Harare vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$957
$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2551
$3221
🏠 One person rent
$422
$359
🏘️ Family rent
$917
$739
🍽️ Food expenses
$294
$431
🚐 Transport expenses
$164
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$440
$949
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
37
70
😀 Quality of life
47
68
🏙️ Population
2.15M
12.7M

The cost of living in Harare is 6% less expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 5620th and 5170th ($957 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 11th 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 0.9 months in Suzhou. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Suzhou ranked 27th in China, while ranked 6463rd and 3722nd 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
$6.43
$4.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.6
$63.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.97
$6.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$4.6
☕ Cappuccino
$2.9
$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.59
$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$303
$466
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$261
$243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$938
$1276
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$698
$479
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.3
$57.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.5
$87.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$117
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.57%
4.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1378
$5502
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1341
$4232
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.9
$32.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.2
$4.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.65
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$2.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.02
$3.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$3.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$6.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.8
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$2.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$3.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.27
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.96
$28.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.88
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.06
$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.69
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.5
$69.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.2
$71.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.3
$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$38.5
$96.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$291
$1756
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7309
$22097

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$852
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$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
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$771
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$731
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$687
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$731
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$596
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$699
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$688
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$707
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$651
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1190
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$713
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$682
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$675
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1074
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$694
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$665
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$763
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$682
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$707
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$831
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$625
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$625
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$679
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$755
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$651
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$524
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$645
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$631
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$720
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$617
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$703
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$789
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$677
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$740
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$696
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$652
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$690
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$898
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$645