Harare vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$992
$1181
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2589
$3254
🏠 One person rent
$411
$567
🏘️ Family rent
$862
$1230
🍽️ Food expenses
$345
$408
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$415
$1684
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
37
95
😀 Quality of life
45
86
🏙️ Population
2.15M
2.6M

The cost of living in Harare is 16% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 5540th and 4534th ($992 vs $1181) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 1.4 months in Taipei. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 6578th and 339th among best cities to live in the world.

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Harare Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10
$6.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50
$30.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.03
$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$2.83
☕ Cappuccino
$3.07
$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.69
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$341
$613
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$919
$1547
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$638
$1030
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.5
$46.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.7
$72.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$113
$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.13%
2.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1327
$13635
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$547
$6907
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.1
$36.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.1
$8.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.58
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$2.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.21
$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$17.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.69
$8.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.57
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$4.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$3.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.26
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.02
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.21
$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.94
$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.01
$7.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.7
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.1
$38.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.98
$9.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37
$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.13
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.5
$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$35.2
$85.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$247
$617
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6241
$19749

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165 km or 103 mi Kwekwe
$730
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$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
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1073
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$967
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$875
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$731
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$821
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$897
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$728
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$894
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$813
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$796
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$770
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$747
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$669
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$625
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$788
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$814
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$648
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1155
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$644
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$956
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$627
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$681
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$823
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$726
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$688
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$671
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1154
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$630
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$664
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$682
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$603
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$661
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$649
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$601
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$587
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$677
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$616
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$671
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$451
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$581