Harare vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1024
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2516
$2444
🏠 One person rent
$416
$507
🏘️ Family rent
$676
$900
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$179
$83.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$226
$1024
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
38
95
😀 Quality of life
48
77
🏙️ Population
2.15M
17.5M

The cost of living in Harare is 9% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 5483rd and 6106th ($1024 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 12th 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 Shenzhen. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 6918th and 1113th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Harare vs Shenzhen

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Harare Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.1
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.9
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.95
$4.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$1.45
☕ Cappuccino
$3.22
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$363
$652
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$284
$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$643
$1182
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$513
$735
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.7
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.2
$63.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$78.3
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.19%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$973
$13180
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$494
$5913
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.2
$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.1
$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.57
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.41
$3.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.4
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.26
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.02
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.55
$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.02
$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.95
$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.68
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.2
$49.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$7.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.3
$34.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.26
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.1
$46.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$37
$73.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$295
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10145
$22916

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2415
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2674
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$674
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$666
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1718
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$534
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$621
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$848
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$782
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$943
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$844
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$765
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$795
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$832
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$896
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$589
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$807
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$464
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$602
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$673
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$465
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$816
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$760
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$769
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$790
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$789
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$814
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$730
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$738
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$805
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$698
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$696
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$699
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$723
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$694
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$903
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$533
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$638