Harare vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$957
$707
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2551
$1809
🏠 One person rent
$422
$269
🏘️ Family rent
$917
$483
🍽️ Food expenses
$294
$222
🚐 Transport expenses
$164
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$440
$933
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
37
93
😀 Quality of life
47
67
🏙️ Population
2.15M
9.37M

The cost of living in Harare is 35% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 5620th and 6756th ($957 vs $707) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 82nd in Zimbabwe and China, respectively. Check Zimbabwe vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Harare compared to 1.3 months in Hefei. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Hefei ranked 28th in China, while ranked 6463rd and 3921st among best cities to live in the world.

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Harare Hefei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.43
$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.6
$20.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.97
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$0.83
☕ Cappuccino
$2.9
$2.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.59
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$303
$250
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$261
$217
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$938
$554
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$698
$388
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.3
$29.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.5
$45.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$117
$16.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.57%
4.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1378
$3876
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1341
$2072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.9
$42
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.2
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.65
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.02
$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$8.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$4.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.8
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.27
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.96
$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.88
$4.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.06
$3.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.69
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.5
$108
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$5.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.2
$41.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$4.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.3
$86.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$38.5
$83.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$291
$238
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7309
$8280

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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

Cities near Hefei

Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$696
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$655
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$702
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$687
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$746
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$728
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$898
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$532
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$624
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$700
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$740
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$671
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$708
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$789
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$645
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$660
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$617
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$645
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$626
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$524
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$631
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$720
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$694
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$625
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$643
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$652
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$707
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$604
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$617
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$625
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$621
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$707
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$641
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$699
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$713
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$651
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$713
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$665
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$532
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$696