Cost of living comparison
Harare is 20.4% more expensive than Bogota.
If you lived in Harare instead of Bogota, you would:
pay 6.3% less for restaurants
Bogota
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.23
COP19,897.20
|
$9.00
ZWL2,898.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.84
COP29,845.79
|
$5.00
ZWL1,610.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
COP3,332.92
|
$0.60
ZWL193.20
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
COP2,497.61
|
$0.46
ZWL148.80
|
|
pay 22.1% more for groceries
Bogota
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.45
COP5,527.00
|
$1.01
ZWL324.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.33
COP8,878.02
|
$4.37
ZWL1,406.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.25
COP20,000.27
|
$5.94
ZWL1,914.26
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.41
COP9,176.49
|
$2.06
ZWL663.60
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.51
COP9,545.15
|
$2.71
ZWL872.90
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
COP4,572.33
|
$1.42
ZWL456.21
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
COP2,144.81
|
$0.70
ZWL225.14
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
COP2,293.41
|
$0.92
ZWL296.86
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
COP2,508.68
|
$0.75
ZWL240.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
COP1,840.68
|
$0.53
ZWL170.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
COP1,926.07
|
$0.82
ZWL262.90
|
|
pay 35.0% more for transportation
Bogota
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.81
COP14,515.26
|
$6.24
ZWL2,009.31
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.20
COP149,228.96
|
$32.00
ZWL10,304.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,985.30
COP64,665,884.07
|
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.23
COP54,180.06
|
$21.00
ZWL6,762.00
|
|
pay 70.2% more for housing
Bogota
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.89
COP106,192.41
|
$129.29
ZWL41,630.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$462.40
COP1,760,443.66
|
$361.54
ZWL116,415.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$318.00
COP1,210,698.08
|
$303.00
ZWL97,566.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$80.89
COP307,965.76
|
$35.56
ZWL11,449.94
|
|
pay 13.1% more for childcare
Bogota
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$232.36
COP884,621.64
|
$278.75
ZWL89,757.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,463.73
COP28,415,681.75
|
$7,928.57
ZWL2,553,000.00
|
|
pay 61.8% more for entertainment and sports
Bogota
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.18
COP4,476.87
|
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.63
COP6,206.24
|
$3.09
ZWL995.27
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.35
COP8,953.74
|
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.52
COP89,550.64
|
$51.11
ZWL16,457.78
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.23
COP19,897.20
|
$11.00
ZWL3,542.00
|
|
pay 53.0% less for clothing
Bogota
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.58
COP215,414.12
|
$19.38
ZWL6,238.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.12
COP167,965.65
|
$20.00
ZWL6,440.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.61
COP341,150.95
|
$38.57
ZWL12,420.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.11
COP293,557.80
|
$50.62
ZWL16,301.25
|
|
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