Dongguan vs Harare - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Harare
🚶 Cost of living one person
$666
$1024
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1896
$2516
🏠 One person rent
$259
$416
🏘️ Family rent
$448
$676
🍽️ Food expenses
$239
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$82.6
$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$777
$226
😷 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 35% less expensive than in Harare. Cities ranked 7469th and 5483rd ($666 vs $1024) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 89th 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 3662nd and 6918th 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
$2.36
$11.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.8
$49.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.47
$5.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$1.5
☕ Cappuccino
$2.75
$3.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$363
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$178
$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$559
$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$326
$513
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.3
$37.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63
$58.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$78.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.68%
13.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6553
$973
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3642
$494
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.6
$47.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.5
$21.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.86
$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$6.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$6.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$2.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.6
$9.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$1.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.02
$6.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.99
$5.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.26
$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$56.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.27
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.5
$36.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.9
$22.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.5
$37
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$437
$295
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22205
$10145

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$782
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$939
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$611
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$621
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$534
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$848
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$674
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2415
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2674
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1718
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$795
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$765
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$844
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$807
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$943
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$832
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$807
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$896
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$760
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$589
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$816
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$769
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$464
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$673
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$465
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$602
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$730
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$790
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$789
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$814
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$738
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$805
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$698
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$699
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$533
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$696
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$638
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$609
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$587
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$608

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$770
66 km or 41 mi Marondera
$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
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$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
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$1133
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$950
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$1002
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$1039
898 km or 558 mi Middelburg
$899