Cost of living comparison
Harare is 59.3% more expensive than China.
If you lived in Harare instead of China, you would:
pay 67.6% more for restaurants
China
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.04
CN¥21.98
|
$9.00
ZWL2,898.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.19
CN¥37.53
|
$5.00
ZWL1,610.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
CN¥3.52
|
$0.60
ZWL193.20
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
CN¥2.15
|
$0.46
ZWL148.80
|
|
pay 33.0% more for groceries
China
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.65
CN¥11.89
|
$1.01
ZWL324.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.98
CN¥43.22
|
$4.37
ZWL1,406.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.16
CN¥51.75
|
$5.94
ZWL1,914.26
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.65
CN¥11.92
|
$2.06
ZWL663.60
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.58
CN¥11.39
|
$2.71
ZWL872.90
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.76
CN¥5.51
|
$1.42
ZWL456.21
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.58
CN¥4.16
|
$0.70
ZWL225.14
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
CN¥4.78
|
$0.92
ZWL296.86
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
CN¥3.81
|
$0.75
ZWL240.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
CN¥2.38
|
$0.53
ZWL170.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
CN¥2.96
|
$0.82
ZWL262.90
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
China
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.45
CN¥32.14
|
$6.24
ZWL2,009.31
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.24
CN¥160.74
|
$32.00
ZWL10,304.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,593.81
CN¥141,598.60
|
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.91
CN¥28.25
|
$21.00
ZWL6,762.00
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for housing
China
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.06
CN¥87.15
|
$129.29
ZWL41,630.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$335.80
CN¥2,426.72
|
$361.54
ZWL116,415.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$208.96
CN¥1,510.11
|
$303.00
ZWL97,566.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.78
CN¥287.47
|
$35.56
ZWL11,449.94
|
|
pay 49.2% less for childcare
China
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$483.22
CN¥3,492.08
|
$278.75
ZWL89,757.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,043.44
CN¥130,394.50
|
$7,928.57
ZWL2,553,000.00
|
|
pay 17.4% more for entertainment and sports
China
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.08
CN¥7.79
|
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.20
CN¥23.15
|
$3.09
ZWL995.27
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.22
CN¥23.25
|
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.07
CN¥304.01
|
$51.11
ZWL16,457.78
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.01
CN¥43.42
|
$11.00
ZWL3,542.00
|
|
pay 44.5% less for clothing
China
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.74
CN¥352.26
|
$19.38
ZWL6,238.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.37
CN¥226.69
|
$20.00
ZWL6,440.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.58
CN¥531.76
|
$38.57
ZWL12,420.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.83
CN¥555.20
|
$50.62
ZWL16,301.25
|
|
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