Harare vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$957
$2614
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2551
$6294
🏠 One person rent
$422
$1726
🏘️ Family rent
$917
$3471
🍽️ Food expenses
$294
$501
🚐 Transport expenses
$164
$242
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$440
$4054
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
37
100
😀 Quality of life
47
89
🏙️ Population
2.15M
7.41M

The cost of living in Harare is 63% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 5620th and 503rd ($957 vs $2614) 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 0.5 months in Harare compared to 1.6 months in Hong Kong. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 6463rd and 168th 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
$6.43
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.6
$59
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.97
$5.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$6.55
☕ Cappuccino
$2.9
$5.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.59
$1.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$303
$2033
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$261
$1449
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$938
$4405
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$698
$2942
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.3
$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.5
$214
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$117
$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.57%
3.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1378
$28583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1341
$18618
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.9
$63.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.2
$13.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.65
$3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$3.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.02
$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$4.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$16.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.8
$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$3.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$3.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$3.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.27
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.96
$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$9.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.88
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.06
$5.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.69
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.5
$82
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.2
$48.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$28.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.3
$78.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$38.5
$88.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$291
$896
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7309
$20363

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$852
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$761
105 km or 65 mi Chinhoyi
$784
133 km or 83 mi Kadoma
$689
165 km or 103 mi Kwekwe
$691
213 km or 132 mi Mutare
$645
223 km or 138 mi Gweru
$722
251 km or 156 mi Masvingo
$837
291 km or 181 mi Chimoio
$993
328 km or 204 mi Tete
$970
369 km or 229 mi Bulawayo
$777
399 km or 248 mi Lusaka
$777
447 km or 278 mi Choma
$795
458 km or 284 mi Beira
$1014
478 km or 297 mi Blantyre
$363
498 km or 309 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$968
510 km or 317 mi Ntcheu
$332
514 km or 319 mi Mulanje
$327
518 km or 322 mi Lilongwe
$367
525 km or 326 mi Francistown
$550
531 km or 330 mi Zomba
$326
549 km or 341 mi Livingstone
$734
584 km or 363 mi Mangochi
$332
588 km or 365 mi Monkey Bay
$335
599 km or 372 mi Ndola
$1210
618 km or 384 mi Quelimane
$992
635 km or 394 mi Kitwe
$1238
659 km or 409 mi Mufulira
$1236
665 km or 413 mi Palapye
$511
679 km or 422 mi Serowe
$554
680 km or 422 mi Chingola
$1107
714 km or 444 mi Mzimba
$337
734 km or 456 mi Mahalapye
$605
775 km or 482 mi Mansa
$1121
778 km or 484 mi Mzuzu
$338
786 km or 489 mi Lubumbashi
$1025
847 km or 526 mi Xai-Xai
$952
847 km or 526 mi Kasama
$1176
892 km or 554 mi Likasi
$953
898 km or 558 mi Middelburg
$866

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2410
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$939
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$618
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1565
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$481
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$589
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$837
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$812
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$742
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$1083
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$575
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$816
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$891
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$781
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$791
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$830
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$876
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$738
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$856
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$588
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$799
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$824
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$774
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$857
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$831
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$785
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$812
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$752
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$806
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$713
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$719
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$721
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$620
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$735
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$851
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$525
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$611