Harare vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1024
$1257
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2516
$3182
🏠 One person rent
$416
$588
🏘️ Family rent
$676
$1015
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$455
🚐 Transport expenses
$179
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$226
$1619
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
38
94
😀 Quality of life
48
89
🏙️ Population
2.15M
2.44M

The cost of living in Harare is 19% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 5483rd and 4661st ($1024 vs $1257) 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 0.2 months in Harare compared to 1.3 months in Taipei. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 6918th and 266th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Harare vs Taipei

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Harare Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.1
$6.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.9
$45.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.95
$5.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$3.22
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$363
$706
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$284
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$643
$1285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$513
$827
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.7
$45.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.2
$70.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$78.3
$26.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.19%
2.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$973
$13965
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$494
$8309
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.2
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.1
$9.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.57
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$19.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.41
$9.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.4
$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$4.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$3.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$4.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.26
$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.02
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.55
$3.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.02
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.95
$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.68
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.2
$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.3
$34.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.26
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.1
$63.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$37
$84.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$295
$644
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10145
$18442

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$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
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1108
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$997
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$941
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$796
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$882
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$937
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$709
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$957
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$888
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$879
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$889
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$910
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$656
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$668
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$841
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$910
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$654
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1067
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$634
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$999
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$630
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$705
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$903
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$763
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$723
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$677
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1064
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$682
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$696
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$697
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$634
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$661
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$698
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$610
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$598
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$667
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$617
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$665
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$465
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$602