Cost of living comparison
Harare is 2.8 times more expensive than Dhaka.
If you lived in Harare instead of Dhaka, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Dhaka
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.14
BDT250.53
|
$9.00
ZWL2,898.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
BDT576.22
|
$5.00
ZWL1,610.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
BDT34.56
|
$0.60
ZWL193.20
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.16
BDT19.04
|
$0.46
ZWL148.80
|
|
pay 69.8% more for groceries
Dhaka
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.66
BDT77.37
|
$1.01
ZWL324.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.29
BDT502.59
|
$4.37
ZWL1,406.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.07
BDT360.17
|
$5.94
ZWL1,914.26
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.28
BDT150.51
|
$2.06
ZWL663.60
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.48
BDT173.76
|
$2.71
ZWL872.90
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.18
BDT138.76
|
$1.42
ZWL456.21
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
BDT56.18
|
$0.70
ZWL225.14
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
BDT125.29
|
$0.92
ZWL296.86
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
BDT39.59
|
$0.75
ZWL240.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
BDT22.38
|
$0.53
ZWL170.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.36
BDT42.34
|
$0.82
ZWL262.90
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Dhaka
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.17
BDT489.22
|
$6.24
ZWL2,009.31
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$18.58
BDT2,178.53
|
$32.00
ZWL10,304.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,917.21
BDT3,507,428.92
|
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.70
BDT551.17
|
$21.00
ZWL6,762.00
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for housing
Dhaka
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.56
BDT1,590.13
|
$129.29
ZWL41,630.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$117.32
BDT13,754.92
|
$361.54
ZWL116,415.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$64.40
BDT7,550.48
|
$303.00
ZWL97,566.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$22.47
BDT2,634.64
|
$35.56
ZWL11,449.94
|
|
pay 5.5 times more for childcare
Dhaka
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$52.47
BDT6,150.96
|
$278.75
ZWL89,757.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,373.34
BDT161,007.69
|
$7,928.57
ZWL2,553,000.00
|
|
pay 56.0% more for entertainment and sports
Dhaka
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.27
BDT501.06
|
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.20
BDT257.47
|
$3.09
ZWL995.27
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.74
BDT320.68
|
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.49
BDT2,051.01
|
$51.11
ZWL16,457.78
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.27
BDT501.06
|
$11.00
ZWL3,542.00
|
|
pay 18.6% more for clothing
Dhaka
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$15.83
BDT1,855.93
|
$19.38
ZWL6,238.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$17.43
BDT2,043.72
|
$20.00
ZWL6,440.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$40.53
BDT4,751.41
|
$38.57
ZWL12,420.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$35.58
BDT4,171.34
|
$50.62
ZWL16,301.25
|
|
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