Dongguan vs Harare - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Harare
🚶 Cost of living one person
$678
$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2035
$2579
🏠 One person rent
$257
$427
🏘️ Family rent
$542
$819
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$336
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.2
$175
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$738
$381
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
69
37
😀 Quality of life
69
43
🏙️ Population
10.5M
2.15M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 33% less expensive than in Harare. Cities ranked 7055th and 5611th ($678 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 115th and 1st in China and Zimbabwe, respectively. Check China vs Zimbabwe comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Dongguan compared to 0.4 months in Harare. Dongguan ranked 18th best city to live in China vs Harare ranked 1st in Zimbabwe, while ranked 3115th and 6695th 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
$2.12
$8.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.7
$54.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.69
$6.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$1.99
☕ Cappuccino
$2.89
$3.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$330
$326
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$254
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$685
$900
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$415
$576
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.8
$34.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$53.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.1
$124
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.07%
14.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5799
$1328
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3410
$1332
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.1
$42.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.3
$21.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.72
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$9.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.9
$6.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$6.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.3
$7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.84
$1.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5
$5.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.96
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$2.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.63
$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.6
$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.16
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.2
$37.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.16
$7.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.3
$18.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.5
$34.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$463
$249
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21927
$8755

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$763
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$958
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$602
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$629
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$491
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$830
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$641
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2427
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2753
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1590
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$808
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$801
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$824
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$806
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$1014
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$839
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$852
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$895
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$783
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$726
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$819
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$780
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$691
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$795
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$592
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$605
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$746
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$774
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$774
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$813
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$794
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$781
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$713
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$725
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$538
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$731
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$618
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$611
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$607
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$623

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Chitungwiza
$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