Cost of living comparison
Harare is 20.7% more expensive than Poland.
If you lived in Harare instead of Poland, you would:
pay 40.2% less for restaurants
Poland
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.74
PLN34.91
|
$9.00
ZWL2,898.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
PLN29.37
|
$5.00
ZWL1,610.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
PLN6.86
|
$0.60
ZWL193.20
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
PLN5.55
|
$0.46
ZWL148.80
|
|
pay 32.8% more for groceries
Poland
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
PLN4.66
|
$1.01
ZWL324.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.22
PLN16.86
|
$4.37
ZWL1,406.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.59
PLN14.33
|
$5.94
ZWL1,914.26
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.85
PLN11.40
|
$2.06
ZWL663.60
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
PLN10.91
|
$2.71
ZWL872.90
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
PLN1.71
|
$1.42
ZWL456.21
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
PLN2.79
|
$0.70
ZWL225.14
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
PLN2.98
|
$0.92
ZWL296.86
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
PLN4.48
|
$0.75
ZWL240.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
PLN1.40
|
$0.53
ZWL170.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
PLN2.02
|
$0.82
ZWL262.90
|
|
pay 38.6% more for transportation
Poland
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.32
PLN25.25
|
$6.24
ZWL2,009.31
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.45
PLN117.67
|
$32.00
ZWL10,304.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,312.40
PLN121,114.59
|
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.94
PLN31.74
|
$21.00
ZWL6,762.00
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Poland
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.69
PLN58.70
|
$129.29
ZWL41,630.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$591.18
PLN2,362.09
|
$361.54
ZWL116,415.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$480.23
PLN1,918.77
|
$303.00
ZWL97,566.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$189.71
PLN757.99
|
$35.56
ZWL11,449.94
|
|
pay 10.2% more for childcare
Poland
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$301.71
PLN1,205.48
|
$278.75
ZWL89,757.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,191.48
PLN24,738.36
|
$7,928.57
ZWL2,553,000.00
|
|
pay 1.9% more for entertainment and sports
Poland
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.18
PLN12.70
|
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.01
PLN12.01
|
$3.09
ZWL995.27
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.63
PLN18.50
|
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.65
PLN126.45
|
$51.11
ZWL16,457.78
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.64
PLN26.52
|
$11.00
ZWL3,542.00
|
|
pay 54.5% less for clothing
Poland
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.35
PLN305.06
|
$19.38
ZWL6,238.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.00
PLN147.85
|
$20.00
ZWL6,440.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.47
PLN325.50
|
$38.57
ZWL12,420.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.91
PLN367.24
|
$50.62
ZWL16,301.25
|
|
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