Harare vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1012
$785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2579
$1240
🏠 One person rent
$427
$533
🏘️ Family rent
$819
$534
🍽️ Food expenses
$336
$167
🚐 Transport expenses
$175
$46.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$381
$456
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
37
40
😀 Quality of life
43
48
🏙️ Population
2.15M
5.94M

The cost of living in Harare is 29% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 5611th and 6501st ($1012 vs $785) 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 0.4 months in Harare compared to 0.6 months in Surat. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Surat ranked 41st in India, while ranked 6695th and 6339th 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
$8.03
$3.26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.8
$9.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.5
$3.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$2.37
 Cappuccino
$3.09
$1.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$326
$476
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$254
$509
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$900
$1088
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$576
$341
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.3
$24.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.3
$37.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$124
$6.53
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.99%
8.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1328
$881
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1332
$664
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.5
$5.92
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.2
$2.05
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.61
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$0.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$0.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.1
$4.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.13
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.44
$8.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$0.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$0.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$0.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$0.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7
$8.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$3.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.24
$4.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.93
$2.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6
$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.67
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$0.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61.9
$14.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$2.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.2
$14.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.18
$2.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.2
$24.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$34.9
$42.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$249
$55.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8755
$1527

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$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
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$284
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$297
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$406
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$346
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$399
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$288
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$394
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$391
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$471
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$368
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$396
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$484
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$424
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$480
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$326
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$716
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$402
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$357
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$406
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$519
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$327
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$344
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$379
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$285
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$347
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$295
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$312
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$304
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$409
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$360
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$294
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$283
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$310
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$338
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$332
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$335
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$367
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$321
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$368
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$348