Harare vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1012
$716
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2579
$2023
🏠 One person rent
$427
$289
🏘️ Family rent
$819
$527
🍽️ Food expenses
$336
$249
🚐 Transport expenses
$175
$91.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$381
$764
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
37
20
😀 Quality of life
43
40
🏙️ Population
2.15M
6.44M

The cost of living in Harare is 41% more expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 5611th and 6841st ($1012 vs $716) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 76th 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 1.1 months in Shangrao. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Shangrao ranked 224th in China, while ranked 6695th and 6892nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Harare vs Shangrao

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Harare Shangrao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.03
$3.54
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.8
$25.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.5
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$0.71
 Cappuccino
$3.09
$2.15
🥤 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
$334
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$254
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$900
$661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$576
$413
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.3
$32.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.3
$48.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$124
$16.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.99%
4.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1328
$5346
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1332
$2656
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.5
$23.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.2
$5.27
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.61
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$2.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$2.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.1
$18.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.13
$3.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.44
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7
$8.52
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.24
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.93
$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6
$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.67
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61.9
$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$6.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.2
$45.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.18
$5.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.2
$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$34.9
$72
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$249
$483
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8755
$19047

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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
76 km or 47 mi Guixi
$634
77 km or 48 mi Wuyishan
$643
97 km or 60 mi Yingtan
$636
106 km or 66 mi Quzhou
$633
120 km or 75 mi Jingdezhen
$666
145 km or 90 mi Huangshan
$694
165 km or 103 mi Fuzhou
$618
180 km or 112 mi Jinhua
$731
191 km or 119 mi Lishui
$719
201 km or 125 mi Nanping
$673
205 km or 127 mi Nanchang
$521
227 km or 141 mi Yiwu
$708
237 km or 147 mi Jiujiang
$670
246 km or 153 mi Anqing
$642
246 km or 153 mi Sanming
$642
250 km or 155 mi Ningde
$683
251 km or 156 mi Chizhou
$672
262 km or 163 mi Ningguo
$703
268 km or 167 mi Wenzhou
$776
274 km or 170 mi Rui'an
$719
278 km or 173 mi Tongling
$705
279 km or 174 mi Qianshan
$636
282 km or 175 mi Wuxue
$646
289 km or 179 mi Xuancheng
$771
293 km or 182 mi Hangzhou
$843
294 km or 183 mi Fuzhou
$706
306 km or 190 mi Tongcheng
$658
307 km or 191 mi Guangde
$698
307 km or 191 mi Xinyu
$590
308 km or 191 mi Shaoxing
$742
313 km or 195 mi Linhai
$702
324 km or 201 mi Wuhu
$903
328 km or 204 mi Ji'an
$628
333 km or 207 mi Wenling
$712
340 km or 211 mi Huzhou
$706
344 km or 214 mi Daye
$676
345 km or 214 mi Huangshi
$714
350 km or 217 mi Putian
$661
358 km or 223 mi Yichun
$611
361 km or 224 mi Chaohu
$694