Harare vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$992
$625
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2589
$1708
🏠 One person rent
$411
$205
🏘️ Family rent
$862
$435
🍽️ Food expenses
$345
$231
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$415
$991
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
37
93
😀 Quality of life
45
66
🏙️ Population
2.15M
9.37M

The cost of living in Harare is 59% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 5540th and 7405th ($992 vs $625) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 160th 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 1.6 months in Hefei. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Hefei ranked 31st in China, while ranked 6578th and 3963rd 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
$10
$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50
$13.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.03
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$3.07
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.69
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$341
$205
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$919
$481
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$638
$358
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.5
$25.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.7
$39.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$113
$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.13%
4.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1327
$3736
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$547
$2103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.1
$40.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.1
$3.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.58
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$0.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.21
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$7.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.69
$4.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.57
$9.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$1.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.26
$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.02
$20.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.21
$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.94
$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.01
$4.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.7
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.1
$83.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.98
$5.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37
$28
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.13
$6.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.5
$57.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$35.2
$60.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$247
$237
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6241
$8278

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18 km or 11 mi Chitungwiza
$873
66 km or 41 mi Marondera
$794
105 km or 65 mi Chinhoyi
$646
133 km or 83 mi Kadoma
$723
165 km or 103 mi Kwekwe
$730
213 km or 132 mi Mutare
$752
223 km or 138 mi Gweru
$597
251 km or 156 mi Masvingo
$854
291 km or 181 mi Chimoio
$947
328 km or 204 mi Tete
$825
369 km or 229 mi Bulawayo
$766
399 km or 248 mi Lusaka
$738
447 km or 278 mi Choma
$700
458 km or 284 mi Beira
$1003
478 km or 297 mi Blantyre
$507
498 km or 309 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$687
510 km or 317 mi Ntcheu
$492
514 km or 319 mi Mulanje
$461
518 km or 322 mi Lilongwe
$587
525 km or 326 mi Francistown
$624
531 km or 330 mi Zomba
$457
549 km or 341 mi Livingstone
$688
584 km or 363 mi Mangochi
$493
588 km or 365 mi Monkey Bay
$518
599 km or 372 mi Ndola
$541
618 km or 384 mi Quelimane
$675
635 km or 394 mi Kitwe
$917
659 km or 409 mi Mufulira
$1018
665 km or 413 mi Palapye
$540
679 km or 422 mi Serowe
$583
680 km or 422 mi Chingola
$875
714 km or 444 mi Mzimba
$566
734 km or 456 mi Mahalapye
$631
775 km or 482 mi Mansa
$776
778 km or 484 mi Mzuzu
$525
786 km or 489 mi Lubumbashi
$1050
847 km or 526 mi Xai-Xai
$1003
847 km or 526 mi Kasama
$748
892 km or 554 mi Likasi
$961
898 km or 558 mi Middelburg
$795

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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$621
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$608
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$664
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$600
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$666
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$632
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$691
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$505
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$587
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$611
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$746
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$576
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$555
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$672
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$621
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$633
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$592
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$613
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$602
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$522
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$620
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$642
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$654
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$607
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$630
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$621
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$650
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$584
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$591
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$603
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$600
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$695
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$620
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$668
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$702
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$644
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$642
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$636
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$484
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$665