Harare vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1015
$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2515
$2514
🏠 One person rent
$415
$352
🏘️ Family rent
$700
$608
🍽️ Food expenses
$338
$371
🚐 Transport expenses
$187
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$223
$1422
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
38
85
😀 Quality of life
48
87
🏙️ Population
2.15M
2.87M

The cost of living in Harare is 8% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 5463rd and 5994th ($1015 vs $942) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Zimbabwe and Taiwan, respectively. Check Zimbabwe vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Harare compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 6892nd and 351st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Harare vs Taichung

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Harare Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.57
$4.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.6
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.99
$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$3.02
$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$398
$363
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$292
$253
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$731
$668
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$540
$459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.6
$58.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.1
$88.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.8
$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.63%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$909
$7194
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$415
$6745
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.01
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.8
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.9
$9.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.67
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$3.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.93
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$7.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.38
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.25
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.01
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.79
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.1
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.66
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.1
$32.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.94
$9.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.1
$47.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.14
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.5
$71.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$37.3
$85.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$337
$345
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8948
$17517

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18 km or 11 mi Chitungwiza
$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
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$874
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$868
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$687
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$884
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$904
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$921
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$889
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$989
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1123
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$792
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1248
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$938
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$979
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$844
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$971
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$673
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$643
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$648
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$892
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$729
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$672
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$702
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1039
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$689
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$705
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$640
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$717
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$612
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$474
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$774
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$473
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$682
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$600
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1042
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$687
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$617
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$686
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$677
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$684