Harare vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1024
$2674
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2516
$6072
🏠 One person rent
$416
$1749
🏘️ Family rent
$676
$3066
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$544
🚐 Transport expenses
$179
$234
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$226
$1241
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
38
100
😀 Quality of life
48
82
🏙️ Population
2.15M
7.41M

The cost of living in Harare is 62% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 5483rd and 621st ($1024 vs $2674) 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 6918th and 632nd 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
$11.1
$7.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.9
$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.95
$6.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$6.97
 Cappuccino
$3.22
$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$1.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$363
$2025
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$284
$1485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$643
$3592
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$513
$2650
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.7
$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.2
$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$78.3
$21
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.19%
3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$973
$25175
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$494
$16126
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$1.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.2
$71
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.1
$14.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.57
$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$2.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$3.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$24.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.41
$9.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.4
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$3.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$3.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$3.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$1.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.26
$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.02
$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$3.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.55
$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.02
$17.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.95
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.68
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.2
$77.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.3
$65.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.26
$23.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.1
$75.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$37
$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$295
$1026
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10145
$22890

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Chitungwiza
$770
66 km or 41 mi Marondera
$768
105 km or 65 mi Chinhoyi
$639
133 km or 83 mi Kadoma
$754
165 km or 103 mi Kwekwe
$706
213 km or 132 mi Mutare
$764
223 km or 138 mi Gweru
$577
251 km or 156 mi Masvingo
$861
291 km or 181 mi Chimoio
$924
328 km or 204 mi Tete
$828
369 km or 229 mi Bulawayo
$630
399 km or 248 mi Lusaka
$686
447 km or 278 mi Choma
$750
458 km or 284 mi Beira
$1000
478 km or 297 mi Blantyre
$505
498 km or 309 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$815
510 km or 317 mi Ntcheu
$495
514 km or 319 mi Mulanje
$461
518 km or 322 mi Lilongwe
$591
525 km or 326 mi Francistown
$633
531 km or 330 mi Zomba
$458
549 km or 341 mi Livingstone
$718
584 km or 363 mi Mangochi
$496
588 km or 365 mi Monkey Bay
$521
599 km or 372 mi Ndola
$613
618 km or 384 mi Quelimane
$692
635 km or 394 mi Kitwe
$1189
659 km or 409 mi Mufulira
$1473
665 km or 413 mi Palapye
$551
679 km or 422 mi Serowe
$583
680 km or 422 mi Chingola
$1229
714 km or 444 mi Mzimba
$530
734 km or 456 mi Mahalapye
$628
775 km or 482 mi Mansa
$1030
778 km or 484 mi Mzuzu
$527
786 km or 489 mi Lubumbashi
$1133
847 km or 526 mi Xai-Xai
$950
847 km or 526 mi Kasama
$1002
892 km or 554 mi Likasi
$1039
898 km or 558 mi Middelburg
$899

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2415
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$939
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$674
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1718
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$534
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$666
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$621
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$848
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$782
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$943
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$611
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$844
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$765
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$795
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$807
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$832
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$896
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$589
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$464
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$807
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$602
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$465
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$673
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$816
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$760
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$789
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$790
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$769
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$814
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$805
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$730
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$738
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$698
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$696
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$723
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$694
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$699
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$903
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$533
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$608