Harare vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$992
$894
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2589
$2706
🏠 One person rent
$411
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$862
$820
🍽️ Food expenses
$345
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$415
$1355
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
37
84
😀 Quality of life
45
81
🏙️ Population
2.15M
3.03M

The cost of living in Harare is 11% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 5540th and 6071st ($992 vs $894) 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 0.4 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 6578th and 521st among best cities to live in the world.

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Harare Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10
$4.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.03
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$2.43
☕ Cappuccino
$3.07
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.69
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$341
$306
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$237
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$919
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$638
$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.5
$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.7
$61.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$113
$17.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.13%
2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1327
$5817
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$547
$3737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.1
$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.1
$12.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.58
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$3.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.21
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.69
$6.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.57
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$4.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.26
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.02
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.21
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.94
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.01
$6.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.7
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.1
$31.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.98
$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37
$38.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.13
$13.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.5
$90.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$35.2
$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$247
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6241
$18658

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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
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$813
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$796
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$728
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$770
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$747
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$897
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$821
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$875
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1073
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$731
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1181
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$814
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$967
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$788
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$956
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$625
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$627
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$644
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$823
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$669
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$688
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$648
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$664
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1155
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$630
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$649
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$603
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$681
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$581
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$451
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$726
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$443
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$655
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$569
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1154
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$671
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$601
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$682
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$671