Cost of living comparison
Harare is 49.1% more expensive than Asuncion.
If you lived in Harare instead of Asuncion, you would:
pay 7.7% more for restaurants
Asuncion
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.18
₲31,135
|
$7.00
ZWL2,254.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.88
₲36,324
|
$6.00
ZWL1,932.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
₲7,493
|
$0.66
ZWL211.31
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
₲4,439
|
$0.45
ZWL144.90
|
|
pay 50.5% more for groceries
Asuncion
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
₲5,325
|
$1.00
ZWL322.00
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
₲23,935
|
$4.20
ZWL1,352.40
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.11
₲23,126
|
$6.19
ZWL1,993.87
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
₲14,024
|
$1.85
ZWL594.24
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.69
₲12,567
|
$2.29
ZWL737.59
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
₲6,198
|
$1.45
ZWL465.56
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
₲3,281
|
$0.69
ZWL222.01
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
₲4,452
|
$0.84
ZWL271.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
₲5,319
|
$0.66
ZWL212.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
₲3,106
|
$0.74
ZWL237.34
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
₲2,483
|
$0.71
ZWL227.43
|
|
pay 50.4% more for transportation
Asuncion
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.39
₲32,699
|
$5.98
ZWL1,926.63
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.43
₲174,356
|
$30.00
ZWL9,660.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,340.40
₲114,161,534
|
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.04
₲89,565
|
$21.00
ZWL6,762.00
|
|
pay 95.7% more for housing
Asuncion
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.25
₲180,489
|
$122.86
ZWL39,560.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$399.23
₲2,970,992
|
$300.00
ZWL96,600.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$298.29
₲2,219,808
|
$306.00
ZWL98,532.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.99
₲327,375
|
$43.36
ZWL13,962.91
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
Asuncion
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.19
₲1,162,372
|
$303.33
ZWL97,673.33
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,231.33
₲16,605,314
|
$7,712.50
ZWL2,483,425.00
|
|
pay 12.7% more for entertainment and sports
Asuncion
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.39
₲10,378
|
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.32
₲17,288
|
$2.22
ZWL715.56
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.88
₲14,011
|
$2.00
ZWL644.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.36
₲203,626
|
$40.00
ZWL12,880.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.97
₲51,892
|
$7.50
ZWL2,415.00
|
|
pay 43.4% less for clothing
Asuncion
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.87
₲289,296
|
$18.75
ZWL6,037.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.15
₲231,783
|
$21.25
ZWL6,842.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.77
₲556,455
|
$39.38
ZWL12,678.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.96
₲557,835
|
$42.86
ZWL13,800.00
|
|
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