Chongqing vs Harare - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chongqing	Harare
🚶 Cost of living one person	$634	$992
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1938	$2589
🏠 One person rent	$224	$411
🏘️ Family rent	$442	$862
🍽️ Food expenses	$235	$345
🚐 Transport expenses	$87.1	$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$957	$415
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	88	37
😀 Quality of life	72	45
🏙️ Population	32.1M	2.15M

The cost of living in Chongqing is 36% less expensive than in Harare. Cities ranked 7340th and 5540th ($634 vs $992) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 145th and 1st in China and Zimbabwe, respectively. Check China vs Zimbabwe comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Chongqing compared to 0.4 months in Harare. Chongqing ranked 8th best city to live in China vs Harare ranked 1st in Zimbabwe, while ranked 1675th and 6578th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chongqing vs Harare

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	Chongqing	Harare
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.91	$10
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.5	$50
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.63	$6.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.7	$1.51
☕ Cappuccino	$2.9	$3.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$261	$341
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$161	$243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$550	$919
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$337	$638
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.3	$35.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.1	$54.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.91	$113
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.37%	14.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2326	$1327
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1374	$547
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.2	$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.83	$21.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.26	$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$6.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$6.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$2.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$7.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.31	$1.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$5.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.01	$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.94	$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.25	$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.5	$65.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.52	$9.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.5	$37
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.26	$7.13
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.1	$19.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.9	$35.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$315	$247
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26796	$6241

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Cities near Chongqing

Distance	City	Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi	Huaying	$553
103 km or 64 mi	Guang'an	$584
120 km or 75 mi	Longchang	$593
127 km or 79 mi	Luzhou	$613
140 km or 87 mi	Suining	$579
140 km or 87 mi	Neijiang	$652
145 km or 90 mi	Nanchong	$526
170 km or 106 mi	Zigong	$584
183 km or 113 mi	Shehong	$546
191 km or 119 mi	Ziyang	$592
194 km or 120 mi	Renhuai	$540
201 km or 125 mi	Yibin	$590
208 km or 129 mi	Dazhou	$591
209 km or 130 mi	Zunyi	$554
211 km or 131 mi	Jianyang	$580
232 km or 144 mi	Langzhong	$530
249 km or 154 mi	Lichuan	$570
258 km or 160 mi	Bazhong	$610
264 km or 164 mi	Meishan	$590
265 km or 165 mi	Chengdu	$623
266 km or 165 mi	Leshan	$554
266 km or 166 mi	Guanghan	$554
268 km or 167 mi	Deyang	$549
272 km or 169 mi	Mianyang	$527
277 km or 172 mi	Bijie	$584
285 km or 177 mi	Shifang	$540
292 km or 181 mi	Emeishan	$540
294 km or 183 mi	Pengzhou	$572
298 km or 185 mi	Enshi	$575
298 km or 185 mi	Mianzhu	$529
298 km or 185 mi	Chongzhou	$581
300 km or 186 mi	Jiangyou	$532
309 km or 192 mi	Qionglai	$572
316 km or 196 mi	Wanyuan	$585
320 km or 199 mi	Dujiangyan	$570
327 km or 203 mi	Guangyuan	$599
331 km or 206 mi	Guiyang	$559
331 km or 206 mi	Tongren	$573
342 km or 212 mi	Ya'an	$573
342 km or 213 mi	Jishou	$539

Cities near Harare

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Chitungwiza	$873
66 km or 41 mi	Marondera	$794
105 km or 65 mi	Chinhoyi	$646
133 km or 83 mi	Kadoma	$723
165 km or 103 mi	Kwekwe	$730
213 km or 132 mi	Mutare	$752
223 km or 138 mi	Gweru	$597
251 km or 156 mi	Masvingo	$854
291 km or 181 mi	Chimoio	$947
328 km or 204 mi	Tete	$825
369 km or 229 mi	Bulawayo	$766
399 km or 248 mi	Lusaka	$738
447 km or 278 mi	Choma	$700
458 km or 284 mi	Beira	$1003
478 km or 297 mi	Blantyre	$507
498 km or 309 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$687
510 km or 317 mi	Ntcheu	$492
514 km or 319 mi	Mulanje	$461
518 km or 322 mi	Lilongwe	$587
525 km or 326 mi	Francistown	$624
531 km or 330 mi	Zomba	$457
549 km or 341 mi	Livingstone	$688
584 km or 363 mi	Mangochi	$493
588 km or 365 mi	Monkey Bay	$518
599 km or 372 mi	Ndola	$541
618 km or 384 mi	Quelimane	$675
635 km or 394 mi	Kitwe	$917
659 km or 409 mi	Mufulira	$1018
665 km or 413 mi	Palapye	$540
679 km or 422 mi	Serowe	$583
680 km or 422 mi	Chingola	$875
714 km or 444 mi	Mzimba	$566
734 km or 456 mi	Mahalapye	$631
775 km or 482 mi	Mansa	$776
778 km or 484 mi	Mzuzu	$525
786 km or 489 mi	Lubumbashi	$1050
847 km or 526 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003
847 km or 526 mi	Kasama	$748
892 km or 554 mi	Likasi	$961
898 km or 558 mi	Middelburg	$795