Cost of living comparison
Harare is 8.3% cheaper than Taipei.
If you lived in Harare instead of Taipei, you would:
pay 8.0% less for restaurants
Taipei
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.22
NT$202.14
|
$9.00
ZWL2,898.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.98
NT$161.71
|
$5.00
ZWL1,610.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
NT$33.38
|
$0.60
ZWL193.20
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.72
NT$23.25
|
$0.46
ZWL148.80
|
|
pay 38.0% less for groceries
Taipei
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.88
NT$61.19
|
$1.01
ZWL324.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.75
NT$251.63
|
$4.37
ZWL1,406.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.33
NT$368.15
|
$5.94
ZWL1,914.26
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.84
NT$92.13
|
$2.06
ZWL663.60
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.13
NT$133.99
|
$2.71
ZWL872.90
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.07
NT$67.16
|
$1.42
ZWL456.21
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
NT$32.80
|
$0.70
ZWL225.14
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.18
NT$38.31
|
$0.92
ZWL296.86
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.49
NT$48.39
|
$0.75
ZWL240.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
NT$40.27
|
$0.53
ZWL170.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.12
NT$36.46
|
$0.82
ZWL262.90
|
|
pay 42.6% more for transportation
Taipei
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.71
NT$120.49
|
$6.24
ZWL2,009.31
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.34
NT$1,212.82
|
$32.00
ZWL10,304.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,397.60
NT$1,019,778.29
|
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.87
NT$288.04
|
$21.00
ZWL6,762.00
|
|
pay 67.3% more for housing
Taipei
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.59
NT$830.99
|
$129.29
ZWL41,630.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$662.03
NT$21,502.26
|
$361.54
ZWL116,415.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$504.69
NT$16,392.00
|
$303.00
ZWL97,566.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$72.03
NT$2,339.36
|
$35.56
ZWL11,449.94
|
|
pay 57.3% less for childcare
Taipei
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$686.42
NT$22,294.46
|
$278.75
ZWL89,757.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,703.28
NT$574,993.65
|
$7,928.57
ZWL2,553,000.00
|
|
pay 12.5% less for entertainment and sports
Taipei
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.49
NT$80.85
|
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.49
NT$113.41
|
$3.09
ZWL995.27
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.89
NT$126.34
|
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.67
NT$1,256.03
|
$51.11
ZWL16,457.78
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.34
NT$303.20
|
$11.00
ZWL3,542.00
|
|
pay 52.5% less for clothing
Taipei
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.24
NT$2,021.36
|
$19.38
ZWL6,238.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.20
NT$981.01
|
$20.00
ZWL6,440.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.35
NT$2,869.46
|
$38.57
ZWL12,420.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.73
NT$3,368.94
|
$50.62
ZWL16,301.25
|
|
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