Harare vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1015
$989
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2515
$2637
🏠 One person rent
$415
$408
🏘️ Family rent
$700
$706
🍽️ Food expenses
$338
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$187
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$223
$1536
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
38
93
😀 Quality of life
48
89
🏙️ Population
2.15M
2.36M

The cost of living in Harare is 3% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 5463rd and 5651st ($1015 vs $989) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 1.6 months in Taoyuan. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 6892nd and 245th 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
$9.57
$4.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.6
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.99
$5.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$3.02
$3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$398
$489
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$292
$308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$731
$870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$540
$555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.6
$42.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.1
$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.8
$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.63%
2.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$909
$7494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$415
$4746
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.01
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.8
$38.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.9
$9.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.67
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.93
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$9.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$7.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.38
$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$3.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$2.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$3.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.25
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.01
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.79
$5.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.1
$9.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.66
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.1
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.94
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.1
$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.14
$15.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.5
$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$37.3
$84.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$337
$526
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8948
$19490

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18 km or 11 mi Chitungwiza
$780
66 km or 41 mi Marondera
$755
105 km or 65 mi Chinhoyi
$629
133 km or 83 mi Kadoma
$727
165 km or 103 mi Kwekwe
$677
213 km or 132 mi Mutare
$754
223 km or 138 mi Gweru
$565
251 km or 156 mi Masvingo
$840
291 km or 181 mi Chimoio
$875
328 km or 204 mi Tete
$792
369 km or 229 mi Bulawayo
$632
399 km or 248 mi Lusaka
$777
447 km or 278 mi Choma
$849
458 km or 284 mi Beira
$952
478 km or 297 mi Blantyre
$495
498 km or 309 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$925
510 km or 317 mi Ntcheu
$489
514 km or 319 mi Mulanje
$456
518 km or 322 mi Lilongwe
$587
525 km or 326 mi Francistown
$632
531 km or 330 mi Zomba
$452
549 km or 341 mi Livingstone
$813
584 km or 363 mi Mangochi
$494
588 km or 365 mi Monkey Bay
$516
599 km or 372 mi Ndola
$692
618 km or 384 mi Quelimane
$691
635 km or 394 mi Kitwe
$1304
659 km or 409 mi Mufulira
$1602
665 km or 413 mi Palapye
$549
679 km or 422 mi Serowe
$590
680 km or 422 mi Chingola
$1378
714 km or 444 mi Mzimba
$559
734 km or 456 mi Mahalapye
$615
775 km or 482 mi Mansa
$1166
778 km or 484 mi Mzuzu
$522
786 km or 489 mi Lubumbashi
$1125
847 km or 526 mi Xai-Xai
$965
847 km or 526 mi Kasama
$1132
892 km or 554 mi Likasi
$1029
898 km or 558 mi Middelburg
$875

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$889
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$921
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1123
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1248
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$687
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$792
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$979
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$942
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$874
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$868
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$884
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$904
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$673
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$938
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$844
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$672
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$971
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$648
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$643
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$892
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1039
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$729
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$717
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$774
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$702
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$689
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$687
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$640
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1042
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$686
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$705
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$677
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$617
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$474
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$612
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$611
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$696
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$628
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$473