Harare vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1012
$868
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2579
$2477
🏠 One person rent
$427
$324
🏘️ Family rent
$819
$703
🍽️ Food expenses
$336
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$175
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$381
$1084
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
37
93
😀 Quality of life
43
83
🏙️ Population
2.15M
2.33M

The cost of living in Harare is 17% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 5611th and 6227th ($1012 vs $868) 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 0.4 months in Harare compared to 1.2 months in Taoyuan. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 6695th and 388th among best cities to live in the world.

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Harare Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.03
$4.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.8
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.5
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$1.55
 Cappuccino
$3.09
$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$326
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$254
$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$900
$831
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$576
$563
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.3
$45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.3
$69.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$124
$16.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.99%
1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1328
$7902
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1332
$4753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.5
$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.2
$8.87
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.61
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$3.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.1
$8.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.13
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.44
$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.24
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.93
$9.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6
$7.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.67
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61.9
$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$9.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.2
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.18
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.2
$75.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$34.9
$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$249
$531
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8755
$13630

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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
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$828
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$864
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1060
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1158
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$698
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$745
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$1028
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$931
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$841
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$818
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$761
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$707
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$661
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$841
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$801
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$683
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$666
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$654
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$821
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1229
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$807
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$719
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$776
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$731
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$673
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$712
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$642
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1231
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$719
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$702
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$643
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$592
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$605
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$731
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$708
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$633
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$691