Harare vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1024
$364
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2516
$892
🏠 One person rent
$416
$124
🏘️ Family rent
$676
$211
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$160
🚐 Transport expenses
$179
$44.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$226
$401
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
38
73
😀 Quality of life
48
63
🏙️ Population
2.15M
4.5M

The cost of living in Harare is 181% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 5483rd and 9043rd ($1024 vs $364) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 45th 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 1.1 months in Kolkata. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Kolkata ranked 11th in India, while ranked 6918th and 5562nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Harare vs Kolkata

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Harare Kolkata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.1
$2.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.9
$11
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.95
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$1.66
☕ Cappuccino
$3.22
$1.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$363
$144
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$284
$75.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$643
$255
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$513
$139
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.7
$26.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.2
$41.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$78.3
$7.13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.19%
9.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$973
$1163
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$494
$593
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.2
$2.77
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.1
$3.22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.57
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$0.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$0.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$0.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$4.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.41
$2.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.4
$7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$2.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$0.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$0.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.26
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.02
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.55
$3.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.02
$1.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.95
$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.68
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.2
$14.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$3.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.3
$9.02
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.26
$2.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.1
$24.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$37
$38.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$295
$36.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10145
$1886

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Chitungwiza
$770
66 km or 41 mi Marondera
$768
105 km or 65 mi Chinhoyi
$639
133 km or 83 mi Kadoma
$754
165 km or 103 mi Kwekwe
$706
213 km or 132 mi Mutare
$764
223 km or 138 mi Gweru
$577
251 km or 156 mi Masvingo
$861
291 km or 181 mi Chimoio
$924
328 km or 204 mi Tete
$828
369 km or 229 mi Bulawayo
$630
399 km or 248 mi Lusaka
$686
447 km or 278 mi Choma
$750
458 km or 284 mi Beira
$1000
478 km or 297 mi Blantyre
$505
498 km or 309 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$815
510 km or 317 mi Ntcheu
$495
514 km or 319 mi Mulanje
$461
518 km or 322 mi Lilongwe
$591
525 km or 326 mi Francistown
$633
531 km or 330 mi Zomba
$458
549 km or 341 mi Livingstone
$718
584 km or 363 mi Mangochi
$496
588 km or 365 mi Monkey Bay
$521
599 km or 372 mi Ndola
$613
618 km or 384 mi Quelimane
$692
635 km or 394 mi Kitwe
$1189
659 km or 409 mi Mufulira
$1473
665 km or 413 mi Palapye
$551
679 km or 422 mi Serowe
$583
680 km or 422 mi Chingola
$1229
714 km or 444 mi Mzimba
$530
734 km or 456 mi Mahalapye
$628
775 km or 482 mi Mansa
$1030
778 km or 484 mi Mzuzu
$527
786 km or 489 mi Lubumbashi
$1133
847 km or 526 mi Xai-Xai
$950
847 km or 526 mi Kasama
$1002
892 km or 554 mi Likasi
$1039
898 km or 558 mi Middelburg
$899

Cities near Kolkata

Distance City Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Howrah
$330
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Bidhannagar
$341
10 km or 6.2 mi South Dumdum
$335
11 km or 7.1 mi Baranagar
$326
12 km or 7.5 mi Bally
$326
14 km or 8.9 mi Uttarpara
$320
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamarhati
$329
15 km or 9.3 mi North Dumdum
$330
16 km or 9.9 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$338
17 km or 10 mi Panihati
$331
20 km or 13 mi Rajarhat
$336
21 km or 13 mi Madhyamgram
$325
23 km or 14 mi Serampore
$324
23 km or 15 mi Barrackpore
$323
25 km or 15 mi Uluberia
$331
36 km or 22 mi Barasat
$338
36 km or 23 mi Maheshtala
$349
37 km or 23 mi Chandannagar
$321
37 km or 23 mi Bhatpara
$330
40 km or 25 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$320
41 km or 25 mi Naihati
$321
64 km or 40 mi Haldia
$376
79 km or 49 mi Shantipur
$290
93 km or 58 mi Bardhaman
$307
97 km or 60 mi Krishnanagar
$275
104 km or 65 mi Midnapore
$288
107 km or 66 mi Kharagpur
$278
114 km or 71 mi Jessore
$314
128 km or 80 mi Khulna
$296
153 km or 95 mi Durgapur
$284
174 km or 108 mi Berhampore
$298
189 km or 118 mi Asansol
$280
202 km or 125 mi Kulti
$285
205 km or 127 mi Rajshahi
$281
209 km or 130 mi Barisal
$314
223 km or 139 mi Jamshedpur
$360
239 km or 149 mi Dhanbad
$288
248 km or 154 mi Dhaka
$481
251 km or 156 mi Narayanganj
$351
274 km or 170 mi Malda
$300