Harare vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1012
$775
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2579
$2025
🏠 One person rent
$427
$391
🏘️ Family rent
$819
$679
🍽️ Food expenses
$336
$236
🚐 Transport expenses
$175
$72.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$381
$679
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
37
24
😀 Quality of life
43
38
🏙️ Population
2.15M
7.82M

The cost of living in Harare is 31% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 5611th and 6542nd ($1012 vs $775) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 43rd 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 0.9 months in Shangqiu. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Shangqiu ranked 316th in China, while ranked 6695th and 7163rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Harare Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.03
$4.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.8
$20.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.5
$5.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$1.13
 Cappuccino
$3.09
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$326
$312
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$254
$353
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$900
$494
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$576
$645
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.3
$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.3
$53.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$124
$11.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.99%
4.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1328
$3237
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1332
$2037
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.5
$17
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.2
$3.85
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.61
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.1
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.13
$2.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.44
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7
$14.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.24
$3.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.93
$4.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6
$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.67
$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61.9
$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$5.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.2
$27.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.18
$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.2
$52.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$34.9
$76.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$249
$432
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8755
$18304

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$890
66 km or 41 mi Marondera
$810
105 km or 65 mi Chinhoyi
$830
133 km or 83 mi Kadoma
$729
165 km or 103 mi Kwekwe
$731
213 km or 132 mi Mutare
$662
223 km or 138 mi Gweru
$761
251 km or 156 mi Masvingo
$871
291 km or 181 mi Chimoio
$953
328 km or 204 mi Tete
$834
369 km or 229 mi Bulawayo
$756
399 km or 248 mi Lusaka
$685
447 km or 278 mi Choma
$725
458 km or 284 mi Beira
$1000
478 km or 297 mi Blantyre
$591
498 km or 309 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$894
510 km or 317 mi Ntcheu
$515
514 km or 319 mi Mulanje
$500
518 km or 322 mi Lilongwe
$582
525 km or 326 mi Francistown
$585
531 km or 330 mi Zomba
$498
549 km or 341 mi Livingstone
$670
584 km or 363 mi Mangochi
$516
588 km or 365 mi Monkey Bay
$526
599 km or 372 mi Ndola
$1139
618 km or 384 mi Quelimane
$670
635 km or 394 mi Kitwe
$1116
659 km or 409 mi Mufulira
$1090
665 km or 413 mi Palapye
$554
679 km or 422 mi Serowe
$600
680 km or 422 mi Chingola
$1028
714 km or 444 mi Mzimba
$574
734 km or 456 mi Mahalapye
$663
775 km or 482 mi Mansa
$1017
778 km or 484 mi Mzuzu
$534
786 km or 489 mi Lubumbashi
$1007
847 km or 526 mi Xai-Xai
$1045
847 km or 526 mi Kasama
$1079
892 km or 554 mi Likasi
$939
898 km or 558 mi Middelburg
$841

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Distance City Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi Yongcheng
$633
92 km or 57 mi Heze
$1433
117 km or 73 mi Huaibei
$613
121 km or 75 mi Changyuan
$819
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$623
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$688
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$599
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$598
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$619
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$670
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$528
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$639
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$630
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$826
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$673
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$610
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$568
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$559
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$612
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$620
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$623
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$586
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$522
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$588
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$648
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$571
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$565
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$541
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$531
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$612
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$602
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$659
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$593
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$538
229 km or 142 mi Bengbu
$524
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$611
233 km or 145 mi Wugang
$587
236 km or 147 mi Tai'an
$580
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$502
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$542