Guangzhou vs Harare - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Harare
🚶 Cost of living one person
$785
$1015
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2110
$2515
🏠 One person rent
$342
$415
🏘️ Family rent
$587
$700
🍽️ Food expenses
$267
$338
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.2
$187
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1288
$223
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
96
38
😀 Quality of life
77
48
🏙️ Population
18.7M
2.15M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 23% less expensive than in Harare. Cities ranked 6854th and 5463rd ($785 vs $1015) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 1st in China and Zimbabwe, respectively. Check China vs Zimbabwe comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Guangzhou compared to 0.2 months in Harare. Guangzhou ranked 3rd best city to live in China vs Harare ranked 1st in Zimbabwe, while ranked 1149th and 6892nd 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
$2.93
$9.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.7
$49.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$5.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$1.28
☕ Cappuccino
$3.11
$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$484
$398
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$245
$292
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$851
$731
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$437
$540
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.4
$36.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.9
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.9
$65.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.46%
13.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9091
$909
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3444
$415
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.44
$1.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.7
$53.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.01
$20.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.67
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.1
$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$5.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$6.38
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$3.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.78
$9.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.79
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.6
$6.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.87
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.1
$56.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.46
$9.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.7
$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$7.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$23.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.4
$37.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$458
$337
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19408
$8948

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$627
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$694
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$873
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$801
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$548
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$678
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$858
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$995
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1734
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$638
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2396
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2663
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$777
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$793
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$908
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$828
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$766
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$954
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$778
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$802
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$797
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$739
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$600
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$682
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$473
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$751
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$758
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$474
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$612
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$824
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$714
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$528
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$648
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$601
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$620
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$602
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$705
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$711

Cities near Harare

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Chitungwiza
$780
66 km or 41 mi Marondera
$755
105 km or 65 mi Chinhoyi
$629
133 km or 83 mi Kadoma
$727
165 km or 103 mi Kwekwe
$677
213 km or 132 mi Mutare
$754
223 km or 138 mi Gweru
$565
251 km or 156 mi Masvingo
$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
518 km or 322 mi Lilongwe
$587
525 km or 326 mi Francistown
$632
531 km or 330 mi Zomba
$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
635 km or 394 mi Kitwe
$1304
659 km or 409 mi Mufulira
$1602
665 km or 413 mi Palapye
$549
679 km or 422 mi Serowe
$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
786 km or 489 mi Lubumbashi
$1125
847 km or 526 mi Xai-Xai
$965
847 km or 526 mi Kasama
$1132
892 km or 554 mi Likasi
$1029
898 km or 558 mi Middelburg
$875