Harare vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1024
$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2516
$2561
🏠 One person rent
$416
$348
🏘️ Family rent
$676
$601
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$179
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$226
$1411
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
38
85
😀 Quality of life
48
86
🏙️ Population
2.15M
2.87M

The cost of living in Harare is 7% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 5483rd and 5984th ($1024 vs $957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 6918th and 409th 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
$11.1
$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.9
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.95
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$3.22
$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$363
$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$284
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$643
$593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$513
$464
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.7
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.2
$90.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$78.3
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.19%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$973
$6960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$494
$7979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.2
$31.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.1
$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.57
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$3.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.41
$7.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.4
$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.26
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.02
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.55
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.02
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.95
$6.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.68
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.2
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.3
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.26
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.1
$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$37
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$295
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10145
$17495

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Chitungwiza
$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
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$888
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$879
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$709
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$889
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$910
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$937
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$882
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$941
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1108
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$796
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1257
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$910
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$997
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$841
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$999
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$668
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$634
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$903
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$723
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$654
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1067
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$682
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$698
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$634
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$705
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$602
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$465
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$763
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$464
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$673
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$589
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1064
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$610
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$697
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$665