Guangzhou vs Harare - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Harare
🚶 Cost of living one person
$758
$1021
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1996
$2475
🏠 One person rent
$322
$408
🏘️ Family rent
$570
$649
🍽️ Food expenses
$267
$352
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.1
$188
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$792
$230
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
97
37
😀 Quality of life
75
49
🏙️ Population
18.7M
2.15M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 26% less expensive than in Harare. Cities ranked 6838th and 5412th ($758 vs $1021) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 36th 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 months in Guangzhou compared to 0.2 months in Harare. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Harare ranked 1st in Zimbabwe, while ranked 2100th and 6721st 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
$2.82
$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28
$49.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.46
$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.49
 Cappuccino
$3.08
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$222
$257
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$862
$662
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$410
$459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$36.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.4
$56
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.1
$93.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.97%
14.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9090
$1147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3370
$587
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24
$54.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.76
$21.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.94
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.16
$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.54
$2.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.7
$6.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$6.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$2.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.34
$8.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.85
$1.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.35
$6.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.52
$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$2.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.68
$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.5
$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.25
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$35.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.51
$7.17
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.4
$19.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.3
$34.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$349
$258
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14783
$8872

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Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$589
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$662
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$829
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$777
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$518
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$794
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$662
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$827
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$878
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1746
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$608
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$816
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2414
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2718
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$766
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$818
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$892
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$809
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$765
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$941
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$766
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$780
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$773
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$750
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$579
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$669
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$451
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$726
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$897
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$454
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$790
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$693
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$546
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$634
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$574
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$598
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$622
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$697
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$677

Cities near Harare

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
847 km or 526 mi Kasama
$888
892 km or 554 mi Likasi
$1032
898 km or 558 mi Middelburg
$830