Cost of living comparison
Harare is 36.3% cheaper than Ireland.
If you lived in Harare instead of Ireland, you would:
pay 60.5% less for restaurants
Ireland
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.10
€15.87
|
$9.00
ZWL2,898.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.80
€9.09
|
$5.00
ZWL1,610.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.19
€2.03
|
$0.60
ZWL193.20
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
€1.60
|
$0.46
ZWL148.80
|
|
pay 17.9% less for groceries
Ireland
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.77
€1.64
|
$1.01
ZWL324.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.27
€3.97
|
$4.37
ZWL1,406.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.97
€4.61
|
$5.94
ZWL1,914.26
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.80
€3.53
|
$2.06
ZWL663.60
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.34
€4.02
|
$2.71
ZWL872.90
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.17
|
$1.42
ZWL456.21
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.87
|
$0.70
ZWL225.14
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.17
|
$0.92
ZWL296.86
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
€1.40
|
$0.75
ZWL240.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.79
|
$0.53
ZWL170.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.56
|
$0.82
ZWL262.90
|
|
pay 26.6% less for transportation
Ireland
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.23
€6.71
|
$6.24
ZWL2,009.31
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$118.73
€110.16
|
$32.00
ZWL10,304.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,966.92
€34,296.06
|
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.66
€17.31
|
$21.00
ZWL6,762.00
|
|
pay 15.9% less for housing
Ireland
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.22
€45.67
|
$129.29
ZWL41,630.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,390.35
€1,289.90
|
$361.54
ZWL116,415.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,168.86
€1,084.41
|
$303.00
ZWL97,566.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$162.61
€150.86
|
$35.56
ZWL11,449.94
|
|
pay 34.2% less for childcare
Ireland
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,101.52
€1,021.93
|
$278.75
ZWL89,757.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,468.96
€6,929.33
|
$7,928.57
ZWL2,553,000.00
|
|
pay 41.3% less for entertainment and sports
Ireland
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.02
€5.58
|
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.78
€3.50
|
$3.09
ZWL995.27
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.48
€15.29
|
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.33
€54.12
|
$51.11
ZWL16,457.78
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.21
€11.33
|
$11.00
ZWL3,542.00
|
|
pay 57.5% less for clothing
Ireland
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.67
€78.55
|
$19.38
ZWL6,238.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.37
€37.46
|
$20.00
ZWL6,440.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.93
€85.29
|
$38.57
ZWL12,420.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.97
€84.39
|
$50.62
ZWL16,301.25
|
|
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