Harare vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1024
$941
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2516
$2515
🏠 One person rent
$416
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$676
$653
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$179
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$226
$1212
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
38
93
😀 Quality of life
48
87
🏙️ Population
2.15M
2.35M

The cost of living in Harare is 9% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 5483rd and 6085th ($1024 vs $941) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 Taoyuan. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 6918th and 373rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Harare vs Taoyuan

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Harare Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.1
$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.9
$25.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.95
$5.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$1.52
☕ Cappuccino
$3.22
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$363
$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$284
$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$643
$761
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$513
$528
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.7
$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.2
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$78.3
$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.19%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$973
$8065
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$494
$5166
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.2
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.1
$9.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.57
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$3.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$8.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.41
$7.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.4
$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.26
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.02
$9.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.55
$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.02
$9.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.95
$7.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.68
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.2
$36.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.3
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.26
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.1
$71.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$37
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$295
$541
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10145
$17081

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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
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$882
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$937
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1108
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1257
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$709
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$796
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$997
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$957
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$888
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$879
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$889
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$910
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$668
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$910
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$841
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$654
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$999
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$634
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$630
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$903
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1067
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$723
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$705
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$763
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$696
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$682
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$677
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$634
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1064
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$697
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$698
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$610
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$465
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$602
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$598
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$667
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$617
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$464