Harare vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$957
$932
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2551
$2619
🏠 One person rent
$422
$339
🏘️ Family rent
$917
$747
🍽️ Food expenses
$294
$377
🚐 Transport expenses
$164
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$440
$1088
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
37
81
😀 Quality of life
47
84
🏙️ Population
2.15M
2.73M

The cost of living in Harare is 3% more expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 5620th and 5786th ($957 vs $932) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Zimbabwe and Taiwan, respectively. Check Zimbabwe vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Harare compared to 1.2 months in Kaohsiung. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Kaohsiung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 6463rd and 320th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Harare vs Kaohsiung

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Harare Kaohsiung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.43
$3.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.6
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.97
$4.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$2.08
☕ Cappuccino
$2.9
$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.59
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$303
$341
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$261
$231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$938
$829
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$698
$580
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.3
$62.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.5
$94.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$117
$23.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.57%
2.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1378
$4824
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1341
$2490
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.9
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.2
$9.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.65
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.02
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$8.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.8
$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$3.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.27
$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.96
$9.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$1.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.88
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.06
$4.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.69
$2.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.5
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$9.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.2
$54.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$8.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.3
$96.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$38.5
$81.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$291
$313
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7309
$12618

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Chitungwiza
$852
66 km or 41 mi Marondera
$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

Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$913
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$952
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$725
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$791
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$857
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$890
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$995
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$746
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$860
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$917
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$861
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$863
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$851
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1011
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1169
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$676
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$721
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$689
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$860
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$675
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$719
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$589
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$588
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$664
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$716
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$738
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$713
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1114
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$694
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$799
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$667
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$678
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$1083
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1115
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$744
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$487
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$891
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$787
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$837
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$655