Harare vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1021
$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2475
$990
🏠 One person rent
$408
$458
🏘️ Family rent
$649
$305
🍽️ Food expenses
$352
$161
🚐 Transport expenses
$188
$45.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$230
$271
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
37
40
😀 Quality of life
49
55
🏙️ Population
2.15M
5.94M

The cost of living in Harare is 45% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 5412th and 7068th ($1021 vs $705) 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 0.2 months in Harare compared to 0.4 months in Surat. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Surat ranked 45th in India, while ranked 6721st and 6284th 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
$10.1
$3.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.6
$11.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$3.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$3.41
 Cappuccino
$2.93
$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.69
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$257
$484
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$390
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$459
$234
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$20.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56
$31.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$93.2
$7.65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.05%
9.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1147
$822
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$587
$576
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$54.9
$5.63
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.1
$2.24
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.58
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.13
$0.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$4.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.83
$2.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.92
$8.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$0.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.26
$0.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.03
$8.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$2.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.34
$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.09
$2.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.99
$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.67
$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$0.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.7
$18.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$3.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.7
$14.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.17
$2.36
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.3
$24.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$34.3
$42.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$258
$59.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8872
$922

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$751
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$278
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$291
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$374
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$350
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$375
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$267
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$382
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$366
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$442
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$363
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$399
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$487
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$407
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$503
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$324
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$705
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$382
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$303
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$349
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$517
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$303
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$330
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$361
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$264
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$315
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$290
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$273
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$297
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$396
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$328
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$285
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$310
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$290
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$305
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$309
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$328
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$366
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$302
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$333
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$333