Cost of living comparison
Harare is 30.9% cheaper than Hong Kong.
If you lived in Harare instead of Hong Kong, you would:
pay 31.4% less for restaurants
|
Hong Kong
|
Harare
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.84
HK$68.71
|
$9.00
ZWL2,898.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.77
HK$44.81
|
$5.00
ZWL1,610.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
HK$10.36
|
$0.60
ZWL193.20
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
HK$8.74
|
$0.46
ZWL148.80
|
|
pay 45.9% less for groceries
|
Hong Kong
|
Harare
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
HK$17.83
|
$1.01
ZWL324.99
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.28
HK$110.92
|
$4.37
ZWL1,406.07
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.15
HK$94.38
|
$5.94
ZWL1,914.26
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.01
HK$31.14
|
$2.06
ZWL663.60
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.49
HK$34.87
|
$2.71
ZWL872.90
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.68
HK$13.09
|
$1.42
ZWL456.21
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.16
HK$9.00
|
$0.70
ZWL225.14
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.75
HK$13.62
|
$0.92
ZWL296.86
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
HK$11.41
|
$0.75
ZWL240.56
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
HK$9.42
|
$0.53
ZWL170.40
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.20
HK$9.30
|
$0.82
ZWL262.90
|
|
pay 17.1% less for transportation
|
Hong Kong
|
Harare
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$11.66
HK$90.59
|
$6.24
ZWL2,009.31
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$64.07
HK$497.87
|
$32.00
ZWL10,304.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,292.33
HK$258,693.06
|
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.71
HK$106.54
|
$21.00
ZWL6,762.00
|
|
pay 59.8% more for housing
|
Hong Kong
|
Harare
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.03
HK$171.22
|
$129.29
ZWL41,630.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,324.35
HK$18,061.02
|
$361.54
ZWL116,415.38
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,616.39
HK$12,559.89
|
$303.00
ZWL97,566.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$196.11
HK$1,523.88
|
$35.56
ZWL11,449.94
|
|
pay 66.7% less for childcare
|
Hong Kong
|
Harare
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$929.71
HK$7,224.16
|
$278.75
ZWL89,757.50
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,637.45
HK$168,130.58
|
$7,928.57
ZWL2,553,000.00
|
|
pay 53.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Hong Kong
|
Harare
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.69
HK$59.74
|
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.31
HK$41.27
|
$3.09
ZWL995.27
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.81
HK$99.57
|
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$86.33
HK$670.78
|
$51.11
ZWL16,457.78
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.81
HK$99.57
|
$11.00
ZWL3,542.00
|
|
pay 61.6% less for clothing
|
Hong Kong
|
Harare
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.24
HK$592.43
|
$19.38
ZWL6,238.75
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.17
HK$319.94
|
$20.00
ZWL6,440.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.44
HK$710.54
|
$38.57
ZWL12,420.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$135.10
HK$1,049.81
|
$50.62
ZWL16,301.25
|
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