Harare vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$992
$404
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2589
$1011
🏠 One person rent
$411
$135
🏘️ Family rent
$862
$258
🍽️ Food expenses
$345
$178
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$51.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$415
$432
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
37
75
😀 Quality of life
45
58
🏙️ Population
2.15M
4.5M

The cost of living in Harare is 145% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 5540th and 8948th ($992 vs $404) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 24th 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 6578th and 5509th among best cities to live in the world.

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Harare Kolkata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10
$3.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50
$14.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.03
$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$2.05
☕ Cappuccino
$3.07
$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.69
$0.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$341
$165
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$86.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$919
$341
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$638
$180
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.5
$25.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.7
$39.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$113
$6.58
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.13%
9.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1327
$1157
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$547
$528
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.1
$6.24
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.1
$3.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.58
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$0.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$0.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.21
$0.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$5.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.69
$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.57
$6.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.26
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.02
$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$1.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.21
$3.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.94
$1.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.01
$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.7
$1.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$0.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.1
$15.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.98
$3.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37
$8.93
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.13
$2.94
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.5
$26.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$35.2
$47.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$247
$41.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6241
$1469

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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 Kolkata

Distance City Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Howrah
$332
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Bidhannagar
$355
10 km or 6.2 mi South Dumdum
$345
11 km or 7.1 mi Baranagar
$333
12 km or 7.5 mi Bally
$331
14 km or 8.9 mi Uttarpara
$327
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamarhati
$336
15 km or 9.3 mi North Dumdum
$337
16 km or 9.9 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$354
17 km or 10 mi Panihati
$338
20 km or 13 mi Rajarhat
$347
21 km or 13 mi Madhyamgram
$334
23 km or 14 mi Serampore
$330
23 km or 15 mi Barrackpore
$329
25 km or 15 mi Uluberia
$341
36 km or 22 mi Barasat
$350
36 km or 23 mi Maheshtala
$360
37 km or 23 mi Chandannagar
$327
37 km or 23 mi Bhatpara
$337
40 km or 25 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$327
41 km or 25 mi Naihati
$328
64 km or 40 mi Haldia
$394
79 km or 49 mi Shantipur
$294
93 km or 58 mi Bardhaman
$314
97 km or 60 mi Krishnanagar
$281
104 km or 65 mi Midnapore
$292
107 km or 66 mi Kharagpur
$283
114 km or 71 mi Jessore
$289
128 km or 80 mi Khulna
$303
153 km or 95 mi Durgapur
$292
174 km or 108 mi Berhampore
$304
189 km or 118 mi Asansol
$299
202 km or 125 mi Kulti
$300
205 km or 127 mi Rajshahi
$274
209 km or 130 mi Barisal
$287
223 km or 139 mi Jamshedpur
$361
239 km or 149 mi Dhanbad
$293
248 km or 154 mi Dhaka
$430
251 km or 156 mi Narayanganj
$309
274 km or 170 mi Malda
$308