Harare vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1015
$670
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2515
$1770
🏠 One person rent
$415
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$700
$368
🍽️ Food expenses
$338
$258
🚐 Transport expenses
$187
$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$223
$1012
😷 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 52% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 5463rd and 7494th ($1015 vs $670) 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 1.5 months in Hefei. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Hefei ranked 22nd in China, while ranked 6892nd and 3146th 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
$9.57
$2.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.6
$22.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.99
$4.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$1.03
☕ Cappuccino
$3.02
$2.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$398
$218
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$292
$160
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$731
$402
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$540
$288
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.6
$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.1
$45.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.8
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.63%
3.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$909
$3568
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$415
$1930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.01
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.8
$44.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.9
$3.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.67
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.93
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$6.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.38
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$2.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.25
$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.01
$8.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.79
$3.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.1
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$4.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.66
$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.1
$38.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.94
$6.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.1
$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.14
$6.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.5
$88.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$37.3
$62.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$337
$240
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8948
$8681

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$628
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$624
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$650
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$612
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$674
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$653
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$671
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$523
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$602
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$652
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$789
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$587
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$551
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$684
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$644
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$613
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$620
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$635
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$605
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$538
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$623
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$661
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$657
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$623
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$610
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$644
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$667
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$595
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$567
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$627
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$588
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$663
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$633
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$672
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$636
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$693
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$646
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$651
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$531
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$693