Guangzhou vs Harare - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Harare
🚶 Cost of living one person
$742
$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2255
$2551
🏠 One person rent
$333
$422
🏘️ Family rent
$834
$917
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$294
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.6
$164
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1117
$440
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
97
37
😀 Quality of life
75
47
🏙️ Population
18.7M
2.15M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 22% less expensive than in Harare. Cities ranked 6607th and 5620th ($742 vs $957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 1st in China and Zimbabwe, respectively. Check China vs Zimbabwe comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Guangzhou compared to 0.5 months in Harare. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Harare ranked 1st in Zimbabwe, while ranked 955th and 6463rd 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
$4.17
$6.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.8
$39.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$4.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$1.48
☕ Cappuccino
$3.46
$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$380
$303
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$261
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1120
$938
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$676
$698
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.2
$35.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$53.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$117
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.66%
13.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10173
$1378
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4278
$1341
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.5
$31.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.51
$21.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.65
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.87
$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$7.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$5.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$5.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$3.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$6.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.26
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.89
$2.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.23
$5.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.55
$6.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$2.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.3
$44.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.94
$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.2
$37.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$7.96
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.5
$19.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.6
$38.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$423
$291
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18235
$7309

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$575
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$589
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$812
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$781
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$481
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$791
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$618
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$816
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1565
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$837
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$830
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2410
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2614
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$891
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$856
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$876
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$824
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$774
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1083
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$785
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$831
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$857
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$752
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$738
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$799
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$716
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$806
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$812
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$588
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$777
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$735
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$525
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$584
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$596
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$611
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$530
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$620

Cities near Harare

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Chitungwiza
$852
66 km or 41 mi Marondera
$761
105 km or 65 mi Chinhoyi
$784
133 km or 83 mi Kadoma
$689
165 km or 103 mi Kwekwe
$691
213 km or 132 mi Mutare
$645
223 km or 138 mi Gweru
$722
251 km or 156 mi Masvingo
$837
291 km or 181 mi Chimoio
$993
328 km or 204 mi Tete
$970
369 km or 229 mi Bulawayo
$777
399 km or 248 mi Lusaka
$777
447 km or 278 mi Choma
$795
458 km or 284 mi Beira
$1014
478 km or 297 mi Blantyre
$363
498 km or 309 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$968
510 km or 317 mi Ntcheu
$332
514 km or 319 mi Mulanje
$327
518 km or 322 mi Lilongwe
$367
525 km or 326 mi Francistown
$550
531 km or 330 mi Zomba
$326
549 km or 341 mi Livingstone
$734
584 km or 363 mi Mangochi
$332
588 km or 365 mi Monkey Bay
$335
599 km or 372 mi Ndola
$1210
618 km or 384 mi Quelimane
$992
635 km or 394 mi Kitwe
$1238
659 km or 409 mi Mufulira
$1236
665 km or 413 mi Palapye
$511
679 km or 422 mi Serowe
$554
680 km or 422 mi Chingola
$1107
714 km or 444 mi Mzimba
$337
734 km or 456 mi Mahalapye
$605
775 km or 482 mi Mansa
$1121
778 km or 484 mi Mzuzu
$338
786 km or 489 mi Lubumbashi
$1025
847 km or 526 mi Xai-Xai
$952
847 km or 526 mi Kasama
$1176
892 km or 554 mi Likasi
$953
898 km or 558 mi Middelburg
$866