Harare vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1024
$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2516
$1938
🏠 One person rent
$416
$264
🏘️ Family rent
$676
$462
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$269
🚐 Transport expenses
$179
$71.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$226
$892
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
38
53
😀 Quality of life
48
71
🏙️ Population
2.15M
9.4M

The cost of living in Harare is 53% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 5483rd and 7431st ($1024 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 80th 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 1.3 months in Ningbo. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Ningbo ranked 26th in China, while ranked 6918th and 3738th 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
$11.1
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.9
$28.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.95
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$1.39
☕ Cappuccino
$3.22
$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$363
$341
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$284
$196
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$643
$599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$513
$357
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.7
$31.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.2
$48.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$78.3
$7.55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.19%
3.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$973
$4479
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$494
$2802
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.2
$14.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.1
$4.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.57
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$1.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.41
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.4
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.26
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.02
$9.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.55
$4.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.02
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.95
$4.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.68
$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.2
$21.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$7.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.3
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.26
$4.73
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.1
$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$37
$66.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$295
$693
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10145
$15051

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$584
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$680
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$661
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$594
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$860
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1126
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1002
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$667
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$677
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$696
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$643
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$669
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$782
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$598
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$644
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$701
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$683
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$697
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$763
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$620
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$684
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$652
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$557
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$705
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$650
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$644
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$652
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$623
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$636
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$617
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$665
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$636
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$646
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$604
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$611
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$628
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$647
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$626
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$525