Harare vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1012
$1136
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2579
$3654
🏠 One person rent
$427
$602
🏘️ Family rent
$819
$1527
🍽️ Food expenses
$336
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$175
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$381
$1905
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
37
100
😀 Quality of life
43
79
🏙️ Population
2.15M
24.9M

The cost of living in Harare is 11% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 5611th and 4780th ($1012 vs $1136) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 1.7 months in Shanghai. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 6695th and 571st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Harare vs Shanghai

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Harare Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.03
$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.8
$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.5
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$1.43
 Cappuccino
$3.09
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$326
$897
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$254
$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$900
$2549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$576
$1181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.3
$36.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.3
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$124
$16.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.99%
4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1328
$16156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1332
$8893
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.5
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.2
$6.13
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.61
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.1
$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.13
$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.44
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.24
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.93
$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.67
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61.9
$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$8.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.2
$90.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.18
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.2
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$34.9
$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$249
$1263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8755
$31401

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Chitungwiza
$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
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1028
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$706
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$749
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$738
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$585
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$661
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$718
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$620
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$706
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$685
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$612
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$733
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$674
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$742
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$702
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$729
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$674
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$843
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$676
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$690
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$629
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$698
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$630
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$673
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$698
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$650
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$651
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$703
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$708
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$699
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$702
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$771
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$648
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$774