Harare vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1012
$599
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2579
$1664
🏠 One person rent
$427
$190
🏘️ Family rent
$819
$330
🍽️ Food expenses
$336
$256
🚐 Transport expenses
$175
$63.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$381
$690
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
37
17
😀 Quality of life
43
37
🏙️ Population
2.15M
9.03M

The cost of living in Harare is 69% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 5611th and 7790th ($1012 vs $599) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 315th 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 1.2 months in Zhoukou. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Zhoukou ranked 337th in China, while ranked 6695th and 7211th among best cities to live in the world.

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Harare Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.03
$3.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.8
$27.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.5
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$3.09
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$326
$167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$254
$141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$900
$483
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$576
$215
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.3
$31.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.3
$49.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$124
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.99%
4.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1328
$3443
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1332
$1985
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.5
$18.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.2
$2.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.61
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.1
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.13
$1.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.44
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$0.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7
$25.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$0.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.24
$3.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.93
$3.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.67
$1.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61.9
$45.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$6.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.2
$23.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.18
$4.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.2
$58.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$34.9
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$249
$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8755
$15431

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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
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$598
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$612
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$619
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$610
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$659
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$568
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$587
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$559
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$571
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$611
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$775
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$623
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$673
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$522
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$541
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$633
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$531
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$683
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$542
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$819
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$555
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$1433
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$535
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$588
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$613
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$586
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$655
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$521
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$639
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$565
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$502
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$517
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$525
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$511
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$647
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$648
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$826
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$614
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$650
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$528