Harare vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1024
$693
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2516
$974
🏠 One person rent
$416
$449
🏘️ Family rent
$676
$292
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$159
🚐 Transport expenses
$179
$45.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$226
$310
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
38
40
😀 Quality of life
48
60
🏙️ Population
2.15M
5.94M

The cost of living in Harare is 48% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 5483rd and 7286th ($1024 vs $693) 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 23rd in India, while ranked 6918th and 5975th 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
$11.1
$3.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.9
$11.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.95
$3.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$3.28
☕ Cappuccino
$3.22
$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$363
$206
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$284
$471
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$643
$367
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$513
$220
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.7
$22.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.2
$35.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$78.3
$7.72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.19%
9.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$973
$735
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$494
$489
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.2
$5.49
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.1
$2.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.57
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$4.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.41
$2.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.4
$6.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$0.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$0.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.26
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.02
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.55
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.02
$1.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.95
$2.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.68
$0.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.2
$17.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$3.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.3
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.26
$2.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.1
$24.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$37
$46.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$295
$58.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10145
$929

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$770
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$768
105 km or 65 mi Chinhoyi
$639
133 km or 83 mi Kadoma
$754
165 km or 103 mi Kwekwe
$706
213 km or 132 mi Mutare
$764
223 km or 138 mi Gweru
$577
251 km or 156 mi Masvingo
$861
291 km or 181 mi Chimoio
$924
328 km or 204 mi Tete
$828
369 km or 229 mi Bulawayo
$630
399 km or 248 mi Lusaka
$686
447 km or 278 mi Choma
$750
458 km or 284 mi Beira
$1000
478 km or 297 mi Blantyre
$505
498 km or 309 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$815
510 km or 317 mi Ntcheu
$495
514 km or 319 mi Mulanje
$461
518 km or 322 mi Lilongwe
$591
525 km or 326 mi Francistown
$633
531 km or 330 mi Zomba
$458
549 km or 341 mi Livingstone
$718
584 km or 363 mi Mangochi
$496
588 km or 365 mi Monkey Bay
$521
599 km or 372 mi Ndola
$613
618 km or 384 mi Quelimane
$692
635 km or 394 mi Kitwe
$1189
659 km or 409 mi Mufulira
$1473
665 km or 413 mi Palapye
$551
679 km or 422 mi Serowe
$583
680 km or 422 mi Chingola
$1229
714 km or 444 mi Mzimba
$530
734 km or 456 mi Mahalapye
$628
775 km or 482 mi Mansa
$1030
778 km or 484 mi Mzuzu
$527
786 km or 489 mi Lubumbashi
$1133
847 km or 526 mi Xai-Xai
$950
847 km or 526 mi Kasama
$1002
892 km or 554 mi Likasi
$1039
898 km or 558 mi Middelburg
$899

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$286
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$287
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$382
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$346
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$373
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$294
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$362
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$366
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$437
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$355
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$379
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$475
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$401
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$504
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$310
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$733
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$378
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$302
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$344
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$502
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$297
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$324
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$355
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$257
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$326
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$284
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$268
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$286
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$385
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$331
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$282
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$301
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$282
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$317
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$303
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$321
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$360
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$296
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$326
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$319