Harare vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1021
$643
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2475
$1702
🏠 One person rent
$408
$216
🏘️ Family rent
$649
$373
🍽️ Food expenses
$352
$243
🚐 Transport expenses
$188
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$230
$927
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
37
93
😀 Quality of life
49
69
🏙️ Population
2.15M
9.37M

The cost of living in Harare is 59% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 5412th and 7469th ($1021 vs $643) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 101st in Zimbabwe and China, respectively. Check Zimbabwe vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Harare compared to 1.4 months in Hefei. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Hefei ranked 35th in China, while ranked 6721st and 4318th among best cities to live in the world.

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Harare Hefei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.1
$3.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.6
$19.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$0.77
☕ Cappuccino
$2.93
$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.69
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$210
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$257
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$385
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$459
$302
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$25.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56
$39.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$93.2
$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.05%
3.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1147
$3665
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$587
$2183
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$54.9
$42.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.1
$3.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.58
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.13
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.83
$5.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.92
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$2.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.26
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.03
$7.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.34
$3.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.09
$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.99
$4.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.67
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.7
$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.7
$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.17
$6.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.3
$70
👟 Brand Sneakers
$34.3
$59.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$258
$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8872
$9056

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$620
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$601
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$631
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$592
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$656
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$629
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$672
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$509
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$583
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$617
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$753
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$567
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$532
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$659
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$618
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$595
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$590
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$610
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$582
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$531
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$602
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$637
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$639
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$597
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$592
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$617
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$642
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$570
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$563
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$597
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$570
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$674
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$602
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$654
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$601
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$651
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$620
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$622
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$499
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$663