Harare vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1024
$654
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2516
$1731
🏠 One person rent
$416
$218
🏘️ Family rent
$676
$371
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$248
🚐 Transport expenses
$179
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$226
$930
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
38
84
😀 Quality of life
48
71
🏙️ Population
2.15M
9.37M

The cost of living in Harare is 57% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 5483rd and 7557th ($1024 vs $654) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 105th 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 22nd in China, while ranked 6918th and 3551st 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
$11.1
$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.9
$21.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.95
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$0.89
☕ Cappuccino
$3.22
$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$363
$217
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$284
$167
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$643
$384
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$513
$298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.7
$26.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.2
$40.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$78.3
$14.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.19%
3.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$973
$3689
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$494
$1986
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.2
$42.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.1
$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.57
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.41
$5.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.4
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$0.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.26
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.02
$7.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.55
$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.02
$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.95
$4.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.68
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.2
$45.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$5.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.3
$29.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.26
$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.1
$80.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$37
$60.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$295
$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10145
$9430

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Chitungwiza
$770
66 km or 41 mi Marondera
$768
105 km or 65 mi Chinhoyi
$639
133 km or 83 mi Kadoma
$754
165 km or 103 mi Kwekwe
$706
213 km or 132 mi Mutare
$764
223 km or 138 mi Gweru
$577
251 km or 156 mi Masvingo
$861
291 km or 181 mi Chimoio
$924
328 km or 204 mi Tete
$828
369 km or 229 mi Bulawayo
$630
399 km or 248 mi Lusaka
$686
447 km or 278 mi Choma
$750
458 km or 284 mi Beira
$1000
478 km or 297 mi Blantyre
$505
498 km or 309 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$815
510 km or 317 mi Ntcheu
$495
514 km or 319 mi Mulanje
$461
518 km or 322 mi Lilongwe
$591
525 km or 326 mi Francistown
$633
531 km or 330 mi Zomba
$458
549 km or 341 mi Livingstone
$718
584 km or 363 mi Mangochi
$496
588 km or 365 mi Monkey Bay
$521
599 km or 372 mi Ndola
$613
618 km or 384 mi Quelimane
$692
635 km or 394 mi Kitwe
$1189
659 km or 409 mi Mufulira
$1473
665 km or 413 mi Palapye
$551
679 km or 422 mi Serowe
$583
680 km or 422 mi Chingola
$1229
714 km or 444 mi Mzimba
$530
734 km or 456 mi Mahalapye
$628
775 km or 482 mi Mansa
$1030
778 km or 484 mi Mzuzu
$527
786 km or 489 mi Lubumbashi
$1133
847 km or 526 mi Xai-Xai
$950
847 km or 526 mi Kasama
$1002
892 km or 554 mi Likasi
$1039
898 km or 558 mi Middelburg
$899

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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$633
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$615
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$647
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$603
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$669
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$646
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$680
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$519
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$594
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$634
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$765
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$579
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$544
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$665
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$626
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$601
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$601
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$623
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$592
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$525
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$618
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$644
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$652
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$604
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$608
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$632
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$652
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$581
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$556
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$611
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$581
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$684
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$617
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$661
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$623
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$675
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$628
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$636
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$514
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$677