Harare vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1012
$733
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2579
$2067
🏠 One person rent
$427
$311
🏘️ Family rent
$819
$607
🍽️ Food expenses
$336
$281
🚐 Transport expenses
$175
$74
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$381
$758
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
37
61
😀 Quality of life
43
53
🏙️ Population
2.15M
9.4M

The cost of living in Harare is 38% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 5611th and 6747th ($1012 vs $733) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 63rd in Zimbabwe and China, respectively. Check Zimbabwe vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Harare compared to 1 months in Ningbo. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Ningbo ranked 45th in China, while ranked 6695th and 6048th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Harare vs Ningbo

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Harare Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.03
$3.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.8
$20.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.5
$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$1.44
 Cappuccino
$3.09
$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$326
$359
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$254
$233
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$900
$783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$576
$472
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.3
$37.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.3
$58.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$124
$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.99%
4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1328
$5300
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1332
$3372
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.5
$16.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.2
$4.42
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.61
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$2.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.1
$19.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.13
$4.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.44
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7
$9.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.24
$4.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.93
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6
$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.67
$2.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61.9
$24.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$8.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.2
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.18
$4.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.2
$46.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$34.9
$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$249
$616
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8755
$12898

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18 km or 11 mi Chitungwiza
$890
66 km or 41 mi Marondera
$810
105 km or 65 mi Chinhoyi
$830
133 km or 83 mi Kadoma
$729
165 km or 103 mi Kwekwe
$731
213 km or 132 mi Mutare
$662
223 km or 138 mi Gweru
$761
251 km or 156 mi Masvingo
$871
291 km or 181 mi Chimoio
$953
328 km or 204 mi Tete
$834
369 km or 229 mi Bulawayo
$756
399 km or 248 mi Lusaka
$685
447 km or 278 mi Choma
$725
458 km or 284 mi Beira
$1000
478 km or 297 mi Blantyre
$591
498 km or 309 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$894
510 km or 317 mi Ntcheu
$515
514 km or 319 mi Mulanje
$500
518 km or 322 mi Lilongwe
$582
525 km or 326 mi Francistown
$585
531 km or 330 mi Zomba
$498
549 km or 341 mi Livingstone
$670
584 km or 363 mi Mangochi
$516
588 km or 365 mi Monkey Bay
$526
599 km or 372 mi Ndola
$1139
618 km or 384 mi Quelimane
$670
635 km or 394 mi Kitwe
$1116
659 km or 409 mi Mufulira
$1090
665 km or 413 mi Palapye
$554
679 km or 422 mi Serowe
$600
680 km or 422 mi Chingola
$1028
714 km or 444 mi Mzimba
$574
734 km or 456 mi Mahalapye
$663
775 km or 482 mi Mansa
$1017
778 km or 484 mi Mzuzu
$534
786 km or 489 mi Lubumbashi
$1007
847 km or 526 mi Xai-Xai
$1045
847 km or 526 mi Kasama
$1079
892 km or 554 mi Likasi
$939
898 km or 558 mi Middelburg
$841

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$612
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$742
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$702
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$585
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$843
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1136
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1028
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$708
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$712
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$749
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$706
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$706
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$1020
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$731
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$718
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$738
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$686
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$719
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$776
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$661
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$702
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$698
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$620
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$719
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$685
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$703
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$690
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$729
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$674
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$633
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$771
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$665
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$674
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$630
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$629
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$694
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$676
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$651
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$538