Cost of living comparison
Harare is 35.3% cheaper than United Kingdom.
If you lived in Harare instead of United Kingdom, you would:
pay 59.0% less for restaurants
United Kingdom
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.07
£14.43
|
$9.00
ZWL2,898.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.96
£7.15
|
$5.00
ZWL1,610.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.14
£1.71
|
$0.60
ZWL193.20
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.52
£1.22
|
$0.46
ZWL148.80
|
|
pay 11.2% less for groceries
United Kingdom
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.46
£1.16
|
$1.01
ZWL324.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.24
£3.38
|
$4.37
ZWL1,406.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.75
£4.60
|
$5.94
ZWL1,914.26
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.68
£2.94
|
$2.06
ZWL663.60
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.66
£2.92
|
$2.71
ZWL872.90
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
£0.96
|
$1.42
ZWL456.21
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
£0.53
|
$0.70
ZWL225.14
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.22
£0.97
|
$0.92
ZWL296.86
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
£1.12
|
$0.75
ZWL240.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.50
|
$0.53
ZWL170.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
£0.48
|
$0.82
ZWL262.90
|
|
pay 20.4% less for transportation
United Kingdom
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.22
£5.77
|
$6.24
ZWL2,009.31
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$94.64
£75.57
|
$32.00
ZWL10,304.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,464.66
£26,720.43
|
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.98
£13.56
|
$21.00
ZWL6,762.00
|
|
pay 4.9% more for housing
United Kingdom
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.59
£30.02
|
$129.29
ZWL41,630.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,224.35
£977.61
|
$361.54
ZWL116,415.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$974.65
£778.23
|
$303.00
ZWL97,566.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$234.45
£187.20
|
$35.56
ZWL11,449.94
|
|
pay 68.2% less for childcare
United Kingdom
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,426.61
£1,139.10
|
$278.75
ZWL89,757.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,036.83
£14,401.82
|
$7,928.57
ZWL2,553,000.00
|
|
pay 36.5% less for entertainment and sports
United Kingdom
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.42
£4.33
|
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.93
£3.14
|
$3.09
ZWL995.27
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.35
£13.06
|
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.82
£34.99
|
$51.11
ZWL16,457.78
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.87
£10.28
|
$11.00
ZWL3,542.00
|
|
pay 57.0% less for clothing
United Kingdom
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.61
£61.17
|
$19.38
ZWL6,238.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.64
£31.65
|
$20.00
ZWL6,440.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.51
£72.27
|
$38.57
ZWL12,420.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.66
£75.59
|
$50.62
ZWL16,301.25
|
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