Guangzhou vs Harare - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Harare
🚶 Cost of living one person
$782
$1024
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2063
$2516
🏠 One person rent
$354
$416
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$676
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.2
$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$829
$226
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
96
38
😀 Quality of life
74
48
🏙️ Population
18.7M
2.15M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 24% less expensive than in Harare. Cities ranked 6835th and 5483rd ($782 vs $1024) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd 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 Guangzhou compared to 0.2 months in Harare. Guangzhou ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Harare ranked 1st in Zimbabwe, while ranked 2285th and 6918th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs Harare

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Guangzhou Harare
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.86
$11.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.6
$49.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$5.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$1.5
☕ Cappuccino
$2.92
$3.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$532
$363
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$951
$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$445
$513
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.7
$37.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$58.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.7
$78.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.62%
13.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8986
$973
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$494
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.5
$47.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.89
$21.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$6.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$6.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$2.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.57
$9.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.78
$1.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.46
$6.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.71
$5.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.72
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.1
$56.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.05
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$36.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.67
$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.3
$22.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.6
$37
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$400
$295
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16938
$10145

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$611
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$666
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$848
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$795
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$534
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$674
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$844
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1718
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$621
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$832
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2415
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2674
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$765
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$807
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$896
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$816
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$760
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$943
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$769
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$790
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$789
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$730
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$589
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$673
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$464
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$738
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$814
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$465
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$602
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$805
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$699
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$533
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$638
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$587
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$608
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$609
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$698
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$694

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Chitungwiza
$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
518 km or 322 mi Lilongwe
$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
786 km or 489 mi Lubumbashi
$1133
847 km or 526 mi Xai-Xai
$950
847 km or 526 mi Kasama
$1002
892 km or 554 mi Likasi
$1039
898 km or 558 mi Middelburg
$899