Cost of living comparison
Harare is 36.3% more expensive than Bucharest.
If you lived in Harare instead of Bucharest, you would:
pay 50.5% less for restaurants
Bucharest
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.94
RON50.56
|
$9.00
ZWL2,898.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.66
RON35.39
|
$5.00
ZWL1,610.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.09
RON9.64
|
$0.60
ZWL193.20
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.12
RON9.78
|
$0.46
ZWL148.80
|
|
pay 17.5% more for groceries
Bucharest
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.11
RON5.12
|
$1.01
ZWL324.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.60
RON21.25
|
$4.37
ZWL1,406.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.63
RON30.62
|
$5.94
ZWL1,914.26
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.27
RON15.09
|
$2.06
ZWL663.60
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.02
RON13.94
|
$2.71
ZWL872.90
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
RON2.50
|
$1.42
ZWL456.21
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
RON3.55
|
$0.70
ZWL225.14
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
RON3.31
|
$0.92
ZWL296.86
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
RON4.17
|
$0.75
ZWL240.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
RON2.10
|
$0.53
ZWL170.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
RON2.06
|
$0.82
ZWL262.90
|
|
pay 84.8% more for transportation
Bucharest
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.88
RON27.17
|
$6.24
ZWL2,009.31
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.51
RON80.90
|
$32.00
ZWL10,304.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,408.94
RON122,043.64
|
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.91
RON27.30
|
$21.00
ZWL6,762.00
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for housing
Bucharest
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.86
RON40.96
|
$129.29
ZWL41,630.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$568.98
RON2,629.44
|
$361.54
ZWL116,415.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$395.47
RON1,827.59
|
$303.00
ZWL97,566.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$118.98
RON549.85
|
$35.56
ZWL11,449.94
|
|
pay 31.8% less for childcare
Bucharest
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$483.31
RON2,233.54
|
$278.75
ZWL89,757.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,056.32
RON46,473.28
|
$7,928.57
ZWL2,553,000.00
|
|
pay 16.3% less for entertainment and sports
Bucharest
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.06
RON14.16
|
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.15
RON14.54
|
$3.09
ZWL995.27
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.69
RON26.29
|
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.37
RON232.79
|
$51.11
ZWL16,457.78
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.66
RON35.39
|
$11.00
ZWL3,542.00
|
|
pay 57.1% less for clothing
Bucharest
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.75
RON363.92
|
$19.38
ZWL6,238.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.30
RON186.24
|
$20.00
ZWL6,440.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.53
RON376.80
|
$38.57
ZWL12,420.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.55
RON464.69
|
$50.62
ZWL16,301.25
|
|
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