Harare vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$992
$708
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2589
$2004
🏠 One person rent
$411
$301
🏘️ Family rent
$862
$591
🍽️ Food expenses
$345
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$70.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$415
$725
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
37
60
😀 Quality of life
45
53
🏙️ Population
2.15M
9.4M

The cost of living in Harare is 40% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 5540th and 6849th ($992 vs $708) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 51st 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 48th in China, while ranked 6578th and 6084th 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
$3.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50
$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.03
$4.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$1.56
 Cappuccino
$3.07
$3.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.69
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$341
$342
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$919
$752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$638
$463
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.5
$36.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.7
$56.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$113
$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.13%
4.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1327
$5147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$547
$3264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.1
$14.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.1
$4.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.58
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.21
$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.69
$4.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.57
$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.26
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.02
$9.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.21
$4.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.94
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.01
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.7
$2.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.1
$23.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.98
$7.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37
$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.13
$4.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.5
$44.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$35.2
$62.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$247
$595
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6241
$12465

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$873
66 km or 41 mi Marondera
$794
105 km or 65 mi Chinhoyi
$646
133 km or 83 mi Kadoma
$723
165 km or 103 mi Kwekwe
$730
213 km or 132 mi Mutare
$752
223 km or 138 mi Gweru
$597
251 km or 156 mi Masvingo
$854
291 km or 181 mi Chimoio
$947
328 km or 204 mi Tete
$825
369 km or 229 mi Bulawayo
$766
399 km or 248 mi Lusaka
$738
447 km or 278 mi Choma
$700
458 km or 284 mi Beira
$1003
478 km or 297 mi Blantyre
$507
498 km or 309 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$687
510 km or 317 mi Ntcheu
$492
514 km or 319 mi Mulanje
$461
518 km or 322 mi Lilongwe
$587
525 km or 326 mi Francistown
$624
531 km or 330 mi Zomba
$457
549 km or 341 mi Livingstone
$688
584 km or 363 mi Mangochi
$493
588 km or 365 mi Monkey Bay
$518
599 km or 372 mi Ndola
$541
618 km or 384 mi Quelimane
$675
635 km or 394 mi Kitwe
$917
659 km or 409 mi Mufulira
$1018
665 km or 413 mi Palapye
$540
679 km or 422 mi Serowe
$583
680 km or 422 mi Chingola
$875
714 km or 444 mi Mzimba
$566
734 km or 456 mi Mahalapye
$631
775 km or 482 mi Mansa
$776
778 km or 484 mi Mzuzu
$525
786 km or 489 mi Lubumbashi
$1050
847 km or 526 mi Xai-Xai
$1003
847 km or 526 mi Kasama
$748
892 km or 554 mi Likasi
$961
898 km or 558 mi Middelburg
$795

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$590
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$716
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$661
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$573
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$805
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1097
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$984
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$677
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$671
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$700
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$670
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$665
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$868
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$587
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$645
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$701
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$670
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$682
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$726
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$631
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$695
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$650
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$640
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$602
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$681
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$657
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$642
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$654
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$702
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$643
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$616
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$672
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$636
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$644
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$607
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$603
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$642
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$643
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$621
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$522