Harare vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$957
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2551
$2825
🏠 One person rent
$422
$484
🏘️ Family rent
$917
$1181
🍽️ Food expenses
$294
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$164
$94.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$440
$1524
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
37
96
😀 Quality of life
47
80
🏙️ Population
2.15M
17.5M

The cost of living in Harare is 2% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 5620th and 5744th ($957 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 16th 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 1.6 months in Shenzhen. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 6463rd and 460th 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
$6.43
$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.6
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.97
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$1.12
☕ Cappuccino
$2.9
$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.59
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$303
$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$261
$375
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$938
$1719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$698
$954
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.3
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.5
$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$117
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.57%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1378
$12768
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1341
$7264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.9
$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.2
$4.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.65
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.02
$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.8
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.27
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.96
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.88
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.06
$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.69
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.5
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$7.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.2
$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.3
$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$38.5
$79
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$291
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7309
$24305

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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
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2410
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2614
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$618
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$589
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1565
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$481
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$837
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$812
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$742
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$575
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1083
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$816
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$891
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$781
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$791
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$830
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$876
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$738
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$856
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$799
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$588
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$824
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$774
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$785
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$831
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$857
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$812
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$752
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$806
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$719
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$735
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$721
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$620
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$851
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$525
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$584