Harare vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1021
$2718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2475
$6205
🏠 One person rent
$408
$1790
🏘️ Family rent
$649
$3191
🍽️ Food expenses
$352
$551
🚐 Transport expenses
$188
$230
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$230
$1245
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
37
100
😀 Quality of life
49
83
🏙️ Population
2.15M
7.41M

The cost of living in Harare is 62% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 5412th and 532nd ($1021 vs $2718) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 0.5 months in Hong Kong. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 6721st and 548th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Harare vs Hong Kong

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Harare Hong Kong
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.1
$8.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.6
$66
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$6.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$7.01
 Cappuccino
$2.93
$5.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.69
$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$2068
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$257
$1498
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$3648
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$459
$2751
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56
$238
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$93.2
$23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.05%
3.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1147
$26310
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$587
$16253
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$54.9
$67
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.1
$14.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.58
$1.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$3.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$2.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.13
$4.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$25.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.83
$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.92
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$3.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$3.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$3.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.26
$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.03
$19.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$3.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.34
$13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.09
$17.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.99
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.67
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.7
$75.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.7
$65.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.17
$24.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.3
$76.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$34.3
$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$258
$1018
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8872
$22102

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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
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2414
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$878
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$662
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1746
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$518
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$662
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$608
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$829
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$758
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$941
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$589
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$827
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$766
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$777
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$794
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$816
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$892
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$579
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$451
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$818
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$454
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$669
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$809
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$765
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$773
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$780
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$766
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$897
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$790
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$750
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$726
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$697
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$681
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$707
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$677
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$693
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$901
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$546
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$598