Harare vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1021
$603
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2475
$1608
🏠 One person rent
$408
$227
🏘️ Family rent
$649
$387
🍽️ Food expenses
$352
$223
🚐 Transport expenses
$188
$76
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$230
$671
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
37
24
😀 Quality of life
49
45
🏙️ Population
2.15M
6.56M

The cost of living in Harare is 69% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 5412th and 7790th ($1021 vs $603) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 167th 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 1.1 months in Shaoyang. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Shaoyang ranked 264th in China, while ranked 6721st and 7090th among best cities to live in the world.

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Harare Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.1
$2.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.6
$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$1.1
 Cappuccino
$2.93
$2.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.69
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$257
$166
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$461
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$459
$293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$93.2
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.05%
3.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1147
$2906
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$587
$2199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$54.9
$20.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.1
$3.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.58
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$1.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.13
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.83
$3.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.92
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.26
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.03
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.34
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.09
$4.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.99
$5.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.67
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.7
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$5.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.7
$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.17
$5.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.3
$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$34.3
$73.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$258
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8872
$10279

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18 km or 11 mi Chitungwiza
$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
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$551
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$564
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$584
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$634
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$622
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$543
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$571
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$527
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$569
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$571
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$595
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$592
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$487
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$584
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$537
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$750
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$545
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$568
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$612
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$546
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$511
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$595
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$765
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$547
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$618
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$766
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$572
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$548
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$818
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$593
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$587
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$660
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$534
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$596
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$590
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$897
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$574
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$578
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$558
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$599