Harare vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$957
$809
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2551
$1207
🏠 One person rent
$422
$554
🏘️ Family rent
$917
$485
🍽️ Food expenses
$294
$166
🚐 Transport expenses
$164
$49.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$440
$411
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
37
40
😀 Quality of life
47
51
🏙️ Population
2.15M
5.94M

The cost of living in Harare is 18% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 5620th and 6358th ($957 vs $809) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 0.5 months in Surat. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Surat ranked 37th in India, while ranked 6463rd and 6236th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Harare vs Surat

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Harare Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.43
$3.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.6
$10.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.97
$3.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$2.4
☕ Cappuccino
$2.9
$1.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.59
$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$303
$491
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$261
$529
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$938
$1128
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$698
$264
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.3
$26.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.5
$41.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$117
$6.82
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.57%
8.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1378
$862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1341
$717
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.9
$6.03
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.2
$2.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.65
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.02
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$0.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$5.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.8
$8.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$0.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$0.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.27
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.96
$7.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$3.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.88
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.06
$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.69
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.5
$15.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$3.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.2
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$2.54
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.3
$27.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$38.5
$41.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$291
$70.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7309
$1785

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$852
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$761
105 km or 65 mi Chinhoyi
$784
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$689
165 km or 103 mi Kwekwe
$691
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$645
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
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$301
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$296
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$399
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$377
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$396
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$315
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$345
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$385
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$505
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$368
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$391
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$482
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$339
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$457
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$353
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$706
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$377
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$359
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$379
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$510
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$323
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$358
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$390
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$281
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$338
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$308
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$400
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$375
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$431
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$338
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$345
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$325
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$359
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$336
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$352
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$342
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$334
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$352
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$370
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$361