Dongguan vs Harare - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Harare
🚶 Cost of living one person
$694
$1015
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2019
$2515
🏠 One person rent
$265
$415
🏘️ Family rent
$459
$700
🍽️ Food expenses
$253
$338
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.4
$187
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$847
$223
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
67
38
😀 Quality of life
71
48
🏙️ Population
10.5M
2.15M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 32% less expensive than in Harare. Cities ranked 7308th and 5463rd ($694 vs $1015) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 67th and 1st in China and Zimbabwe, respectively. Check China vs Zimbabwe comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Dongguan compared to 0.2 months in Harare. Dongguan ranked 25th best city to live in China vs Harare ranked 1st in Zimbabwe, while ranked 3241st and 6892nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs Harare

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Dongguan Harare
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.21
$9.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.1
$49.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.14
$5.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$1.28
 Cappuccino
$2.6
$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$398
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$184
$292
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$568
$731
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$335
$540
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.6
$36.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.7
$65.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.51%
13.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5717
$909
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3114
$415
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$1.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.4
$53.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.98
$20.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.67
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.23
$5.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$6.38
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$3.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$9.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.15
$6.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.95
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.4
$56.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.45
$9.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.3
$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.24
$7.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.4
$23.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.9
$37.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$496
$337
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25442
$8948

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$785
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$995
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$627
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$638
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$548
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$873
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$678
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2396
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2663
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1734
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$801
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$777
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$858
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$807
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$954
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$839
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$793
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$908
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$766
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$600
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$828
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$778
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$473
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$682
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$474
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$612
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$739
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$802
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$797
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$758
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$751
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$824
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$705
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$714
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$528
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$702
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$648
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$602
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$601
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$620

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Chitungwiza
$780
66 km or 41 mi Marondera
$755
105 km or 65 mi Chinhoyi
$629
133 km or 83 mi Kadoma
$727
165 km or 103 mi Kwekwe
$677
213 km or 132 mi Mutare
$754
223 km or 138 mi Gweru
$565
251 km or 156 mi Masvingo
$840
291 km or 181 mi Chimoio
$875
328 km or 204 mi Tete
$792
369 km or 229 mi Bulawayo
$632
399 km or 248 mi Lusaka
$777
447 km or 278 mi Choma
$849
458 km or 284 mi Beira
$952
478 km or 297 mi Blantyre
$495
498 km or 309 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$925
510 km or 317 mi Ntcheu
$489
514 km or 319 mi Mulanje
$456
518 km or 322 mi Lilongwe
$587
525 km or 326 mi Francistown
$632
531 km or 330 mi Zomba
$452
549 km or 341 mi Livingstone
$813
584 km or 363 mi Mangochi
$494
588 km or 365 mi Monkey Bay
$516
599 km or 372 mi Ndola
$692
618 km or 384 mi Quelimane
$691
635 km or 394 mi Kitwe
$1304
659 km or 409 mi Mufulira
$1602
665 km or 413 mi Palapye
$549
679 km or 422 mi Serowe
$590
680 km or 422 mi Chingola
$1378
714 km or 444 mi Mzimba
$559
734 km or 456 mi Mahalapye
$615
775 km or 482 mi Mansa
$1166
778 km or 484 mi Mzuzu
$522
786 km or 489 mi Lubumbashi
$1125
847 km or 526 mi Xai-Xai
$965
847 km or 526 mi Kasama
$1132
892 km or 554 mi Likasi
$1029
898 km or 558 mi Middelburg
$875