Cost of living comparison
Harare is 2.4 times more expensive than Ashgabat.
If you lived in Harare instead of Ashgabat, you would:
pay 67.7% less for restaurants
Ashgabat
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$35.00
TMT122.50
|
$9.00
ZWL2,898.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.86
TMT45.00
|
$5.00
ZWL1,610.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.90
TMT10.17
|
$0.60
ZWL193.20
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
TMT3.67
|
$0.46
ZWL148.80
|
|
pay 57.3% less for groceries
Ashgabat
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.43
TMT8.50
|
$1.01
ZWL324.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$17.86
TMT62.50
|
$4.37
ZWL1,406.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$18.39
TMT64.35
|
$5.94
ZWL1,914.26
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.86
TMT24.00
|
$2.06
ZWL663.60
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.16
TMT21.55
|
$2.71
ZWL872.90
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.51
TMT8.77
|
$1.42
ZWL456.21
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.33
TMT11.65
|
$0.70
ZWL225.14
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.28
TMT11.49
|
$0.92
ZWL296.86
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.07
TMT7.26
|
$0.75
ZWL240.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
TMT3.33
|
$0.53
ZWL170.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
TMT2.87
|
$0.82
ZWL262.90
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
Ashgabat
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.62
TMT5.68
|
$6.24
ZWL2,009.31
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
TMT35.00
|
$32.00
ZWL10,304.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,857.14
TMT150,000.00
|
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.71
TMT34.00
|
$21.00
ZWL6,762.00
|
|
pay 49.5% less for housing
Ashgabat
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
TMT350.00
|
$129.29
ZWL41,630.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,092.86
TMT3,825.00
|
$361.54
ZWL116,415.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$964.29
TMT3,375.00
|
$303.00
ZWL97,566.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$436.97
TMT1,529.41
|
$35.56
ZWL11,449.94
|
|
pay 12.2 times more for childcare
Ashgabat
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$22.86
TMT80.00
|
$278.75
ZWL89,757.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$7,928.57
ZWL2,553,000.00
|
|
pay 55.6% less for entertainment and sports
Ashgabat
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.14
TMT18.00
|
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$8.43
TMT29.50
|
$3.09
ZWL995.27
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$28.57
TMT100.00
|
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$78.57
TMT275.00
|
$51.11
ZWL16,457.78
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.86
TMT45.00
|
$11.00
ZWL3,542.00
|
|
pay 77.5% less for clothing
Ashgabat
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.71
TMT300.00
|
$19.38
ZWL6,238.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$128.57
TMT450.00
|
$20.00
ZWL6,440.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$171.43
TMT600.00
|
$38.57
ZWL12,420.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$171.43
TMT600.00
|
$50.62
ZWL16,301.25
|
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