Harare vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1024
$999
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2516
$2645
🏠 One person rent
$416
$382
🏘️ Family rent
$676
$672
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$413
🚐 Transport expenses
$179
$77.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$226
$1411
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
38
80
😀 Quality of life
48
87
🏙️ Population
2.15M
2.72M

The cost of living in Harare is 2% more expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 5483rd and 5666th ($1024 vs $999) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 1.4 months in Kaohsiung. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Kaohsiung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 6918th and 364th 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
$11.1
$3.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.9
$31.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.95
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$3.22
$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$363
$404
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$284
$289
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$643
$745
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$513
$535
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.7
$46.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.2
$71.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$78.3
$24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.19%
2.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$973
$4856
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$494
$3306
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.2
$12.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.1
$8.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.57
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$3.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.41
$8.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.4
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$7.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$3.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$3.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.26
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.02
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.55
$4.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.02
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.95
$4.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.68
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.2
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.3
$69.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.26
$8.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.1
$100
👟 Brand Sneakers
$37
$88.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$295
$450
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10145
$11481

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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

Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$910
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$841
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$910
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$889
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$879
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$888
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$957
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$709
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$937
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$882
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$941
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$796
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$903
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1108
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1257
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$630
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$723
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$634
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$997
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$668
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$696
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$602
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$465
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$656
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$464
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$589
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$698
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1067
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$654
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$673
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$634
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$682
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$943
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1064
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$705
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$416
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$765
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$763
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$621
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$610