Harare vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1015
$605
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2515
$1684
🏠 One person rent
$415
$218
🏘️ Family rent
$700
$382
🍽️ Food expenses
$338
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$187
$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$223
$827
😷 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 68% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 5463rd and 7943rd ($1015 vs $605) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 243rd 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 1.4 months in Shaoyang. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Shaoyang ranked 264th in China, while ranked 6892nd and 7142nd 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
$9.57
$2.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.6
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.99
$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$1.21
☕ Cappuccino
$3.02
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$398
$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$292
$155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$731
$455
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$540
$285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.6
$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.1
$51.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.8
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.63%
3.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$909
$3037
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$415
$1552
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.01
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.8
$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.9
$3.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.67
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.93
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.38
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.25
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.01
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.79
$3.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.1
$4.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.66
$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.1
$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.94
$6.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.1
$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.14
$5.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.5
$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$37.3
$70.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$337
$415
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8948
$13867

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Chitungwiza
$780
66 km or 41 mi Marondera
$755
105 km or 65 mi Chinhoyi
$629
133 km or 83 mi Kadoma
$727
165 km or 103 mi Kwekwe
$677
213 km or 132 mi Mutare
$754
223 km or 138 mi Gweru
$565
251 km or 156 mi Masvingo
$840
291 km or 181 mi Chimoio
$875
328 km or 204 mi Tete
$792
369 km or 229 mi Bulawayo
$632
399 km or 248 mi Lusaka
$777
447 km or 278 mi Choma
$849
458 km or 284 mi Beira
$952
478 km or 297 mi Blantyre
$495
498 km or 309 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$925
510 km or 317 mi Ntcheu
$489
514 km or 319 mi Mulanje
$456
518 km or 322 mi Lilongwe
$587
525 km or 326 mi Francistown
$632
531 km or 330 mi Zomba
$452
549 km or 341 mi Livingstone
$813
584 km or 363 mi Mangochi
$494
588 km or 365 mi Monkey Bay
$516
599 km or 372 mi Ndola
$692
618 km or 384 mi Quelimane
$691
635 km or 394 mi Kitwe
$1304
659 km or 409 mi Mufulira
$1602
665 km or 413 mi Palapye
$549
679 km or 422 mi Serowe
$590
680 km or 422 mi Chingola
$1378
714 km or 444 mi Mzimba
$559
734 km or 456 mi Mahalapye
$615
775 km or 482 mi Mansa
$1166
778 km or 484 mi Mzuzu
$522
786 km or 489 mi Lubumbashi
$1125
847 km or 526 mi Xai-Xai
$965
847 km or 526 mi Kasama
$1132
892 km or 554 mi Likasi
$1029
898 km or 558 mi Middelburg
$875

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$556
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$569
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$589
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$648
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$602
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$560
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$593
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$518
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$586
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$589
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$564
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$622
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$518
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$571
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$560
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$739
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$571
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$593
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$609
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$528
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$535
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$608
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$766
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$565
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$610
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$778
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$583
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$570
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$793
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$592
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$600
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$632
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$556
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$623
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$600
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$758
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$601
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$578
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$582
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$619