Cost of living comparison
Harare is 15.4% more expensive than Bamako.
If you lived in Harare instead of Bamako, you would:
pay 2.1% more for restaurants
Bamako
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.91
F CFA2,987
|
$9.00
ZWL2,898.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.59
F CFA4,011
|
$5.00
ZWL1,610.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
F CFA472
|
$0.60
ZWL193.20
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
F CFA392
|
$0.46
ZWL148.80
|
|
pay 10.0% less for groceries
Bamako
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
F CFA640
|
$1.01
ZWL324.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.62
F CFA5,855
|
$4.37
ZWL1,406.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.46
F CFA5,759
|
$5.94
ZWL1,914.26
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.57
F CFA1,566
|
$2.06
ZWL663.60
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
F CFA2,174
|
$2.71
ZWL872.90
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.42
ZWL456.21
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA304
|
$0.70
ZWL225.14
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA609
|
$0.92
ZWL296.86
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
F CFA773
|
$0.75
ZWL240.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
F CFA281
|
$0.53
ZWL170.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA369
|
$0.82
ZWL262.90
|
|
pay 13.8% more for transportation
Bamako
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
F CFA3,337
|
$6.24
ZWL2,009.31
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$32.00
ZWL10,304.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$21.00
ZWL6,762.00
|
|
pay 45.0% more for housing
Bamako
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.18
F CFA20,800
|
$129.29
ZWL41,630.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$500.00
F CFA304,282
|
$361.54
ZWL116,415.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$307.59
F CFA187,186
|
$303.00
ZWL97,566.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$114.71
F CFA69,806
|
$35.56
ZWL11,449.94
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Bamako
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$278.75
ZWL89,757.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$7,928.57
ZWL2,553,000.00
|
pay 25.9% more for entertainment and sports
Bamako
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.64
F CFA1,604
|
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.98
F CFA1,208
|
$3.09
ZWL995.27
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.93
F CFA568
|
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.94
F CFA42,564
|
$51.11
ZWL16,457.78
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
F CFA3,651
|
$11.00
ZWL3,542.00
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Bamako
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$19.38
ZWL6,238.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$20.00
ZWL6,440.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$38.57
ZWL12,420.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$50.62
ZWL16,301.25
|
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