Cost of living comparison
Harare is 8.0 times more expensive than Nuku'alofa.
If you lived in Harare instead of Nuku'alofa, you would:
pay 49.4% less for restaurants
Nuku'alofa
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.44
TOP19.92
|
$9.00
ZWL2,898.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.27
TOP21.89
|
$5.00
ZWL1,610.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.67
TOP6.31
|
$0.60
ZWL193.20
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.39
TOP5.64
|
$0.46
ZWL148.80
|
|
pay 15.4% less for groceries
Nuku'alofa
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
TOP2.42
|
$1.01
ZWL324.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
TOP9.79
|
$4.37
ZWL1,406.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.01
TOP14.20
|
$5.94
ZWL1,914.26
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.06
TOP11.95
|
$2.06
ZWL663.60
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
TOP6.40
|
$2.71
ZWL872.90
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
TOP2.26
|
$1.42
ZWL456.21
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
TOP2.26
|
$0.70
ZWL225.14
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
TOP2.41
|
$0.92
ZWL296.86
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
TOP3.31
|
$0.75
ZWL240.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
TOP2.94
|
$0.53
ZWL170.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
TOP2.03
|
$0.82
ZWL262.90
|
|
pay 94.5% more for transportation
Nuku'alofa
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.79
TOP11.31
|
$6.24
ZWL2,009.31
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$32.00
ZWL10,304.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,904.72
TOP13,943.70
|
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$70.65
TOP166.83
|
$21.00
ZWL6,762.00
|
|
pay 41.0% less for housing
Nuku'alofa
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$126.53
TOP298.79
|
$129.29
ZWL41,630.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$361.54
ZWL116,415.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$303.00
ZWL97,566.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$225.77
TOP533.14
|
$35.56
ZWL11,449.94
|
|
pay 48.3 times more for childcare
Nuku'alofa
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$109.66
TOP258.95
|
$278.75
ZWL89,757.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$84.35
TOP199.20
|
$7,928.57
ZWL2,553,000.00
|
|
pay 1.6% more for entertainment and sports
Nuku'alofa
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.37
TOP7.97
|
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.95
TOP6.97
|
$3.09
ZWL995.27
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.12
TOP23.90
|
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.09
TOP49.80
|
$51.11
ZWL16,457.78
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$11.00
ZWL3,542.00
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
Nuku'alofa
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$4.22
TOP9.96
|
$19.38
ZWL6,238.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$10.54
TOP24.90
|
$20.00
ZWL6,440.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$21.09
TOP49.80
|
$38.57
ZWL12,420.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$29.52
TOP69.72
|
$50.62
ZWL16,301.25
|
|
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