Foshan vs Harare - Cost of Living Comparison

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Foshan Harare
🚶 Cost of living one person
$589
$1021
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1710
$2475
🏠 One person rent
$222
$408
🏘️ Family rent
$376
$649
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$352
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.6
$188
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$762
$230
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
95
37
😀 Quality of life
73
49
🏙️ Population
9.5M
2.15M

The cost of living in Foshan is 42% less expensive than in Harare. Cities ranked 7909th and 5412th ($589 vs $1021) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 211th 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 12th best city to live in China vs Harare ranked 1st in Zimbabwe, while ranked 2948th and 6721st among best cities to live in the world.

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Foshan Harare
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.18
$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.9
$49.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.66
$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$1.49
 Cappuccino
$3.03
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$254
$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$135
$257
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$451
$662
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$245
$459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.9
$36.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.9
$56
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15
$93.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.81%
14.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4095
$1147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1740
$587
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.82
$54.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.07
$21.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$2.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$2.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$6.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$6.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$2.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.8
$8.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.09
$1.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.54
$6.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.5
$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.3
$2.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.12
$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.5
$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.09
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$35.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.35
$7.17
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.2
$19.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.8
$34.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$426
$258
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21696
$8872

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19 km or 12 mi Guangzhou
$758
50 km or 31 mi Jiangmen
$829
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$518
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$662
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$794
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$777
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$827
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$662
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1746
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$816
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$878
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$608
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2414
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2718
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$892
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$766
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$809
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$818
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$765
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$766
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$941
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$780
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$773
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$726
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$750
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$579
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$669
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$451
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$790
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$693
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$897
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$454
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$589
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$546
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$598
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$574
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$634
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$622
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$677
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$652

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Chitungwiza
$751
66 km or 41 mi Marondera
$779
105 km or 65 mi Chinhoyi
$650
133 km or 83 mi Kadoma
$761
165 km or 103 mi Kwekwe
$716
213 km or 132 mi Mutare
$755
223 km or 138 mi Gweru
$587
251 km or 156 mi Masvingo
$873
291 km or 181 mi Chimoio
$916
328 km or 204 mi Tete
$820
369 km or 229 mi Bulawayo
$658
399 km or 248 mi Lusaka
$655
447 km or 278 mi Choma
$687
458 km or 284 mi Beira
$996
478 km or 297 mi Blantyre
$506
498 km or 309 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$748
510 km or 317 mi Ntcheu
$493
514 km or 319 mi Mulanje
$461
518 km or 322 mi Lilongwe
$592
525 km or 326 mi Francistown
$587
531 km or 330 mi Zomba
$458
549 km or 341 mi Livingstone
$653
584 km or 363 mi Mangochi
$496
588 km or 365 mi Monkey Bay
$519
599 km or 372 mi Ndola
$577
618 km or 384 mi Quelimane
$692
635 km or 394 mi Kitwe
$1062
659 km or 409 mi Mufulira
$1278
665 km or 413 mi Palapye
$514
679 km or 422 mi Serowe
$536
680 km or 422 mi Chingola
$1069
714 km or 444 mi Mzimba
$565
734 km or 456 mi Mahalapye
$577
775 km or 482 mi Mansa
$912
778 km or 484 mi Mzuzu
$527
786 km or 489 mi Lubumbashi
$1124
847 km or 526 mi Xai-Xai
$915
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$888
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$1032
898 km or 558 mi Middelburg
$830