Harare vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1024
$511
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2516
$1473
🏠 One person rent
$416
$191
🏘️ Family rent
$676
$327
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$179
$60.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$226
$664
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
38
68
😀 Quality of life
48
68
🏙️ Population
2.15M
12.6M

The cost of living in Harare is 100% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 5483rd and 8643rd ($1024 vs $511) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 498th 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 1.3 months in Zhengzhou. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Zhengzhou ranked 37th in China, while ranked 6918th and 4641st 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
$11.1
$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.9
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.95
$4.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$0.86
 Cappuccino
$3.22
$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$363
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$284
$134
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$643
$308
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$513
$242
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.7
$41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.2
$62
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$78.3
$9.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.19%
3.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$973
$2933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$494
$1502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.2
$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.1
$3.75
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.57
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.41
$2.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.4
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$1.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.26
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.02
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.55
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.02
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.95
$3.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.68
$0.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.2
$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$5.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.3
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.26
$4.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.1
$55.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$37
$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$295
$234
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10145
$21713

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$770
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$768
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$639
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$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
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$516
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$516
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$518
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$509
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$516
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$483
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$489
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$489
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$518
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$520
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$507
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$506
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$514
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$498
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$491
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$506
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$523
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$518
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$569
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$534
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$525
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$542
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$531
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$543
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$541
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$531
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$598
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$492
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$526
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$583
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$659
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$803
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$572
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$602
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$596
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$545
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$578
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$540
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$529
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$556