Harare vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$992
$868
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2589
$2829
🏠 One person rent
$411
$312
🏘️ Family rent
$862
$768
🍽️ Food expenses
$345
$326
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$415
$1146
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
37
70
😀 Quality of life
45
68
🏙️ Population
2.15M
12.7M

The cost of living in Harare is 14% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 5540th and 6198th ($992 vs $868) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 18th 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 1.3 months in Suzhou. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Suzhou ranked 26th in China, while ranked 6578th and 3351st 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
$10
$4.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50
$41.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.03
$5.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$4.13
☕ Cappuccino
$3.07
$4.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.69
$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$341
$386
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$200
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$919
$1199
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$638
$526
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.5
$59.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.7
$93.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$113
$14.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.13%
4.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1327
$6107
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$547
$3223
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.1
$41.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.1
$4.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.58
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$2.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$2.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.21
$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.69
$4.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.57
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.26
$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.02
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.21
$4.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.94
$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.01
$4.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.7
$1.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.1
$77.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.98
$6.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37
$75.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.13
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.5
$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$35.2
$79.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$247
$1457
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6241
$17431

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$873
66 km or 41 mi Marondera
$794
105 km or 65 mi Chinhoyi
$646
133 km or 83 mi Kadoma
$723
165 km or 103 mi Kwekwe
$730
213 km or 132 mi Mutare
$752
223 km or 138 mi Gweru
$597
251 km or 156 mi Masvingo
$854
291 km or 181 mi Chimoio
$947
328 km or 204 mi Tete
$825
369 km or 229 mi Bulawayo
$766
399 km or 248 mi Lusaka
$738
447 km or 278 mi Choma
$700
458 km or 284 mi Beira
$1003
478 km or 297 mi Blantyre
$507
498 km or 309 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$687
510 km or 317 mi Ntcheu
$492
514 km or 319 mi Mulanje
$461
518 km or 322 mi Lilongwe
$587
525 km or 326 mi Francistown
$624
531 km or 330 mi Zomba
$457
549 km or 341 mi Livingstone
$688
584 km or 363 mi Mangochi
$493
588 km or 365 mi Monkey Bay
$518
599 km or 372 mi Ndola
$541
618 km or 384 mi Quelimane
$675
635 km or 394 mi Kitwe
$917
659 km or 409 mi Mufulira
$1018
665 km or 413 mi Palapye
$540
679 km or 422 mi Serowe
$583
680 km or 422 mi Chingola
$875
714 km or 444 mi Mzimba
$566
734 km or 456 mi Mahalapye
$631
775 km or 482 mi Mansa
$776
778 km or 484 mi Mzuzu
$525
786 km or 489 mi Lubumbashi
$1050
847 km or 526 mi Xai-Xai
$1003
847 km or 526 mi Kasama
$748
892 km or 554 mi Likasi
$961
898 km or 558 mi Middelburg
$795

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Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$700
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$645
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$670
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$665
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$573
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$640
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$670
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$657
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$695
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$602
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1097
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$702
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$631
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$643
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$984
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$654
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$636
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$701
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$644
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$650
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$805
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$607
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$603
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$643
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$716
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$644
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$522
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$621
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$620
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$642
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$592
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$665
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$672
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$708
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$746
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$665
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$621
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$590
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$691
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$613