Harare vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$957
$677
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2551
$1957
🏠 One person rent
$422
$261
🏘️ Family rent
$917
$557
🍽️ Food expenses
$294
$278
🚐 Transport expenses
$164
$73.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$440
$828
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
37
61
😀 Quality of life
47
56
🏙️ Population
2.15M
9.4M

The cost of living in Harare is 41% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 5620th and 6976th ($957 vs $677) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 122nd 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 1.2 months in Ningbo. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Ningbo ranked 36th in China, while ranked 6463rd and 5865th among best cities to live in the world.

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Harare Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.43
$3.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.6
$20
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.97
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$1.39
☕ Cappuccino
$2.9
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.59
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$303
$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$261
$197
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$938
$599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$698
$456
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.3
$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.5
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$117
$15.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.57%
5.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1378
$5184
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1341
$3305
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.9
$16.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.2
$4.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.65
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.02
$2.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$19.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$4.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.8
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$1.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.27
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.96
$9.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.88
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.06
$3.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.69
$2.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.5
$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$8.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.2
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$4.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.3
$43
👟 Brand Sneakers
$38.5
$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$291
$544
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7309
$9922

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$690
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$755
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$719
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$596
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$831
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1190
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1074
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$725
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$735
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$771
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$699
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$731
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$1020
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$811
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$731
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$763
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$687
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$741
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$787
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$682
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$707
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$707
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$651
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$744
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$688
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$720
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$694
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$713
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$675
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$644
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$789
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$665
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$682
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$625
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$625
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$713
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$679
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$645
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$524