Cost of living comparison
Harare is 32.2% cheaper than Austria.
If you lived in Harare instead of Austria, you would:
pay 63.1% less for restaurants
Austria
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.33
€14.22
|
$9.00
ZWL2,898.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.30
€9.56
|
$5.00
ZWL1,610.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.98
€2.77
|
$0.60
ZWL193.20
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
€2.10
|
$0.46
ZWL148.80
|
|
pay 31.0% less for groceries
Austria
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.50
€2.32
|
$1.01
ZWL324.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.22
€7.63
|
$4.37
ZWL1,406.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.57
€5.16
|
$5.94
ZWL1,914.26
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.01
€3.72
|
$2.06
ZWL663.60
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.79
€5.37
|
$2.71
ZWL872.90
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.08
|
$1.42
ZWL456.21
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.95
€0.88
|
$0.70
ZWL225.14
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.21
|
$0.92
ZWL296.86
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.84
€1.71
|
$0.75
ZWL240.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.87
|
$0.53
ZWL170.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.78
|
$0.82
ZWL262.90
|
|
pay 9.3% less for transportation
Austria
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.51
€6.04
|
$6.24
ZWL2,009.31
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$49.62
€46.04
|
$32.00
ZWL10,304.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,063.58
€24,180.49
|
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.69
€18.27
|
$21.00
ZWL6,762.00
|
|
pay 13.8% more for housing
Austria
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.32
€33.69
|
$129.29
ZWL41,630.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$871.49
€808.53
|
$361.54
ZWL116,415.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$685.35
€635.84
|
$303.00
ZWL97,566.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$267.95
€248.59
|
$35.56
ZWL11,449.94
|
|
pay 42.5% less for childcare
Austria
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$469.56
€435.64
|
$278.75
ZWL89,757.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,286.41
€13,254.22
|
$7,928.57
ZWL2,553,000.00
|
|
pay 30.9% less for entertainment and sports
Austria
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.59
€4.26
|
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.54
€3.28
|
$3.09
ZWL995.27
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.46
€6.00
|
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.34
€41.14
|
$51.11
ZWL16,457.78
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.69
€11.77
|
$11.00
ZWL3,542.00
|
|
pay 62.6% less for clothing
Austria
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.15
€79.00
|
$19.38
ZWL6,238.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.34
€43.00
|
$20.00
ZWL6,440.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.08
€82.64
|
$38.57
ZWL12,420.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.31
€116.26
|
$50.62
ZWL16,301.25
|
|
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