Harare vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1015
$971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2515
$2603
🏠 One person rent
$415
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$700
$606
🍽️ Food expenses
$338
$410
🚐 Transport expenses
$187
$80
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$223
$1504
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
38
80
😀 Quality of life
48
88
🏙️ Population
2.15M
2.71M

The cost of living in Harare is 4% more expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 5463rd and 5770th ($1015 vs $971) 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 0.2 months in Harare compared to 1.5 months in Kaohsiung. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Kaohsiung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 6892nd and 281st 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
$9.57
$4.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.6
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.99
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$3.02
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$398
$349
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$292
$256
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$731
$630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$540
$468
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.6
$52.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.1
$79.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.8
$26.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.63%
2.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$909
$4645
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$415
$3214
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.01
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.8
$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.9
$9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.67
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$3.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$2.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.93
$2.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$7.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.38
$15.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$6.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$2.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$3.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.25
$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.01
$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.79
$4.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.1
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.66
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.1
$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.94
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.1
$69.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.14
$8.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.5
$92.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$37.3
$88.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$337
$470
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8948
$13326

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Chitungwiza
$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

Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$938
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$844
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$904
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$884
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$868
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$874
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$942
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$687
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$921
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$889
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$989
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$792
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$892
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1123
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1248
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$643
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$729
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$648
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$979
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$673
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$702
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$612
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$474
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$679
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$473
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$600
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$705
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1039
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$672
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$682
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$640
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$689
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$954
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1042
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$717
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$403
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$777
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$774
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$638
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$617