Harare vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1024
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2516
$3097
🏠 One person rent
$416
$600
🏘️ Family rent
$676
$1068
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$179
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$226
$879
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
38
99
😀 Quality of life
48
75
🏙️ Population
2.15M
24.9M

The cost of living in Harare is 9% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 5483rd and 4971st ($1024 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 0.8 months in Shanghai. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 6918th and 1655th 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
$11.1
$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.9
$36.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.95
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$3.22
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$363
$803
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$284
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$643
$1462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$513
$880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.7
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.2
$58.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$78.3
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.19%
3.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$973
$14215
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$494
$7113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.2
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.1
$6.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.57
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.41
$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.4
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.26
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.02
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.55
$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.02
$6.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.95
$6.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.68
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.2
$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$7.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.3
$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.26
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.1
$50.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$37
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$295
$1114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10145
$27781

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Chitungwiza
$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
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1002
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$669
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$701
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$782
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$594
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$620
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$644
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$557
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$683
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$643
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$650
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$584
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$671
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$636
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$680
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$684
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$623
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$646
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$860
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$636
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$647
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$652
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$611
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$652
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$604
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$675
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$678
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$525
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$618
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$626
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$644
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$667
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$677
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$601
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$661
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$665
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$632
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$765