$1090
665 km or 413 mi Palapye
$554
679 km or 422 mi Serowe
$600
680 km or 422 mi Chingola
$1028
714 km or 444 mi Mzimba
$574
734 km or 456 mi Mahalapye
$663
775 km or 482 mi Mansa
$1017
778 km or 484 mi Mzuzu
$534
786 km or 489 mi Lubumbashi
$1007
847 km or 526 mi Xai-Xai
$1045
847 km or 526 mi Kasama
$1079
892 km or 554 mi Likasi
$939
898 km or 558 mi Middelburg
$841

Cities near Kolkata

Distance City Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Howrah
$338
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Bidhannagar
$360
10 km or 6.2 mi South Dumdum
$351
11 km or 7.1 mi Baranagar
$340
12 km or 7.5 mi Bally
$338
14 km or 8.9 mi Uttarpara
$334
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamarhati
$343
15 km or 9.3 mi North Dumdum
$343
16 km or 9.9 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$360
17 km or 10 mi Panihati
$344
20 km or 13 mi Rajarhat
$353
21 km or 13 mi Madhyamgram
$341
23 km or 14 mi Serampore
$336
23 km or 15 mi Barrackpore
$336
25 km or 15 mi Uluberia
$346
36 km or 22 mi Barasat
$356
36 km or 23 mi Maheshtala
$366
37 km or 23 mi Chandannagar
$335
37 km or 23 mi Bhatpara
$342
40 km or 25 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$332
41 km or 25 mi Naihati
$335
64 km or 40 mi Haldia
$399
79 km or 49 mi Shantipur
$307
93 km or 58 mi Bardhaman
$317
97 km or 60 mi Krishnanagar
$294
104 km or 65 mi Midnapore
$304
107 km or 66 mi Kharagpur
$296
114 km or 71 mi Jessore
$290
128 km or 80 mi Khulna
$339
153 km or 95 mi Durgapur
$288
174 km or 108 mi Berhampore
$309
189 km or 118 mi Asansol
$273
202 km or 125 mi Kulti
$284
205 km or 127 mi Rajshahi
$279
209 km or 130 mi Barisal
$295
223 km or 139 mi Jamshedpur
$330
239 km or 149 mi Dhanbad
$285
248 km or 154 mi Dhaka
$428
251 km or 156 mi Narayanganj
$301
274 km or 170 mi Malda
$311