Foshan vs Harare - Cost of Living Comparison

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Foshan Harare
🚶 Cost of living one person
$602
$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1932
$2579
🏠 One person rent
$185
$427
🏘️ Family rent
$415
$819
🍽️ Food expenses
$273
$336
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.5
$175
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$864
$381
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
95
37
😀 Quality of life
70
43
🏙️ Population
9.5M
2.15M

The cost of living in Foshan is 40% less expensive than in Harare. Cities ranked 7753rd and 5611th ($602 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 301st and 1st in China and Zimbabwe, respectively. Check China vs Zimbabwe comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Foshan compared to 0.4 months in Harare. Foshan ranked 11th best city to live in China vs Harare ranked 1st in Zimbabwe, while ranked 2359th and 6695th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Foshan vs Harare

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Foshan Harare
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.6
$8.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.8
$54.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.98
$6.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$1.99
 Cappuccino
$3.26
$3.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$200
$326
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$111
$254
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$569
$900
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$277
$576
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.5
$34.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.1
$53.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.9
$124
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.45%
14.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4523
$1328
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2043
$1332
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$42.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.69
$21.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.99
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.93
$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$9.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$6.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$6.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.95
$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.8
$7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.94
$1.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.61
$5.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.69
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.44
$2.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.2
$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.08
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$37.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.45
$7.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.4
$18.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.6
$34.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$549
$249
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24357
$8755

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$763
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$830
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$491
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$678
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$806
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$808
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$824
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$641
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1590
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$839
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$958
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$629
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2427
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2753
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$895
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$801
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$819
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$852
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$783
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$780
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$1014
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$774
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$774
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$794
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$746
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$726
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$795
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$691
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$781
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$725
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$813
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$592
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$605
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$538
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$623
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$607
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$618
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$611
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$671
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$660

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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
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$1007
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$1045
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$1079
892 km or 554 mi Likasi
$939
898 km or 558 mi Middelburg
$841