Harare vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$957
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2551
$3353
🏠 One person rent
$422
$537
🏘️ Family rent
$917
$1252
🍽️ Food expenses
$294
$416
🚐 Transport expenses
$164
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$440
$1657
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
37
95
😀 Quality of life
47
87
🏙️ Population
2.15M
2.6M

The cost of living in Harare is 18% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 5620th and 4516th ($957 vs $1169) 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 0.5 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 6463rd and 209th 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
$6.43
$5.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.6
$33.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.97
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$2.48
☕ Cappuccino
$2.9
$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.59
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$303
$565
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$261
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$938
$1511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$698
$1046
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.3
$56.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.5
$87
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$117
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.57%
1.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1378
$13301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1341
$6421
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.9
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.2
$9.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.65
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$3.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.02
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$3.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$9.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.8
$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$4.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$3.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.27
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.96
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.88
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.06
$8.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.69
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.5
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$9.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.2
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.3
$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$38.5
$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$291
$736
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7309
$19102

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1011
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$860
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$861
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$863
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$917
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$860
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$746
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$995
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$890
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$857
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$791
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$725
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$664
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$675
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$952
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$913
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$694
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1114
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$689
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$676
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$744
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$851
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$787
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$721
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$735
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1115
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$678
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$719
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$741
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$667
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$719
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$655
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$811
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$725
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$644
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$721
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$588
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$589