Cost of living comparison
Harare is 26.0% more expensive than Bissau.
If you lived in Harare instead of Bissau, you would:
pay 15.4% less for restaurants
Bissau
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.98
F CFA3,001
|
$9.00
ZWL2,898.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$5.00
ZWL1,610.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
F CFA800
|
$0.60
ZWL193.20
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
F CFA1,000
|
$0.46
ZWL148.80
|
|
pay 27.1% less for groceries
Bissau
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.91
F CFA551
|
$1.01
ZWL324.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.37
ZWL1,406.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.28
F CFA3,787
|
$5.94
ZWL1,914.26
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.98
F CFA3,001
|
$2.06
ZWL663.60
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.02
F CFA3,630
|
$2.71
ZWL872.90
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.42
ZWL456.21
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.70
ZWL225.14
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.92
ZWL296.86
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.75
ZWL240.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.53
ZWL170.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.82
ZWL262.90
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
Bissau
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.59
F CFA2,767
|
$6.24
ZWL2,009.31
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$9.47
F CFA5,707
|
$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) |
$7.05
F CFA4,252
|
$21.00
ZWL6,762.00
|
|
pay 13.2% less for housing
Bissau
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$129.29
ZWL41,630.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$440.73
F CFA265,725
|
$361.54
ZWL116,415.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$228.99
F CFA138,063
|
$303.00
ZWL97,566.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.04
F CFA46,451
|
$35.56
ZWL11,449.94
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Bissau
|
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 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Bissau
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.58
F CFA950
|
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.07
F CFA1,251
|
$3.09
ZWL995.27
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.66
F CFA1,000
|
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.08
F CFA35,017
|
$51.11
ZWL16,457.78
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.66
F CFA1,000
|
$11.00
ZWL3,542.00
|
|
pay 62.8% less for clothing
Bissau
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$91.27
F CFA55,027
|
$19.38
ZWL6,238.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.08
F CFA35,017
|
$20.00
ZWL6,440.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.97
F CFA50,024
|
$38.57
ZWL12,420.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.86
F CFA65,032
|
$50.62
ZWL16,301.25
|
|
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