Harare vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$957
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2551
$3757
🏠 One person rent
$422
$635
🏘️ Family rent
$917
$1613
🍽️ Food expenses
$294
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$164
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$440
$1455
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
37
100
😀 Quality of life
47
78
🏙️ Population
2.15M
24.9M

The cost of living in Harare is 20% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 5620th and 4461st ($957 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 Shanghai. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 6463rd and 558th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Harare vs Shanghai

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Harare Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.43
$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.6
$40.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.97
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$1.7
☕ Cappuccino
$2.9
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.59
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$303
$901
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$261
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$938
$2595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$698
$1269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.3
$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.5
$60.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$117
$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.57%
4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1378
$17366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1341
$9346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.9
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.2
$6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.65
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$2.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.02
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.8
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.27
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.96
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.88
$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.06
$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.69
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.5
$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$8.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.2
$89.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.3
$66.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$38.5
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$291
$1283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7309
$28143

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$852
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$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
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1074
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$731
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$771
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$763
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$682
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$731
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$651
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$687
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$699
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$688
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$690
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$677
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$675
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$755
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$707
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$713
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$682
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$831
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$679
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$694
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$625
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$707
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$625
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$703
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$524
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$631
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$645
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$720
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$725
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$696
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$719
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$789
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$652
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$740