Harare vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1012
$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2579
$1703
🏠 One person rent
$427
$223
🏘️ Family rent
$819
$448
🍽️ Food expenses
$336
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$175
$78.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$381
$727
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
37
24
😀 Quality of life
43
39
🏙️ Population
2.15M
6.56M

The cost of living in Harare is 65% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 5611th and 7649th ($1012 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 262nd 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 1.2 months in Shaoyang. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Shaoyang ranked 266th in China, while ranked 6695th and 7013th among best cities to live in the world.

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Harare Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.03
$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.8
$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.5
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$1.15
☕ Cappuccino
$3.09
$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$326
$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$254
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$900
$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$576
$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.3
$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.3
$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$124
$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.99%
4.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1328
$3476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1332
$3102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.5
$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.2
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.61
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.1
$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.13
$3.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.44
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.24
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.93
$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6
$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.67
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61.9
$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$5.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.2
$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.18
$5.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.2
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$34.9
$77.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$249
$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8755
$10066

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18 km or 11 mi Chitungwiza
$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
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$553
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$570
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$600
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$618
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$611
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$558
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$599
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$603
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$595
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$611
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$601
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$582
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$497
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$584
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$556
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$746
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$569
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$596
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$594
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$538
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$552
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$623
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$783
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$566
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$611
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$780
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$592
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$573
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$852
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$590
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$612
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$628
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$580
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$605
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$614
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$813
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$607
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$619
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$581
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$610