Harare vs Mumbai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Mumbai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1012
$716
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2579
$1979
🏠 One person rent
$427
$392
🏘️ Family rent
$819
$1047
🍽️ Food expenses
$336
$210
🚐 Transport expenses
$175
$57.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$381
$910
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
37
82
😀 Quality of life
43
64
🏙️ Population
2.15M
15.4M

The cost of living in Harare is 41% more expensive than in Mumbai. Cities ranked 5611th and 6838th ($1012 vs $716) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 1.3 months in Mumbai. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Mumbai ranked 4th in India, while ranked 6695th and 4476th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Harare vs Mumbai

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Harare Mumbai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.03
$4.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.8
$24.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.5
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$2.79
 Cappuccino
$3.09
$2.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$326
$538
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$254
$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$900
$1611
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$576
$817
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.3
$40.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.3
$62.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$124
$8.63
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.99%
8.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1328
$7369
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1332
$3505
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.5
$8.39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.2
$3.16
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.61
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$0.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$1.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.1
$7.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.13
$4.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.44
$5.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$0.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$2.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.24
$4.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.93
$1.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6
$3.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.67
$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61.9
$24.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$4.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.2
$23
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.18
$2.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.2
$30.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$34.9
$60.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$249
$104
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8755
$2724

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Chitungwiza
$890
66 km or 41 mi Marondera
$810
105 km or 65 mi Chinhoyi
$830
133 km or 83 mi Kadoma
$729
165 km or 103 mi Kwekwe
$731
213 km or 132 mi Mutare
$662
223 km or 138 mi Gweru
$761
251 km or 156 mi Masvingo
$871
291 km or 181 mi Chimoio
$953
328 km or 204 mi Tete
$834
369 km or 229 mi Bulawayo
$756
399 km or 248 mi Lusaka
$685
447 km or 278 mi Choma
$725
458 km or 284 mi Beira
$1000
478 km or 297 mi Blantyre
$591
498 km or 309 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$894
510 km or 317 mi Ntcheu
$515
514 km or 319 mi Mulanje
$500
518 km or 322 mi Lilongwe
$582
525 km or 326 mi Francistown
$585
531 km or 330 mi Zomba
$498
549 km or 341 mi Livingstone
$670
584 km or 363 mi Mangochi
$516
588 km or 365 mi Monkey Bay
$526
599 km or 372 mi Ndola
$1139
618 km or 384 mi Quelimane
$670
635 km or 394 mi Kitwe
$1116
659 km or 409 mi Mufulira
$1090
665 km or 413 mi Palapye
$554
679 km or 422 mi Serowe
$600
680 km or 422 mi Chingola
$1028
714 km or 444 mi Mzimba
$574
734 km or 456 mi Mahalapye
$663
775 km or 482 mi Mansa
$1017
778 km or 484 mi Mzuzu
$534
786 km or 489 mi Lubumbashi
$1007
847 km or 526 mi Xai-Xai
$1045
847 km or 526 mi Kasama
$1079
892 km or 554 mi Likasi
$939
898 km or 558 mi Middelburg
$841

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Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Navi Mumbai
$480
27 km or 17 mi Thane
$484
44 km or 28 mi Bhiwandi
$368
46 km or 28 mi Kalyan
$396
56 km or 35 mi Vasai
$288
119 km or 74 mi Pune
$519
152 km or 94 mi Nashik
$346
187 km or 116 mi Satara
$312
221 km or 137 mi Navsari
$284
245 km or 152 mi Surat
$785
252 km or 156 mi Malegaon
$394
280 km or 174 mi Aurangabad
$406
292 km or 182 mi Kolhapur
$332
297 km or 184 mi Sangli
$310
306 km or 190 mi Ichalkaranji
$321
320 km or 199 mi Bhavnagar
$297
355 km or 221 mi Solapur
$294
365 km or 227 mi Jalgaon
$357
373 km or 232 mi Vadodara
$406
387 km or 240 mi Bijapur
$348
387 km or 241 mi Belgaum
$491
400 km or 249 mi Latur
$409
402 km or 250 mi Panjim
$402
409 km or 254 mi Mormugao
$488
415 km or 258 mi Nadiad
$399
427 km or 265 mi Rajkot
$326
428 km or 266 mi Margao
$429
432 km or 268 mi Godhra
$391
449 km or 279 mi Porbandar
$344
453 km or 281 mi Ahmedabad
$471
457 km or 284 mi Hubli
$357
460 km or 286 mi Gulbarga
$254
473 km or 294 mi Gandhinagar
$424
473 km or 294 mi Nanded
$335
478 km or 297 mi Akola
$304
517 km or 321 mi Mehsana
$402
522 km or 324 mi Indore
$379
536 km or 333 mi Ratlam
$327
555 km or 345 mi Nizamabad
$364
558 km or 347 mi Amravati
$283