Harare vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1015
$1147
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2515
$3146
🏠 One person rent
$415
$636
🏘️ Family rent
$700
$1119
🍽️ Food expenses
$338
$279
🚐 Transport expenses
$187
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$223
$1068
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
38
99
😀 Quality of life
48
76
🏙️ Population
2.15M
24.9M

The cost of living in Harare is 12% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 5463rd and 4880th ($1015 vs $1147) 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 0.9 months in Shanghai. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Shanghai ranked 5th in China, while ranked 6892nd and 1178th 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
$9.57
$4.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.6
$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.99
$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$3.02
$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$398
$849
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$292
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$731
$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$540
$937
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.6
$38.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.1
$59.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.8
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.63%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$909
$14068
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$415
$6729
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.01
$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.8
$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.9
$5.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.67
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.93
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.38
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.25
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.01
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.79
$2.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.1
$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.66
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.1
$70.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.94
$8.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.1
$98.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.14
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.5
$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$37.3
$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$337
$1268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8948
$27610

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Chitungwiza
$780
66 km or 41 mi Marondera
$755
105 km or 65 mi Chinhoyi
$629
133 km or 83 mi Kadoma
$727
165 km or 103 mi Kwekwe
$677
213 km or 132 mi Mutare
$754
223 km or 138 mi Gweru
$565
251 km or 156 mi Masvingo
$840
291 km or 181 mi Chimoio
$875
328 km or 204 mi Tete
$792
369 km or 229 mi Bulawayo
$632
399 km or 248 mi Lusaka
$777
447 km or 278 mi Choma
$849
458 km or 284 mi Beira
$952
478 km or 297 mi Blantyre
$495
498 km or 309 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$925
510 km or 317 mi Ntcheu
$489
514 km or 319 mi Mulanje
$456
518 km or 322 mi Lilongwe
$587
525 km or 326 mi Francistown
$632
531 km or 330 mi Zomba
$452
549 km or 341 mi Livingstone
$813
584 km or 363 mi Mangochi
$494
588 km or 365 mi Monkey Bay
$516
599 km or 372 mi Ndola
$692
618 km or 384 mi Quelimane
$691
635 km or 394 mi Kitwe
$1304
659 km or 409 mi Mufulira
$1602
665 km or 413 mi Palapye
$549
679 km or 422 mi Serowe
$590
680 km or 422 mi Chingola
$1378
714 km or 444 mi Mzimba
$559
734 km or 456 mi Mahalapye
$615
775 km or 482 mi Mansa
$1166
778 km or 484 mi Mzuzu
$522
786 km or 489 mi Lubumbashi
$1125
847 km or 526 mi Xai-Xai
$965
847 km or 526 mi Kasama
$1132
892 km or 554 mi Likasi
$1029
898 km or 558 mi Middelburg
$875

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1030
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$708
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$726
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$725
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$798
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$643
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$678
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$581
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$680
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$658
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$571
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$660
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$645
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$670
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$663
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$636
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$659
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$899
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$651
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$664
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$657
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$627
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$667
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$623
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$693
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$691
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$623
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$644
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$661
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$696
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$693
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$620
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$677
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$684
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$644
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$789