Harare vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1021
$1006
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2475
$2692
🏠 One person rent
$408
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$649
$652
🍽️ Food expenses
$352
$389
🚐 Transport expenses
$188
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$230
$1459
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
37
85
😀 Quality of life
49
83
🏙️ Population
2.15M
3.03M

The cost of living in Harare is 1% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 5412th and 5518th ($1021 vs $1006) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 1.4 months in Taichung. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 6721st and 541st 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
$10.1
$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.6
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$2.93
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.69
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$257
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$459
$520
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$60.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56
$91.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$93.2
$23.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.05%
2.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1147
$7470
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$587
$8113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$54.9
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.1
$11.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.58
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$3.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$2.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.13
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.83
$8.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.92
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$4.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.26
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.03
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.34
$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.09
$11.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.99
$6.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.67
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.7
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.7
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.17
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.3
$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$34.3
$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$258
$354
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8872
$19915

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$751
66 km or 41 mi Marondera
$779
105 km or 65 mi Chinhoyi
$650
133 km or 83 mi Kadoma
$761
165 km or 103 mi Kwekwe
$716
213 km or 132 mi Mutare
$755
223 km or 138 mi Gweru
$587
251 km or 156 mi Masvingo
$873
291 km or 181 mi Chimoio
$916
328 km or 204 mi Tete
$820
369 km or 229 mi Bulawayo
$658
399 km or 248 mi Lusaka
$655
447 km or 278 mi Choma
$687
458 km or 284 mi Beira
$996
478 km or 297 mi Blantyre
$506
498 km or 309 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$748
510 km or 317 mi Ntcheu
$493
514 km or 319 mi Mulanje
$461
518 km or 322 mi Lilongwe
$592
525 km or 326 mi Francistown
$587
531 km or 330 mi Zomba
$458
549 km or 341 mi Livingstone
$653
584 km or 363 mi Mangochi
$496
588 km or 365 mi Monkey Bay
$519
599 km or 372 mi Ndola
$577
618 km or 384 mi Quelimane
$692
635 km or 394 mi Kitwe
$1062
659 km or 409 mi Mufulira
$1278
665 km or 413 mi Palapye
$514
679 km or 422 mi Serowe
$536
680 km or 422 mi Chingola
$1069
714 km or 444 mi Mzimba
$565
734 km or 456 mi Mahalapye
$577
775 km or 482 mi Mansa
$912
778 km or 484 mi Mzuzu
$527
786 km or 489 mi Lubumbashi
$1124
847 km or 526 mi Xai-Xai
$915
847 km or 526 mi Kasama
$888
892 km or 554 mi Likasi
$1032
898 km or 558 mi Middelburg
$830

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$914
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$894
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$695
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$894
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$914
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$993
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$868
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$942
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1135
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$802
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1313
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$894
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1030
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$854
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$634
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$615
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$621
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$901
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$628
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$707
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$628
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$681
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1078
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$671
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$697
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$616
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$700
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$454
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$753
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$451
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$669
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$579
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1079
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$600
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$696
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$666
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$650