Cost of living comparison
Harare is 29.6% more expensive than Addis Ababa.
If you lived in Harare instead of Addis Ababa, you would:
pay 8.3% less for restaurants
Addis Ababa
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.13
ETB408.18
|
$9.00
ZWL2,898.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.24
ETB357.16
|
$5.00
ZWL1,610.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
ETB46.71
|
$0.60
ZWL193.20
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
ETB30.53
|
$0.46
ZWL148.80
|
|
pay 7.2% more for groceries
Addis Ababa
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.09
ETB62.32
|
$1.01
ZWL324.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.56
ETB261.12
|
$4.37
ZWL1,406.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.68
ETB325.58
|
$5.94
ZWL1,914.26
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
ETB147.53
|
$2.06
ZWL663.60
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.17
ETB353.23
|
$2.71
ZWL872.90
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.95
ETB168.89
|
$1.42
ZWL456.21
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
ETB27.95
|
$0.70
ZWL225.14
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.10
ETB62.73
|
$0.92
ZWL296.86
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
ETB22.07
|
$0.75
ZWL240.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
ETB16.33
|
$0.53
ZWL170.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.76
ETB43.56
|
$0.82
ZWL262.90
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
Addis Ababa
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
ETB266.16
|
$6.24
ZWL2,009.31
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
ETB572.80
|
$32.00
ZWL10,304.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,500.00
ETB1,460,640.00
|
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.88
ETB222.16
|
$21.00
ZWL6,762.00
|
|
pay 35.8% less for housing
Addis Ababa
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$152.46
ETB8,732.89
|
$129.29
ZWL41,630.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$621.38
ETB35,592.91
|
$361.54
ZWL116,415.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$355.45
ETB20,360.44
|
$303.00
ZWL97,566.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.84
ETB7,150.73
|
$35.56
ZWL11,449.94
|
|
pay 76.5% more for childcare
Addis Ababa
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$83.24
ETB4,768.05
|
$278.75
ZWL89,757.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$43,916.67
ETB2,515,546.67
|
$7,928.57
ZWL2,553,000.00
|
|
pay 50.1% more for entertainment and sports
Addis Ababa
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ETB57.28
|
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.11
ETB63.34
|
$3.09
ZWL995.27
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB229.12
|
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$80.77
ETB4,626.66
|
$51.11
ZWL16,457.78
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
ETB286.40
|
$11.00
ZWL3,542.00
|
|
pay 55.9% less for clothing
Addis Ababa
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.11
ETB2,297.56
|
$19.38
ZWL6,238.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.34
ETB3,284.29
|
$20.00
ZWL6,440.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.44
ETB5,295.22
|
$38.57
ZWL12,420.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.33
ETB5,632.53
|
$50.62
ZWL16,301.25
|
|
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