Harare vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1012
$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2579
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$427
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$819
$1237
🍽️ Food expenses
$336
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$175
$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$381
$1649
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
37
96
😀 Quality of life
43
79
🏙️ Population
2.15M
17.7M

The cost of living in Harare is 6% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 5611th and 5948th ($1012 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 13th 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 1.7 months in Shenzhen. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 6695th and 556th 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
$8.03
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.8
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.5
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$1.13
 Cappuccino
$3.09
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$326
$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$254
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$900
$1800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$576
$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.3
$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.3
$63.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$124
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.99%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1328
$13100
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1332
$6892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.5
$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.2
$4.62
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.61
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.1
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.13
$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.44
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.24
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.93
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.67
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61.9
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.2
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.18
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.2
$61.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$34.9
$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$249
$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8755
$24117

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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
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2427
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2753
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$641
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$678
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1590
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$491
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$629
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$830
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$763
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$602
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1014
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$824
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$801
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$808
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$806
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$895
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$726
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$852
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$795
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$592
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$819
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$783
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$780
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$774
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$774
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$813
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$746
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$794
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$731
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$725
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$807
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$671
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$821
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$538
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$618