Harare vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1021
$713
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2475
$1985
🏠 One person rent
$408
$302
🏘️ Family rent
$649
$533
🍽️ Food expenses
$352
$277
🚐 Transport expenses
$188
$72
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$230
$768
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
37
60
😀 Quality of life
49
57
🏙️ Population
2.15M
9.4M

The cost of living in Harare is 43% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 5412th and 7025th ($1021 vs $713) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 46th in Zimbabwe and China, respectively. Check Zimbabwe vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Harare compared to 1.1 months in Ningbo. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Ningbo ranked 49th in China, while ranked 6721st and 6133rd 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
$10.1
$4.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.6
$25.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$4.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$2.93
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.69
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$355
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$257
$231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$632
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$459
$425
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$37.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56
$57.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$93.2
$8.65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.05%
3.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1147
$5268
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$587
$3300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$54.9
$15.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.1
$4.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.58
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$2.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.13
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$18.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.83
$3.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.92
$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$1.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.26
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.03
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.34
$3.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.09
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.99
$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.67
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.7
$23.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$6.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.7
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.17
$4.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.3
$45.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$34.3
$62.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$258
$598
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8872
$15234

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18 km or 11 mi Chitungwiza
$751
66 km or 41 mi Marondera
$779
105 km or 65 mi Chinhoyi
$650
133 km or 83 mi Kadoma
$761
165 km or 103 mi Kwekwe
$716
213 km or 132 mi Mutare
$755
223 km or 138 mi Gweru
$587
251 km or 156 mi Masvingo
$873
291 km or 181 mi Chimoio
$916
328 km or 204 mi Tete
$820
369 km or 229 mi Bulawayo
$658
399 km or 248 mi Lusaka
$655
447 km or 278 mi Choma
$687
458 km or 284 mi Beira
$996
478 km or 297 mi Blantyre
$506
498 km or 309 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$748
510 km or 317 mi Ntcheu
$493
514 km or 319 mi Mulanje
$461
518 km or 322 mi Lilongwe
$592
525 km or 326 mi Francistown
$587
531 km or 330 mi Zomba
$458
549 km or 341 mi Livingstone
$653
584 km or 363 mi Mangochi
$496
588 km or 365 mi Monkey Bay
$519
599 km or 372 mi Ndola
$577
618 km or 384 mi Quelimane
$692
635 km or 394 mi Kitwe
$1062
659 km or 409 mi Mufulira
$1278
665 km or 413 mi Palapye
$514
679 km or 422 mi Serowe
$536
680 km or 422 mi Chingola
$1069
714 km or 444 mi Mzimba
$565
734 km or 456 mi Mahalapye
$577
775 km or 482 mi Mansa
$912
778 km or 484 mi Mzuzu
$527
786 km or 489 mi Lubumbashi
$1124
847 km or 526 mi Xai-Xai
$915
847 km or 526 mi Kasama
$888
892 km or 554 mi Likasi
$1032
898 km or 558 mi Middelburg
$830

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$576
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$740
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$666
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$597
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$826
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1128
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1003
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$672
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$677
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$696
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$631
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$673
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$771
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$586
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$632
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$696
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$679
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$696
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$753
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$612
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$674
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$642
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$547
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$700
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$634
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$637
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$639
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$601
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$621
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$604
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$659
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$622
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$630
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$597
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$597
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$620
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$634
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$618
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$531