Harare vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1015
$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2515
$1512
🏠 One person rent
$415
$196
🏘️ Family rent
$700
$335
🍽️ Food expenses
$338
$196
🚐 Transport expenses
$187
$65.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$223
$902
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
38
68
😀 Quality of life
48
70
🏙️ Population
2.15M
12.6M

The cost of living in Harare is 94% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 5463rd and 8548th ($1015 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 485th in Zimbabwe and China, respectively. Check Zimbabwe vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Harare compared to 1.7 months in Zhengzhou. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Zhengzhou ranked 30th in China, while ranked 6892nd and 3567th 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
$9.57
$2.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.6
$16.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.99
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$0.9
 Cappuccino
$3.02
$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$398
$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$292
$137
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$731
$310
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$540
$249
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.6
$42
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.1
$64.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.8
$9.48
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.63%
3.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$909
$2996
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$415
$1531
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.01
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.8
$12.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.9
$3.88
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.67
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.93
$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$3.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.38
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$1.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.25
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.01
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.79
$3.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.1
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$3.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.66
$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.1
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.94
$5.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.1
$15
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.14
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.5
$52
👟 Brand Sneakers
$37.3
$68.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$337
$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8948
$21955

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$780
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$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
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$520
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$520
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$514
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$504
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$522
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$457
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$484
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$492
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$522
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$516
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$513
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$502
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$524
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$491
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$487
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$513
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$529
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$525
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$555
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$538
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$540
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$533
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$533
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$519
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$540
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$538
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$610
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$507
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$521
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$589
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$637
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$811
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$583
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$612
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$599
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$556
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$575
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$549
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$537
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$567