Harare vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$992
$580
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2589
$1605
🏠 One person rent
$411
$183
🏘️ Family rent
$862
$313
🍽️ Food expenses
$345
$248
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$62.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$415
$695
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
37
17
😀 Quality of life
45
38
🏙️ Population
2.15M
9.03M

The cost of living in Harare is 71% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 5540th and 7893rd ($992 vs $580) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 321st 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 329th in China, while ranked 6578th and 7224th among best cities to live in the world.

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Harare Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50
$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.03
$4.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$0.97
☕ Cappuccino
$3.07
$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.69
$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$341
$161
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$136
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$919
$454
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$638
$205
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.5
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.7
$47
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$113
$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.13%
3.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1327
$3204
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$547
$1867
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.1
$18
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.1
$2.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.58
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$3.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.21
$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.69
$1.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.57
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$2.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.26
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.02
$24.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$0.41
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.21
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.94
$3.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.01
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.7
$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.1
$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.98
$6.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37
$23.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.13
$4.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.5
$52.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$35.2
$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$247
$228
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6241
$14854

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$873
66 km or 41 mi Marondera
$794
105 km or 65 mi Chinhoyi
$646
133 km or 83 mi Kadoma
$723
165 km or 103 mi Kwekwe
$730
213 km or 132 mi Mutare
$752
223 km or 138 mi Gweru
$597
251 km or 156 mi Masvingo
$854
291 km or 181 mi Chimoio
$947
328 km or 204 mi Tete
$825
369 km or 229 mi Bulawayo
$766
399 km or 248 mi Lusaka
$738
447 km or 278 mi Choma
$700
458 km or 284 mi Beira
$1003
478 km or 297 mi Blantyre
$507
498 km or 309 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$687
510 km or 317 mi Ntcheu
$492
514 km or 319 mi Mulanje
$461
518 km or 322 mi Lilongwe
$587
525 km or 326 mi Francistown
$624
531 km or 330 mi Zomba
$457
549 km or 341 mi Livingstone
$688
584 km or 363 mi Mangochi
$493
588 km or 365 mi Monkey Bay
$518
599 km or 372 mi Ndola
$541
618 km or 384 mi Quelimane
$675
635 km or 394 mi Kitwe
$917
659 km or 409 mi Mufulira
$1018
665 km or 413 mi Palapye
$540
679 km or 422 mi Serowe
$583
680 km or 422 mi Chingola
$875
714 km or 444 mi Mzimba
$566
734 km or 456 mi Mahalapye
$631
775 km or 482 mi Mansa
$776
778 km or 484 mi Mzuzu
$525
786 km or 489 mi Lubumbashi
$1050
847 km or 526 mi Xai-Xai
$1003
847 km or 526 mi Kasama
$748
892 km or 554 mi Likasi
$961
898 km or 558 mi Middelburg
$795

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Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$577
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$591
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$591
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$586
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$637
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$547
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$571
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$538
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$552
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$591
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$736
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$545
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$633
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$512
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$528
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$600
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$519
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$655
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$529
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$787
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$538
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$1385
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$522
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$575
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$584
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$571
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$632
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$509
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$602
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$551
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$479
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$505
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$504
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$505
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$619
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$625
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$800
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$591
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$621
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$484