Harare vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$957
$399
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2551
$1003
🏠 One person rent
$422
$132
🏘️ Family rent
$917
$265
🍽️ Food expenses
$294
$178
🚐 Transport expenses
$164
$49.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$440
$479
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
37
75
😀 Quality of life
47
60
🏙️ Population
2.15M
4.5M

The cost of living in Harare is 140% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 5620th and 8958th ($957 vs $399) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 37th in Zimbabwe and India, respectively. Check Zimbabwe vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Harare compared to 1.2 months in Kolkata. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Kolkata ranked 11th in India, while ranked 6463rd and 5392nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Harare Kolkata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.43
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.6
$14.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.97
$4.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$2.72
☕ Cappuccino
$2.9
$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.59
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$303
$165
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$261
$86.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$938
$342
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$698
$193
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.3
$23.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.5
$34.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$117
$6.77
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.57%
8.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1378
$1115
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1341
$539
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.9
$6.49
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.2
$2.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.65
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$0.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.02
$0.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$0.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$5.25
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$3.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.8
$6.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$0.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.27
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.96
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$3.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.88
$1.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.06
$3.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.69
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$0.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.5
$25.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$3.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.2
$10
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$2.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.3
$26.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$38.5
$40.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$291
$46.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7309
$1360

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Chitungwiza
$852
66 km or 41 mi Marondera
$761
105 km or 65 mi Chinhoyi
$784
133 km or 83 mi Kadoma
$689
165 km or 103 mi Kwekwe
$691
213 km or 132 mi Mutare
$645
223 km or 138 mi Gweru
$722
251 km or 156 mi Masvingo
$837
291 km or 181 mi Chimoio
$993
328 km or 204 mi Tete
$970
369 km or 229 mi Bulawayo
$777
399 km or 248 mi Lusaka
$777
447 km or 278 mi Choma
$795
458 km or 284 mi Beira
$1014
478 km or 297 mi Blantyre
$363
498 km or 309 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$968
510 km or 317 mi Ntcheu
$332
514 km or 319 mi Mulanje
$327
518 km or 322 mi Lilongwe
$367
525 km or 326 mi Francistown
$550
531 km or 330 mi Zomba
$326
549 km or 341 mi Livingstone
$734
584 km or 363 mi Mangochi
$332
588 km or 365 mi Monkey Bay
$335
599 km or 372 mi Ndola
$1210
618 km or 384 mi Quelimane
$992
635 km or 394 mi Kitwe
$1238
659 km or 409 mi Mufulira
$1236
665 km or 413 mi Palapye
$511
679 km or 422 mi Serowe
$554
680 km or 422 mi Chingola
$1107
714 km or 444 mi Mzimba
$337
734 km or 456 mi Mahalapye
$605
775 km or 482 mi Mansa
$1121
778 km or 484 mi Mzuzu
$338
786 km or 489 mi Lubumbashi
$1025
847 km or 526 mi Xai-Xai
$952
847 km or 526 mi Kasama
$1176
892 km or 554 mi Likasi
$953
898 km or 558 mi Middelburg
$866

Cities near Kolkata

Distance City Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Howrah
$354
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Bidhannagar
$364
10 km or 6.2 mi South Dumdum
$355
11 km or 7.1 mi Baranagar
$346
12 km or 7.5 mi Bally
$346
14 km or 8.9 mi Uttarpara
$342
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamarhati
$349
15 km or 9.3 mi North Dumdum
$348
16 km or 9.9 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$361
17 km or 10 mi Panihati
$351
20 km or 13 mi Rajarhat
$356
21 km or 13 mi Madhyamgram
$346
23 km or 14 mi Serampore
$343
23 km or 15 mi Barrackpore
$341
25 km or 15 mi Uluberia
$350
36 km or 22 mi Barasat
$357
36 km or 23 mi Maheshtala
$367
37 km or 23 mi Chandannagar
$339
37 km or 23 mi Bhatpara
$347
40 km or 25 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$336
41 km or 25 mi Naihati
$338
64 km or 40 mi Haldia
$391
79 km or 49 mi Shantipur
$304
93 km or 58 mi Bardhaman
$323
97 km or 60 mi Krishnanagar
$287
104 km or 65 mi Midnapore
$298
107 km or 66 mi Kharagpur
$285
114 km or 71 mi Jessore
$310
128 km or 80 mi Khulna
$342
153 km or 95 mi Durgapur
$312
174 km or 108 mi Berhampore
$311
189 km or 118 mi Asansol
$276
202 km or 125 mi Kulti
$288
205 km or 127 mi Rajshahi
$293
209 km or 130 mi Barisal
$324
223 km or 139 mi Jamshedpur
$328
239 km or 149 mi Dhanbad
$322
248 km or 154 mi Dhaka
$456
251 km or 156 mi Narayanganj
$446
274 km or 170 mi Malda
$318