Cost of living comparison
Beijing is 44.5% more expensive than Harare.
If you lived in Beijing instead of Harare, you would:
pay 31.4% less for restaurants
|
Harare
|
Beijing
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.00
ZWL2,898.00
|
$4.17
CN¥30.19
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.50
ZWL1,771.00
|
$5.57
CN¥40.26
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
ZWL236.90
|
$0.50
CN¥3.59
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
ZWL167.52
|
$0.31
CN¥2.24
|
|
pay 11.7% less for groceries
|
Harare
|
Beijing
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.01
ZWL324.64
|
$1.43
CN¥10.37
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.88
ZWL1,572.43
|
$7.31
CN¥52.85
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.09
ZWL1,960.22
|
$7.17
CN¥51.86
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
ZWL700.35
|
$1.74
CN¥12.57
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.86
ZWL919.99
|
$1.53
CN¥11.07
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
ZWL435.59
|
$0.92
CN¥6.63
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
ZWL244.28
|
$0.71
CN¥5.14
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.01
ZWL325.75
|
$0.89
CN¥6.41
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
ZWL266.25
|
$0.58
CN¥4.21
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
ZWL204.77
|
$0.37
CN¥2.66
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.94
ZWL302.06
|
$0.47
CN¥3.41
|
|
pay 36.1% less for transportation
|
Harare
|
Beijing
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.10
ZWL1,964.49
|
$4.36
CN¥31.53
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.50
ZWL13,685.00
|
$33.40
CN¥241.53
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
$20,872.18
CN¥150,958.03
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.00
ZWL6,762.00
|
$4.59
CN¥33.21
|
|
pay 32.7% more for housing
|
Harare
|
Beijing
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$119.22
ZWL38,389.56
|
$13.28
CN¥96.07
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$367.86
ZWL118,450.00
|
$929.88
CN¥6,725.34
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$283.33
ZWL91,233.33
|
$492.44
CN¥3,561.59
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.12
ZWL14,527.88
|
$42.04
CN¥304.06
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
|
Harare
|
Beijing
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$261.43
ZWL84,180.00
|
$763.49
CN¥5,521.97
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,562.50
ZWL2,435,125.00
|
$22,913.01
CN¥165,718.37
|
|
pay 25.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Harare
|
Beijing
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
$1.11
CN¥8.05
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.14
ZWL1,012.00
|
$3.60
CN¥26.06
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.38
ZWL442.75
|
$3.48
CN¥25.16
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$63.64
ZWL20,490.91
|
$65.46
CN¥473.41
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
ZWL3,220.00
|
$8.35
CN¥60.38
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
|
Harare
|
Beijing
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.89
ZWL6,082.22
|
$62.65
CN¥453.15
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.89
ZWL7,692.22
|
$34.69
CN¥250.87
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$36.67
ZWL11,806.67
|
$83.45
CN¥603.57
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$45.91
ZWL14,782.73
|
$107.64
CN¥778.48
|
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