Harare vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1021
$366
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2475
$899
🏠 One person rent
$408
$121
🏘️ Family rent
$649
$207
🍽️ Food expenses
$352
$162
🚐 Transport expenses
$188
$45.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$230
$354
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
37
75
😀 Quality of life
49
63
🏙️ Population
2.15M
4.5M

The cost of living in Harare is 179% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 5412th and 9044th ($1021 vs $366) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 50th 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 months in Kolkata. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Kolkata ranked 8th in India, while ranked 6721st and 5552nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Harare Kolkata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.1
$2.26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.6
$11.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$1.68
☕ Cappuccino
$2.93
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.69
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$140
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$257
$78.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$257
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$459
$140
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$23.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56
$36.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$93.2
$6.82
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.05%
9.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1147
$1199
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$587
$550
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$54.9
$2.52
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.1
$3.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.58
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$0.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$0.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.13
$0.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$5.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.83
$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.92
$7.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$2.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$0.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$0.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$0.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.26
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.03
$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$1.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.34
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.09
$1.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.99
$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.67
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$0.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.7
$15.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$3.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.7
$8.95
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.17
$2.89
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.3
$25.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$34.3
$39.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$258
$40.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8872
$1863

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Chitungwiza
$751
66 km or 41 mi Marondera
$779
105 km or 65 mi Chinhoyi
$650
133 km or 83 mi Kadoma
$761
165 km or 103 mi Kwekwe
$716
213 km or 132 mi Mutare
$755
223 km or 138 mi Gweru
$587
251 km or 156 mi Masvingo
$873
291 km or 181 mi Chimoio
$916
328 km or 204 mi Tete
$820
369 km or 229 mi Bulawayo
$658
399 km or 248 mi Lusaka
$655
447 km or 278 mi Choma
$687
458 km or 284 mi Beira
$996
478 km or 297 mi Blantyre
$506
498 km or 309 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$748
510 km or 317 mi Ntcheu
$493
514 km or 319 mi Mulanje
$461
518 km or 322 mi Lilongwe
$592
525 km or 326 mi Francistown
$587
531 km or 330 mi Zomba
$458
549 km or 341 mi Livingstone
$653
584 km or 363 mi Mangochi
$496
588 km or 365 mi Monkey Bay
$519
599 km or 372 mi Ndola
$577
618 km or 384 mi Quelimane
$692
635 km or 394 mi Kitwe
$1062
659 km or 409 mi Mufulira
$1278
665 km or 413 mi Palapye
$514
679 km or 422 mi Serowe
$536
680 km or 422 mi Chingola
$1069
714 km or 444 mi Mzimba
$565
734 km or 456 mi Mahalapye
$577
775 km or 482 mi Mansa
$912
778 km or 484 mi Mzuzu
$527
786 km or 489 mi Lubumbashi
$1124
847 km or 526 mi Xai-Xai
$915
847 km or 526 mi Kasama
$888
892 km or 554 mi Likasi
$1032
898 km or 558 mi Middelburg
$830

Cities near Kolkata

Distance City Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Howrah
$323
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Bidhannagar
$335
10 km or 6.2 mi South Dumdum
$327
11 km or 7.1 mi Baranagar
$318
12 km or 7.5 mi Bally
$318
14 km or 8.9 mi Uttarpara
$312
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamarhati
$320
15 km or 9.3 mi North Dumdum
$320
16 km or 9.9 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$332
17 km or 10 mi Panihati
$324
20 km or 13 mi Rajarhat
$328
21 km or 13 mi Madhyamgram
$317
23 km or 14 mi Serampore
$315
23 km or 15 mi Barrackpore
$315
25 km or 15 mi Uluberia
$324
36 km or 22 mi Barasat
$333
36 km or 23 mi Maheshtala
$344
37 km or 23 mi Chandannagar
$313
37 km or 23 mi Bhatpara
$320
40 km or 25 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$312
41 km or 25 mi Naihati
$313
64 km or 40 mi Haldia
$376
79 km or 49 mi Shantipur
$286
93 km or 58 mi Bardhaman
$302
97 km or 60 mi Krishnanagar
$272
104 km or 65 mi Midnapore
$287
107 km or 66 mi Kharagpur
$277
114 km or 71 mi Jessore
$300
128 km or 80 mi Khulna
$301
153 km or 95 mi Durgapur
$289
174 km or 108 mi Berhampore
$294
189 km or 118 mi Asansol
$286
202 km or 125 mi Kulti
$289
205 km or 127 mi Rajshahi
$274
209 km or 130 mi Barisal
$312
223 km or 139 mi Jamshedpur
$348
239 km or 149 mi Dhanbad
$289
248 km or 154 mi Dhaka
$464
251 km or 156 mi Narayanganj
$348
274 km or 170 mi Malda
$297