Cost of living comparison

Taiwan

compared to

Zimbabwe

Harare vs. Taipei Cost of Living Summary

Harare is 29.5% cheaper than Taipei.

Restaurants: pay 37.2% more in Harare
Groceries: pay 43.4% less in Harare
Transportation: pay 30.6% more in Harare
Housing: pay 44.2% less in Harare
Childcare: pay 42.0% less in Harare
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.1% less in Harare
Clothing: pay 57.1% less in Harare

The cost of restaurants and transportation in Harare are more expensive than in Taipei. Expenses including clothing, housing, groceries, childcare, and entertainment and sports are lower in Harare.

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Harare vs. Taipei Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Harare instead of Taipei, you would:

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pay 37.2% more for restaurants

	Taipei	Harare
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.71 NT$150.49	$10.00 ZWL3,220.00	+112.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.65 NT$180.59	$5.75 ZWL1,851.50	+1.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.92 NT$29.35	$0.96 ZWL308.58	+4.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 NT$20.86	$0.47 ZWL151.05	-28.1%
Average			+37.2%

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pay 43.4% less for groceries

	Taipei	Harare
Bread 1 loaf	$2.02 NT$64.65	$1.00 ZWL322.00	-50.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.85 NT$314.68	$5.73 ZWL1,845.30	-41.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.54 NT$368.90	$5.73 ZWL1,843.59	-50.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.72 NT$87.00	$1.93 ZWL622.53	-29.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.45 NT$142.21	$2.46 ZWL791.38	-44.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.23 NT$71.26	$1.37 ZWL439.66	-38.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.51 NT$48.15	$0.76 ZWL243.55	-49.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.38 NT$44.23	$0.92 ZWL296.54	-33.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.02 NT$64.54	$0.70 ZWL226.23	-65.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.25 NT$39.84	$0.78 ZWL251.62	-37.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.04 NT$33.27	$0.80 ZWL257.47	-23.2%
Average			-43.4%

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pay 30.6% more for transportation

	Taipei	Harare
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.94 NT$126.01	$6.91 ZWL2,223.82	+75.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.67 NT$1,203.90	$60.00 ZWL19,320.00	+59.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,523.97 NT$1M	$22,000.00 ZWL7M	-34.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.95 NT$285.93	$20.00 ZWL6,440.00	+123.6%
Average			+30.6%

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pay 44.2% less for housing

	Taipei	Harare
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.40 NT$875.71	$68.99 ZWL22,213.67	+151.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,012.31 NT$32,354.87	$390.00 ZWL126K	-61.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$482.92 NT$15,434.64	$316.60 ZWL102K	-34.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$66.27 NT$2,118.10	$39.27 ZWL12,644.39	-40.7%
Average			-44.2%

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pay 42.0% less for childcare

	Taipei	Harare
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$662.67 NT$21,179.76	$433.79 ZWL140K	-34.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,675.66 NT$533K	$8,555.56 ZWL3M	-48.7%
Average			-42.0%

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pay 19.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Taipei	Harare
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.83 NT$90.29	$1.25 ZWL402.50	-55.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.42 NT$109.45	$3.00 ZWL966.00	-12.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.92 NT$125.41	$2.00 ZWL644.00	-49.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.15 NT$1,315.12	$47.92 ZWL15,429.17	+16.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.73 NT$311.01	$10.00 ZWL3,220.00	+2.8%
Average			-19.1%

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pay 57.1% less for clothing

	Taipei	Harare
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$63.18 NT$2,019.38	$23.22 ZWL7,477.56	-63.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.99 NT$1,277.99	$21.15 ZWL6,809.04	-47.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$84.98 NT$2,715.95	$38.68 ZWL12,453.92	-54.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.09 NT$3,358.66	$40.37 ZWL12,998.47	-61.6%
Average			-57.1%

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