Cost of living comparison
Harare is 32.1% more expensive than Peru.
If you lived in Harare instead of Peru, you would:
pay 27.6% more for restaurants
Peru
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.27
PEN12.06
|
$9.00
ZWL2,898.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.37
PEN19.80
|
$5.00
ZWL1,610.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
PEN3.80
|
$0.60
ZWL193.20
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
PEN2.03
|
$0.46
ZWL148.80
|
|
pay 43.4% more for groceries
Peru
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.88
PEN6.93
|
$1.01
ZWL324.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.14
PEN11.59
|
$4.37
ZWL1,406.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.68
PEN17.25
|
$5.94
ZWL1,914.26
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
PEN9.17
|
$2.06
ZWL663.60
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.54
PEN9.37
|
$2.71
ZWL872.90
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.65
PEN2.38
|
$1.42
ZWL456.21
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.39
PEN1.43
|
$0.70
ZWL225.14
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
PEN1.67
|
$0.92
ZWL296.86
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.76
|
$0.75
ZWL240.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
PEN1.58
|
$0.53
ZWL170.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
PEN1.63
|
$0.82
ZWL262.90
|
|
pay 39.2% more for transportation
Peru
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.37
PEN19.80
|
$6.24
ZWL2,009.31
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.78
PEN65.58
|
$32.00
ZWL10,304.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,101.60
PEN74,121.68
|
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.41
PEN56.83
|
$21.00
ZWL6,762.00
|
|
pay 88.0% more for housing
Peru
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.39
PEN108.37
|
$129.29
ZWL41,630.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$337.81
PEN1,245.61
|
$361.54
ZWL116,415.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$246.39
PEN908.52
|
$303.00
ZWL97,566.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.26
PEN159.52
|
$35.56
ZWL11,449.94
|
|
pay 42.8% more for childcare
Peru
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$193.88
PEN714.91
|
$278.75
ZWL89,757.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,589.22
PEN20,609.43
|
$7,928.57
ZWL2,553,000.00
|
|
pay 20.3% more for entertainment and sports
Peru
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.06
PEN7.59
|
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.73
PEN10.07
|
$3.09
ZWL995.27
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.11
PEN18.84
|
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.12
PEN118.43
|
$51.11
ZWL16,457.78
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.85
PEN17.88
|
$11.00
ZWL3,542.00
|
|
pay 36.4% less for clothing
Peru
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.11
PEN166.33
|
$19.38
ZWL6,238.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.43
PEN86.38
|
$20.00
ZWL6,440.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.13
PEN258.59
|
$38.57
ZWL12,420.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.17
PEN262.43
|
$50.62
ZWL16,301.25
|
|
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