Harare vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1015
$362
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2515
$875
🏠 One person rent
$415
$127
🏘️ Family rent
$700
$215
🍽️ Food expenses
$338
$159
🚐 Transport expenses
$187
$42.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$223
$255
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
38
73
😀 Quality of life
48
61
🏙️ Population
2.15M
4.5M

The cost of living in Harare is 180% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 5463rd and 9031st ($1015 vs $362) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 40th 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 0.7 months in Kolkata. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Kolkata ranked 10th in India, while ranked 6892nd and 5764th 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
$9.57
$2.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.6
$12.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.99
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$1.84
☕ Cappuccino
$3.02
$1.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$398
$136
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$292
$77.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$731
$250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$540
$138
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.6
$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.1
$47.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.8
$7.12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.63%
9.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$909
$1150
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$415
$586
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.01
$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.8
$3.11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.9
$3.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.67
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$0.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$0.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.93
$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$4.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.38
$6.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.25
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.01
$9.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.79
$4.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.1
$1.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.66
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$0.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.1
$13.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.94
$3.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.1
$7.92
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.14
$2.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.5
$21.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$37.3
$35.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$337
$35.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8948
$1762

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Chitungwiza
$780
66 km or 41 mi Marondera
$755
105 km or 65 mi Chinhoyi
$629
133 km or 83 mi Kadoma
$727
165 km or 103 mi Kwekwe
$677
213 km or 132 mi Mutare
$754
223 km or 138 mi Gweru
$565
251 km or 156 mi Masvingo
$840
291 km or 181 mi Chimoio
$875
328 km or 204 mi Tete
$792
369 km or 229 mi Bulawayo
$632
399 km or 248 mi Lusaka
$777
447 km or 278 mi Choma
$849
458 km or 284 mi Beira
$952
478 km or 297 mi Blantyre
$495
498 km or 309 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$925
510 km or 317 mi Ntcheu
$489
514 km or 319 mi Mulanje
$456
518 km or 322 mi Lilongwe
$587
525 km or 326 mi Francistown
$632
531 km or 330 mi Zomba
$452
549 km or 341 mi Livingstone
$813
584 km or 363 mi Mangochi
$494
588 km or 365 mi Monkey Bay
$516
599 km or 372 mi Ndola
$692
618 km or 384 mi Quelimane
$691
635 km or 394 mi Kitwe
$1304
659 km or 409 mi Mufulira
$1602
665 km or 413 mi Palapye
$549
679 km or 422 mi Serowe
$590
680 km or 422 mi Chingola
$1378
714 km or 444 mi Mzimba
$559
734 km or 456 mi Mahalapye
$615
775 km or 482 mi Mansa
$1166
778 km or 484 mi Mzuzu
$522
786 km or 489 mi Lubumbashi
$1125
847 km or 526 mi Xai-Xai
$965
847 km or 526 mi Kasama
$1132
892 km or 554 mi Likasi
$1029
898 km or 558 mi Middelburg
$875

Cities near Kolkata

Distance City Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Howrah
$321
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Bidhannagar
$333
10 km or 6.2 mi South Dumdum
$326
11 km or 7.1 mi Baranagar
$318
12 km or 7.5 mi Bally
$319
14 km or 8.9 mi Uttarpara
$313
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamarhati
$321
15 km or 9.3 mi North Dumdum
$321
16 km or 9.9 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$331
17 km or 10 mi Panihati
$324
20 km or 13 mi Rajarhat
$327
21 km or 13 mi Madhyamgram
$318
23 km or 14 mi Serampore
$315
23 km or 15 mi Barrackpore
$314
25 km or 15 mi Uluberia
$322
36 km or 22 mi Barasat
$328
36 km or 23 mi Maheshtala
$339
37 km or 23 mi Chandannagar
$311
37 km or 23 mi Bhatpara
$319
40 km or 25 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$311
41 km or 25 mi Naihati
$313
64 km or 40 mi Haldia
$362
79 km or 49 mi Shantipur
$285
93 km or 58 mi Bardhaman
$296
97 km or 60 mi Krishnanagar
$272
104 km or 65 mi Midnapore
$276
107 km or 66 mi Kharagpur
$267
114 km or 71 mi Jessore
$326
128 km or 80 mi Khulna
$287
153 km or 95 mi Durgapur
$272
174 km or 108 mi Berhampore
$288
189 km or 118 mi Asansol
$268
202 km or 125 mi Kulti
$274
205 km or 127 mi Rajshahi
$289
209 km or 130 mi Barisal
$321
223 km or 139 mi Jamshedpur
$339
239 km or 149 mi Dhanbad
$273
248 km or 154 mi Dhaka
$478
251 km or 156 mi Narayanganj
$348
274 km or 170 mi Malda
$289