Harare vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1012
$522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2579
$1600
🏠 One person rent
$427
$184
🏘️ Family rent
$819
$432
🍽️ Food expenses
$336
$190
🚐 Transport expenses
$175
$69
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$381
$714
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
37
78
😀 Quality of life
43
66
🏙️ Population
2.15M
12.6M

The cost of living in Harare is 94% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 5611th and 8506th ($1012 vs $522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 518th in Zimbabwe and China, respectively. Check Zimbabwe vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Harare compared to 1.4 months in Zhengzhou. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Zhengzhou ranked 30th in China, while ranked 6695th and 3930th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Harare vs Zhengzhou

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Harare Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.03
$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.8
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.5
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$0.85
 Cappuccino
$3.09
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$326
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$254
$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$900
$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$576
$343
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.3
$35.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.3
$55.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$124
$8.81
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.99%
4.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1328
$3232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1332
$1608
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.5
$14
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.2
$3.92
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.61
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.1
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.13
$2.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.44
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.24
$2.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.93
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.67
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61.9
$95.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.2
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.18
$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.2
$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$34.9
$77.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$249
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8755
$19861

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$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
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$531
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$541
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$559
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$568
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$535
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$623
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$588
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$502
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$542
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$571
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$525
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$565
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$521
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$586
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$610
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$517
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$555
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$533
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$819
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$567
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$511
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$611
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$648
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$612
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$591
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$608
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$599
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$602
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$587
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$826
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$747
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1433
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$598
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$775
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$659
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$634
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$655
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$609
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$554
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$619