Harare vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1012
$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2579
$3486
🏠 One person rent
$427
$326
🏘️ Family rent
$819
$806
🍽️ Food expenses
$336
$440
🚐 Transport expenses
$175
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$381
$1044
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
37
70
😀 Quality of life
43
67
🏙️ Population
2.15M
12.7M

The cost of living in Harare is 0.8% less expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 5611th and 5553rd ($1012 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th 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 months in Suzhou. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Suzhou ranked 27th in China, while ranked 6695th and 3798th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Harare vs Suzhou

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Harare Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.03
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.8
$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.5
$6.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$4.25
☕ Cappuccino
$3.09
$4.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$326
$414
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$254
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$900
$1304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$576
$558
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.3
$55.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.3
$84.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$124
$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.99%
4.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1328
$6384
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1332
$3492
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.5
$43.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.2
$4.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.61
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$2.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$3.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$3.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.1
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.13
$6.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.44
$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$3.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7
$28.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.24
$4.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.93
$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.67
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$2.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61.9
$91.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.2
$78.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.18
$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.2
$82.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$34.9
$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$249
$2003
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8755
$26560

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$890
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$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
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$749
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$718
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$686
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$706
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$585
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$706
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$685
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$702
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$620
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1136
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$729
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$661
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$674
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1028
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$690
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$665
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$738
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$674
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$698
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$843
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$630
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$629
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$676
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$742
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$673
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$538
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$651
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$650
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$703
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$617
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$698
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$771
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$733
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$774
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$699
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$648
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$612
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$903
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$645