Harare vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1021
$1128
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2475
$3104
🏠 One person rent
$408
$605
🏘️ Family rent
$649
$1067
🍽️ Food expenses
$352
$289
🚐 Transport expenses
$188
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$230
$931
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
37
100
😀 Quality of life
49
77
🏙️ Population
2.15M
24.9M

The cost of living in Harare is 10% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 5412th and 4879th ($1021 vs $1128) 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 6721st and 1383rd 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
$10.1
$4.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.6
$40
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$1.47
☕ Cappuccino
$2.93
$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.69
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$848
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$257
$485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$1510
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$459
$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$34.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56
$52
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$93.2
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.05%
3.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1147
$14877
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$587
$7318
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$54.9
$31.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.1
$6.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.58
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.13
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.83
$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.92
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.26
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.03
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.34
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.09
$6.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.99
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.67
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.7
$59.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$8.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.7
$92.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.17
$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.3
$52.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$34.3
$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$258
$1172
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8872
$27624

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$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
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1003
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$673
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$696
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$771
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$597
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$612
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$632
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$547
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$679
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$631
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$634
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$576
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$713
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$621
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$740
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$674
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$601
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$630
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$826
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$622
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$634
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$639
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$597
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$642
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$597
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$664
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$531
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$602
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$618
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$637
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$672
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$663
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$590
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$666
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$659
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$617
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$753