Harare vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1015
$798
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2515
$2386
🏠 One person rent
$415
$290
🏘️ Family rent
$700
$499
🍽️ Food expenses
$338
$284
🚐 Transport expenses
$187
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$223
$1351
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
38
65
😀 Quality of life
48
74
🏙️ Population
2.15M
12.7M

The cost of living in Harare is 27% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 5463rd and 6776th ($1015 vs $798) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 29th 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 1.7 months in Suzhou. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Suzhou ranked 10th in China, while ranked 6892nd and 2020th 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
$9.57
$4.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.6
$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.99
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$2.19
☕ Cappuccino
$3.02
$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$398
$402
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$292
$172
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$731
$722
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$540
$314
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.6
$60.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.1
$92.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.8
$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.63%
3.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$909
$5286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$415
$2709
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.01
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.8
$44.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.9
$4.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.67
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.93
$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$22.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.38
$8.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.25
$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.01
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.79
$4.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.1
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.66
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$2.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.1
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.94
$5.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.1
$82.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.14
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.5
$51.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$37.3
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$337
$1049
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8948
$20341

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$780
66 km or 41 mi Marondera
$755
105 km or 65 mi Chinhoyi
$629
133 km or 83 mi Kadoma
$727
165 km or 103 mi Kwekwe
$677
213 km or 132 mi Mutare
$754
223 km or 138 mi Gweru
$565
251 km or 156 mi Masvingo
$840
291 km or 181 mi Chimoio
$875
328 km or 204 mi Tete
$792
369 km or 229 mi Bulawayo
$632
399 km or 248 mi Lusaka
$777
447 km or 278 mi Choma
$849
458 km or 284 mi Beira
$952
478 km or 297 mi Blantyre
$495
498 km or 309 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$925
510 km or 317 mi Ntcheu
$489
514 km or 319 mi Mulanje
$456
518 km or 322 mi Lilongwe
$587
525 km or 326 mi Francistown
$632
531 km or 330 mi Zomba
$452
549 km or 341 mi Livingstone
$813
584 km or 363 mi Mangochi
$494
588 km or 365 mi Monkey Bay
$516
599 km or 372 mi Ndola
$692
618 km or 384 mi Quelimane
$691
635 km or 394 mi Kitwe
$1304
659 km or 409 mi Mufulira
$1602
665 km or 413 mi Palapye
$549
679 km or 422 mi Serowe
$590
680 km or 422 mi Chingola
$1378
714 km or 444 mi Mzimba
$559
734 km or 456 mi Mahalapye
$615
775 km or 482 mi Mansa
$1166
778 km or 484 mi Mzuzu
$522
786 km or 489 mi Lubumbashi
$1125
847 km or 526 mi Xai-Xai
$965
847 km or 526 mi Kasama
$1132
892 km or 554 mi Likasi
$1029
898 km or 558 mi Middelburg
$875

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Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$726
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$678
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$686
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$708
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$596
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$680
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$658
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$663
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$581
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1147
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$636
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$643
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$645
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1030
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$657
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$651
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$725
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$659
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$667
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$899
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$623
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$627
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$664
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$670
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$693
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$538
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$644
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$623
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$661
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$620
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$691
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$684
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$660
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$789
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$693
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$644
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$571
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$671
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$635