Cost of living comparison
Harare is 12.1% cheaper than Greece.
If you lived in Harare instead of Greece, you would:
pay 45.0% less for restaurants
Greece
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.81
€13.74
|
$9.00
ZWL2,898.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.01
€8.36
|
$5.00
ZWL1,610.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.97
€1.83
|
$0.60
ZWL193.20
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
€0.59
|
$0.46
ZWL148.80
|
|
pay 1.5% more for groceries
Greece
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
€1.26
|
$1.01
ZWL324.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.52
€6.05
|
$4.37
ZWL1,406.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.06
€5.62
|
$5.94
ZWL1,914.26
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.09
€3.79
|
$2.06
ZWL663.60
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.27
€3.96
|
$2.71
ZWL872.90
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$1.42
ZWL456.21
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.76
|
$0.70
ZWL225.14
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.53
|
$0.92
ZWL296.86
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.75
ZWL240.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
€0.47
|
$0.53
ZWL170.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.50
|
$0.82
ZWL262.90
|
|
pay 2.3% less for transportation
Greece
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.81
€7.24
|
$6.24
ZWL2,009.31
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.23
€38.25
|
$32.00
ZWL10,304.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,791.92
€25,783.95
|
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.64
€13.59
|
$21.00
ZWL6,762.00
|
|
pay 42.6% more for housing
Greece
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.73
€29.44
|
$129.29
ZWL41,630.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$529.13
€490.90
|
$361.54
ZWL116,415.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$406.38
€377.02
|
$303.00
ZWL97,566.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$178.34
€165.46
|
$35.56
ZWL11,449.94
|
|
pay 0.7% less for childcare
Greece
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$350.75
€325.41
|
$278.75
ZWL89,757.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,658.30
€6,177.24
|
$7,928.57
ZWL2,553,000.00
|
|
pay 22.7% less for entertainment and sports
Greece
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.23
€3.92
|
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.51
€3.26
|
$3.09
ZWL995.27
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.98
€4.62
|
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.53
€43.17
|
$51.11
ZWL16,457.78
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.93
€8.28
|
$11.00
ZWL3,542.00
|
|
pay 57.8% less for clothing
Greece
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.80
€77.75
|
$19.38
ZWL6,238.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.12
€38.15
|
$20.00
ZWL6,440.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.78
€80.51
|
$38.57
ZWL12,420.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.32
€89.36
|
$50.62
ZWL16,301.25
|
|
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