Cost of living comparison
Harare is 17.5% cheaper than Stockholm.
If you lived in Harare instead of Stockholm, you would:
pay 58.7% less for restaurants
Stockholm
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.91
SEK147.90
|
$9.00
ZWL2,898.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.60
SEK102.05
|
$5.00
ZWL1,610.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.35
SEK24.99
|
$0.60
ZWL193.20
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
SEK21.54
|
$0.46
ZWL148.80
|
|
pay 29.6% less for groceries
Stockholm
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.73
SEK29.06
|
$1.01
ZWL324.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.25
SEK55.77
|
$4.37
ZWL1,406.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.52
SEK58.67
|
$5.94
ZWL1,914.26
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.04
SEK43.00
|
$2.06
ZWL663.60
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.26
SEK55.88
|
$2.71
ZWL872.90
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
SEK14.88
|
$1.42
ZWL456.21
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.10
SEK11.73
|
$0.70
ZWL225.14
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.40
SEK14.85
|
$0.92
ZWL296.86
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.00
SEK21.29
|
$0.75
ZWL240.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
SEK7.43
|
$0.53
ZWL170.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
SEK8.66
|
$0.82
ZWL262.90
|
|
pay 28.4% less for transportation
Stockholm
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.93
SEK73.63
|
$6.24
ZWL2,009.31
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$94.59
SEK1,005.70
|
$32.00
ZWL10,304.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,656.21
SEK304,668.53
|
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$27.82
SEK295.79
|
$21.00
ZWL6,762.00
|
|
pay 32.6% more for housing
Stockholm
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.19
SEK310.33
|
$129.29
ZWL41,630.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,509.41
SEK16,047.81
|
$361.54
ZWL116,415.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$932.71
SEK9,916.43
|
$303.00
ZWL97,566.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$115.02
SEK1,222.91
|
$35.56
ZWL11,449.94
|
|
pay 58.5% more for childcare
Stockholm
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$136.93
SEK1,455.80
|
$278.75
ZWL89,757.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,986.40
SEK74,278.32
|
$7,928.57
ZWL2,553,000.00
|
|
pay 34.6% less for entertainment and sports
Stockholm
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.96
SEK73.95
|
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.14
SEK44.01
|
$3.09
ZWL995.27
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.58
SEK70.00
|
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.94
SEK414.00
|
$51.11
ZWL16,457.78
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.33
SEK152.33
|
$11.00
ZWL3,542.00
|
|
pay 62.6% less for clothing
Stockholm
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.29
SEK832.35
|
$19.38
ZWL6,238.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.00
SEK446.57
|
$20.00
ZWL6,440.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.17
SEK1,001.23
|
$38.57
ZWL12,420.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$140.31
SEK1,491.72
|
$50.62
ZWL16,301.25
|
|
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