Harare vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1012
$727
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2579
$1858
🏠 One person rent
$427
$277
🏘️ Family rent
$819
$494
🍽️ Food expenses
$336
$229
🚐 Transport expenses
$175
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$381
$952
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
37
93
😀 Quality of life
43
65
🏙️ Population
2.15M
9.37M

The cost of living in Harare is 39% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 5611th and 6780th ($1012 vs $727) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 68th in Zimbabwe and China, respectively. Check Zimbabwe vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Harare compared to 1.3 months in Hefei. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Hefei ranked 32nd in China, while ranked 6695th and 4171st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Harare vs Hefei

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Harare Hefei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.03
$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.8
$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.5
$5.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$3.09
$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$326
$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$254
$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$900
$564
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$576
$396
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.3
$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.3
$47.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$124
$17.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.99%
4.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1328
$3971
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1332
$2140
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.5
$43
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.2
$3.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.61
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.1
$7.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.13
$4.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.44
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7
$17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.24
$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.93
$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6
$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.67
$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61.9
$109
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$5.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.2
$43
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.18
$4.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.2
$88.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$34.9
$86
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$249
$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8755
$8558

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Chitungwiza
$890
66 km or 41 mi Marondera
$810
105 km or 65 mi Chinhoyi
$830
133 km or 83 mi Kadoma
$729
165 km or 103 mi Kwekwe
$731
213 km or 132 mi Mutare
$662
223 km or 138 mi Gweru
$761
251 km or 156 mi Masvingo
$871
291 km or 181 mi Chimoio
$953
328 km or 204 mi Tete
$834
369 km or 229 mi Bulawayo
$756
399 km or 248 mi Lusaka
$685
447 km or 278 mi Choma
$725
458 km or 284 mi Beira
$1000
478 km or 297 mi Blantyre
$591
498 km or 309 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$894
510 km or 317 mi Ntcheu
$515
514 km or 319 mi Mulanje
$500
518 km or 322 mi Lilongwe
$582
525 km or 326 mi Francistown
$585
531 km or 330 mi Zomba
$498
549 km or 341 mi Livingstone
$670
584 km or 363 mi Mangochi
$516
588 km or 365 mi Monkey Bay
$526
599 km or 372 mi Ndola
$1139
618 km or 384 mi Quelimane
$670
635 km or 394 mi Kitwe
$1116
659 km or 409 mi Mufulira
$1090
665 km or 413 mi Palapye
$554
679 km or 422 mi Serowe
$600
680 km or 422 mi Chingola
$1028
714 km or 444 mi Mzimba
$574
734 km or 456 mi Mahalapye
$663
775 km or 482 mi Mansa
$1017
778 km or 484 mi Mzuzu
$534
786 km or 489 mi Lubumbashi
$1007
847 km or 526 mi Xai-Xai
$1045
847 km or 526 mi Kasama
$1079
892 km or 554 mi Likasi
$939
898 km or 558 mi Middelburg
$841

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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$694
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$649
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$706
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$658
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$748
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$705
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$903
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$524
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$623
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$672
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$774
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$636
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$642
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$771
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$651
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$673
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$617
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$645
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$639
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$538
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$650
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$703
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$690
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$659
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$648
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$698
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$613
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$619
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$629
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$633
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$702
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$656
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$705
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$729
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$673
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$694
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$665
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$528
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$699