Cost of living comparison
Rome is 95.1% more expensive than Harare.
If you lived in Rome instead of Harare, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Harare
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.00
ZWL2,898.00
|
$16.24
€15.16
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
ZWL1,610.00
|
$10.83
€10.10
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
ZWL193.20
|
$2.22
€2.07
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
ZWL148.80
|
$1.15
€1.07
|
|
pay 37.9% more for groceries
Harare
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.01
ZWL324.99
|
$1.87
€1.74
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.37
ZWL1,406.07
|
$6.93
€6.47
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.94
ZWL1,914.26
|
$6.37
€5.94
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.06
ZWL663.60
|
$3.90
€3.64
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
ZWL872.90
|
$5.10
€4.76
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.42
ZWL456.21
|
$1.02
€0.95
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
ZWL225.14
|
$0.91
€0.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
ZWL296.86
|
$0.95
€0.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
ZWL240.56
|
$1.15
€1.07
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
ZWL170.40
|
$0.72
€0.67
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
ZWL262.90
|
$0.78
€0.72
|
|
pay 7.4% more for transportation
Harare
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.24
ZWL2,009.31
|
$7.44
€6.94
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.00
ZWL10,304.00
|
$37.90
€35.37
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
$26,749.78
€24,958.96
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.00
ZWL6,762.00
|
$17.87
€16.67
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
Harare
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$129.29
ZWL41,630.00
|
$30.04
€28.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$361.54
ZWL116,415.38
|
$1,171.95
€1,093.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$303.00
ZWL97,566.00
|
$721.77
€673.45
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.56
ZWL11,449.94
|
$175.72
€163.96
|
|
pay 54.6% more for childcare
Harare
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$278.75
ZWL89,757.50
|
$516.83
€482.23
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,928.57
ZWL2,553,000.00
|
$9,813.53
€9,156.54
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Harare
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
$5.41
€5.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.09
ZWL995.27
|
$1.59
€1.48
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
$6.50
€6.06
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.11
ZWL16,457.78
|
$62.20
€58.04
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.00
ZWL3,542.00
|
$10.83
€10.10
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
Harare
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$19.38
ZWL6,238.75
|
$67.31
€62.81
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.00
ZWL6,440.00
|
$30.97
€28.90
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$38.57
ZWL12,420.00
|
$81.10
€75.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.62
ZWL16,301.25
|
$103.39
€96.47
|
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