Foshan vs Harare - Cost of Living Comparison

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Foshan Harare
🚶 Cost of living one person
$627
$1015
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1823
$2515
🏠 One person rent
$234
$415
🏘️ Family rent
$399
$700
🍽️ Food expenses
$253
$338
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.7
$187
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$798
$223
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
93
38
😀 Quality of life
72
48
🏙️ Population
9.5M
2.15M

The cost of living in Foshan is 38% less expensive than in Harare. Cities ranked 7755th and 5463rd ($627 vs $1015) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 181st and 1st in China and Zimbabwe, respectively. Check China vs Zimbabwe comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Foshan compared to 0.2 months in Harare. Foshan ranked 19th best city to live in China vs Harare ranked 1st in Zimbabwe, while ranked 2991st and 6892nd 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
$3.7
$9.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.1
$49.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.17
$5.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$1.28
☕ Cappuccino
$2.97
$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$266
$398
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$292
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$485
$731
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$259
$540
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.4
$36.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.8
$65.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.85%
13.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4322
$909
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1845
$415
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$1.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.4
$53.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.36
$20.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.67
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.63
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.14
$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.69
$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.3
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$5.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$6.38
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$3.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$9.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.21
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.86
$6.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.77
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.23
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$71.9
$56.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.37
$9.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.9
$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.55
$7.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.4
$23.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.3
$37.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$453
$337
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22953
$8948

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$785
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$873
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$807
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$801
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$858
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$678
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1734
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$839
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$995
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$638
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2396
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2663
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$908
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$777
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$828
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$793
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$766
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$778
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$954
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$802
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$797
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$751
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$739
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$600
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$682
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$473
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$824
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$714
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$758
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$474
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$612
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$528
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$620
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$601
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$648
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$602
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$711
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$679

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$780
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$755
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$629
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$727
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$677
213 km or 132 mi Mutare
$754
223 km or 138 mi Gweru
$565
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$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
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$587
525 km or 326 mi Francistown
$632
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$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
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$1304
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$1602
665 km or 413 mi Palapye
$549
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$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
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$1125
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$965
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$1132
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$1029
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