Harare vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1012
$1158
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2579
$3291
🏠 One person rent
$427
$535
🏘️ Family rent
$819
$1250
🍽️ Food expenses
$336
$412
🚐 Transport expenses
$175
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$381
$1789
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
37
95
😀 Quality of life
43
86
🏙️ Population
2.15M
2.6M

The cost of living in Harare is 13% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 5611th and 4715th ($1012 vs $1158) 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 1.5 months in Taipei. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 6695th and 311th 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
$8.03
$5.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.8
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.5
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$2.59
 Cappuccino
$3.09
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$326
$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$254
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$900
$1581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$576
$1031
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.3
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.3
$84
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$124
$24.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.99%
1.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1328
$12472
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1332
$6228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.5
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.2
$8.86
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.61
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$2.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.1
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.13
$9.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.44
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$3.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.24
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.93
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.67
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61.9
$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.2
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.18
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.2
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$34.9
$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$249
$627
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8755
$18424

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18 km or 11 mi Chitungwiza
$890
66 km or 41 mi Marondera
$810
105 km or 65 mi Chinhoyi
$830
133 km or 83 mi Kadoma
$729
165 km or 103 mi Kwekwe
$731
213 km or 132 mi Mutare
$662
223 km or 138 mi Gweru
$761
251 km or 156 mi Masvingo
$871
291 km or 181 mi Chimoio
$953
328 km or 204 mi Tete
$834
369 km or 229 mi Bulawayo
$756
399 km or 248 mi Lusaka
$685
447 km or 278 mi Choma
$725
458 km or 284 mi Beira
$1000
478 km or 297 mi Blantyre
$591
498 km or 309 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$894
510 km or 317 mi Ntcheu
$515
514 km or 319 mi Mulanje
$500
518 km or 322 mi Lilongwe
$582
525 km or 326 mi Francistown
$585
531 km or 330 mi Zomba
$498
549 km or 341 mi Livingstone
$670
584 km or 363 mi Mangochi
$516
588 km or 365 mi Monkey Bay
$526
599 km or 372 mi Ndola
$1139
618 km or 384 mi Quelimane
$670
635 km or 394 mi Kitwe
$1116
659 km or 409 mi Mufulira
$1090
665 km or 413 mi Palapye
$554
679 km or 422 mi Serowe
$600
680 km or 422 mi Chingola
$1028
714 km or 444 mi Mzimba
$574
734 km or 456 mi Mahalapye
$663
775 km or 482 mi Mansa
$1017
778 km or 484 mi Mzuzu
$534
786 km or 489 mi Lubumbashi
$1007
847 km or 526 mi Xai-Xai
$1045
847 km or 526 mi Kasama
$1079
892 km or 554 mi Likasi
$939
898 km or 558 mi Middelburg
$841

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1060
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$1028
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$868
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$745
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$828
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$864
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$698
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$931
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$841
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$818
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$761
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$707
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$706
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$661
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$801
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$841
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$683
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1229
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$666
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$654
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$719
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$821
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$776
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$807
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$712
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1231
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$673
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$731
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$719
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$642
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$702
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$643
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$731
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$708
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$633
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$716
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$592
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$605