Harare vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1024
$601
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2516
$1654
🏠 One person rent
$416
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$676
$376
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$231
🚐 Transport expenses
$179
$77
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$226
$776
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
38
21
😀 Quality of life
48
46
🏙️ Population
2.15M
6.56M

The cost of living in Harare is 70% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 5483rd and 7929th ($1024 vs $601) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 213th 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 1.3 months in Shaoyang. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Shaoyang ranked 254th in China, while ranked 6918th and 7123rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Harare vs Shaoyang

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Harare Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.1
$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.9
$21.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.95
$4.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$1.19
☕ Cappuccino
$3.22
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$363
$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$284
$153
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$643
$445
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$513
$283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.7
$30.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.2
$47.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$78.3
$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.19%
3.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$973
$2920
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$494
$1847
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.2
$20.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.1
$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.57
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.41
$3.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.4
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.26
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.02
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.55
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.02
$4.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.95
$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.68
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.2
$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$6.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.3
$24.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.26
$5.25
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.1
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$37
$74.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$295
$392
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10145
$11939

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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

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$554
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$567
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$584
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$638
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$609
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$557
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$587
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$511
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$583
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$584
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$572
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$617
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$498
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$564
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$556
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$730
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$567
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$588
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$602
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$533
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$529
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$605
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$760
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$563
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$603
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$769
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$583
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$568
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$807
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$588
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$599
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$630
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$552
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$610
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$596
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$814
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$587
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$595
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$580
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$615