Harare vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1024
$782
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2516
$2291
🏠 One person rent
$416
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$676
$473
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$289
🚐 Transport expenses
$179
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$226
$983
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
38
65
😀 Quality of life
48
72
🏙️ Population
2.15M
12.7M

The cost of living in Harare is 31% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 5483rd and 6833rd ($1024 vs $782) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 31st 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 1.3 months in Suzhou. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Suzhou ranked 13th in China, while ranked 6918th and 3150th 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
$11.1
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.9
$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.95
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$3.22
$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$363
$379
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$284
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$643
$673
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$513
$295
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.7
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.2
$89.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$78.3
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.19%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$973
$6055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$494
$2903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.2
$43.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.1
$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.57
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$21.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.41
$3.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.4
$8.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.26
$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.02
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.55
$4.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.02
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.95
$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.68
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.2
$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.3
$79.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.26
$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.1
$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$37
$75.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$295
$903
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10145
$17664

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$770
66 km or 41 mi Marondera
$768
105 km or 65 mi Chinhoyi
$639
133 km or 83 mi Kadoma
$754
165 km or 103 mi Kwekwe
$706
213 km or 132 mi Mutare
$764
223 km or 138 mi Gweru
$577
251 km or 156 mi Masvingo
$861
291 km or 181 mi Chimoio
$924
328 km or 204 mi Tete
$828
369 km or 229 mi Bulawayo
$630
399 km or 248 mi Lusaka
$686
447 km or 278 mi Choma
$750
458 km or 284 mi Beira
$1000
478 km or 297 mi Blantyre
$505
498 km or 309 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$815
510 km or 317 mi Ntcheu
$495
514 km or 319 mi Mulanje
$461
518 km or 322 mi Lilongwe
$591
525 km or 326 mi Francistown
$633
531 km or 330 mi Zomba
$458
549 km or 341 mi Livingstone
$718
584 km or 363 mi Mangochi
$496
588 km or 365 mi Monkey Bay
$521
599 km or 372 mi Ndola
$613
618 km or 384 mi Quelimane
$692
635 km or 394 mi Kitwe
$1189
659 km or 409 mi Mufulira
$1473
665 km or 413 mi Palapye
$551
679 km or 422 mi Serowe
$583
680 km or 422 mi Chingola
$1229
714 km or 444 mi Mzimba
$530
734 km or 456 mi Mahalapye
$628
775 km or 482 mi Mansa
$1030
778 km or 484 mi Mzuzu
$527
786 km or 489 mi Lubumbashi
$1133
847 km or 526 mi Xai-Xai
$950
847 km or 526 mi Kasama
$1002
892 km or 554 mi Likasi
$1039
898 km or 558 mi Middelburg
$899

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Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$696
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$644
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$683
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$669
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$594
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$643
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$650
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$684
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$557
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1126
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$623
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$620
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$636
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1002
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$652
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$636
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$701
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$646
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$652
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$860
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$604
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$611
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$647
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$680
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$675
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$525
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$626
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$618
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$644
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$601
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$678
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$665
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$671
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$765
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$677
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$632
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$584
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$680
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$623