Harare vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1015
$2663
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2515
$6085
🏠 One person rent
$415
$1742
🏘️ Family rent
$700
$3071
🍽️ Food expenses
$338
$540
🚐 Transport expenses
$187
$237
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$223
$923
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
38
100
😀 Quality of life
48
80
🏙️ Population
2.15M
7.41M

The cost of living in Harare is 62% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 5463rd and 640th ($1015 vs $2663) 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 0.3 months in Hong Kong. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 6892nd and 676th 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
$9.57
$7.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.6
$60.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.99
$6.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$6.99
 Cappuccino
$3.02
$5.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$1.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$398
$2008
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$292
$1474
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$731
$3693
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$540
$2621
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.6
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.1
$213
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.8
$22.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.63%
3.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$909
$27719
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$415
$17176
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.01
$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.8
$73.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.9
$14.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.67
$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$3.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.93
$3.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$24.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$9.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.38
$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$4.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$3.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.25
$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.01
$21.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$2.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.79
$13.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.1
$17.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.66
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.1
$81.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.94
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.1
$66.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.14
$24.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.5
$65.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$37.3
$83.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$337
$1128
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8948
$22758

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$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
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2396
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$995
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$678
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1734
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$548
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$694
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$638
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$873
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$785
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$954
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$627
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$858
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$777
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$801
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$807
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$839
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$908
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$600
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$473
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$793
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$612
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$474
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$682
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$828
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$766
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$797
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$802
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$778
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$758
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$824
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$739
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$751
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$705
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$702
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$729
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$711
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$714
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$892
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$528
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$620