Harare vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$957
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2551
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$422
$366
🏘️ Family rent
$917
$939
🍽️ Food expenses
$294
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$164
$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$440
$1361
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
37
84
😀 Quality of life
47
83
🏙️ Population
2.15M
3.03M

The cost of living in Harare is 4% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 5620th and 5356th ($957 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Zimbabwe and Taiwan, respectively. Check Zimbabwe vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Harare compared to 1.4 months in Taichung. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 6463rd and 343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Harare Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.43
$3.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.6
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.97
$4.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$3.14
☕ Cappuccino
$2.9
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.59
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$303
$372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$261
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$938
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$698
$814
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.3
$44
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.5
$69.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$117
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.57%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1378
$5254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1341
$4416
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.9
$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.2
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.65
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$3.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.02
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$3.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$6.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.8
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$4.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$4.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.27
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.96
$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.88
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.06
$6.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.69
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.5
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$9.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.2
$41.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.3
$96
👟 Brand Sneakers
$38.5
$87.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$291
$316
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7309
$13893

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18 km or 11 mi Chitungwiza
$852
66 km or 41 mi Marondera
$761
105 km or 65 mi Chinhoyi
$784
133 km or 83 mi Kadoma
$689
165 km or 103 mi Kwekwe
$691
213 km or 132 mi Mutare
$645
223 km or 138 mi Gweru
$722
251 km or 156 mi Masvingo
$837
291 km or 181 mi Chimoio
$993
328 km or 204 mi Tete
$970
369 km or 229 mi Bulawayo
$777
399 km or 248 mi Lusaka
$777
447 km or 278 mi Choma
$795
458 km or 284 mi Beira
$1014
478 km or 297 mi Blantyre
$363
498 km or 309 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$968
510 km or 317 mi Ntcheu
$332
514 km or 319 mi Mulanje
$327
518 km or 322 mi Lilongwe
$367
525 km or 326 mi Francistown
$550
531 km or 330 mi Zomba
$326
549 km or 341 mi Livingstone
$734
584 km or 363 mi Mangochi
$332
588 km or 365 mi Monkey Bay
$335
599 km or 372 mi Ndola
$1210
618 km or 384 mi Quelimane
$992
635 km or 394 mi Kitwe
$1238
659 km or 409 mi Mufulira
$1236
665 km or 413 mi Palapye
$511
679 km or 422 mi Serowe
$554
680 km or 422 mi Chingola
$1107
714 km or 444 mi Mzimba
$337
734 km or 456 mi Mahalapye
$605
775 km or 482 mi Mansa
$1121
778 km or 484 mi Mzuzu
$338
786 km or 489 mi Lubumbashi
$1025
847 km or 526 mi Xai-Xai
$952
847 km or 526 mi Kasama
$1176
892 km or 554 mi Likasi
$953
898 km or 558 mi Middelburg
$866

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$890
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$857
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$746
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$791
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$725
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$860
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$917
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$861
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1011
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$863
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1169
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$913
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$860
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$952
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$675
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$676
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$689
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$851
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$721
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$694
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1114
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$678
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$667
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$744
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$588
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$787
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$716
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$799
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$738
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1115
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$735
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$655
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$741
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$719
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$721