Harare vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$957
$577
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2551
$1601
🏠 One person rent
$422
$212
🏘️ Family rent
$917
$402
🍽️ Food expenses
$294
$220
🚐 Transport expenses
$164
$75
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$440
$720
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
37
24
😀 Quality of life
47
43
🏙️ Population
2.15M
6.56M

The cost of living in Harare is 66% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 5620th and 7871st ($957 vs $577) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 396th in Zimbabwe and China, respectively. Check Zimbabwe vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Harare compared to 1.2 months in Shaoyang. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Shaoyang ranked 236th in China, while ranked 6463rd and 6810th among best cities to live in the world.

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Harare Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.43
$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.6
$17.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.97
$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$1.26
☕ Cappuccino
$2.9
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.59
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$303
$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$261
$150
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$938
$637
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$698
$269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.3
$28.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.5
$44.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$117
$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.57%
4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1378
$3499
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1341
$3103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.9
$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.2
$3.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.65
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.02
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$3.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.8
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.27
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.96
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.88
$4.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.06
$5.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.69
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.5
$28.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$5.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.2
$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$5.15
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.3
$56.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$38.5
$65.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$291
$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7309
$11076

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$852
66 km or 41 mi Marondera
$761
105 km or 65 mi Chinhoyi
$784
133 km or 83 mi Kadoma
$689
165 km or 103 mi Kwekwe
$691
213 km or 132 mi Mutare
$645
223 km or 138 mi Gweru
$722
251 km or 156 mi Masvingo
$837
291 km or 181 mi Chimoio
$993
328 km or 204 mi Tete
$970
369 km or 229 mi Bulawayo
$777
399 km or 248 mi Lusaka
$777
447 km or 278 mi Choma
$795
458 km or 284 mi Beira
$1014
478 km or 297 mi Blantyre
$363
498 km or 309 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$968
510 km or 317 mi Ntcheu
$332
514 km or 319 mi Mulanje
$327
518 km or 322 mi Lilongwe
$367
525 km or 326 mi Francistown
$550
531 km or 330 mi Zomba
$326
549 km or 341 mi Livingstone
$734
584 km or 363 mi Mangochi
$332
588 km or 365 mi Monkey Bay
$335
599 km or 372 mi Ndola
$1210
618 km or 384 mi Quelimane
$992
635 km or 394 mi Kitwe
$1238
659 km or 409 mi Mufulira
$1236
665 km or 413 mi Palapye
$511
679 km or 422 mi Serowe
$554
680 km or 422 mi Chingola
$1107
714 km or 444 mi Mzimba
$337
734 km or 456 mi Mahalapye
$605
775 km or 482 mi Mansa
$1121
778 km or 484 mi Mzuzu
$338
786 km or 489 mi Lubumbashi
$1025
847 km or 526 mi Xai-Xai
$952
847 km or 526 mi Kasama
$1176
892 km or 554 mi Likasi
$953
898 km or 558 mi Middelburg
$866

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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$538
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$554
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$570
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$584
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$530
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$549
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$585
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$578
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$555
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$575
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$585
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$533
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$579
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$565
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$548
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$752
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$579
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$584
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$573
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$525
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$558
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$604
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$774
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$574
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$587
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$785
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$583
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$580
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$856
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$581
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$602
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$613
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$574
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$609
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$596
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$812
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$596
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$599
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$577
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$586