Cost of living comparison
Harare is 5.9% cheaper than Dakar.
If you lived in Harare instead of Dakar, you would:
pay 34.2% less for restaurants
Dakar
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.38
CFA5,139
|
$7.00
ZWL2,254.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.38
CFA5,139
|
$6.00
ZWL1,932.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
CFA657
|
$0.66
ZWL211.31
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
CFA587
|
$0.45
ZWL144.90
|
|
pay 9.6% more for groceries
Dakar
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
CFA360
|
$1.00
ZWL322.00
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.20
CFA3,803
|
$4.20
ZWL1,352.40
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.61
CFA4,669
|
$6.19
ZWL1,993.87
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.22
CFA1,364
|
$1.85
ZWL594.24
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.84
CFA2,970
|
$2.29
ZWL737.59
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.02
CFA626
|
$1.45
ZWL465.56
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
CFA394
|
$0.69
ZWL222.01
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
CFA556
|
$0.84
ZWL271.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
CFA380
|
$0.66
ZWL212.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
CFA315
|
$0.74
ZWL237.34
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
CFA265
|
$0.71
ZWL227.43
|
|
pay 10.0% more for transportation
Dakar
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.26
CFA3,223
|
$5.98
ZWL1,926.63
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.95
CFA12,848
|
$30.00
ZWL9,660.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,655.66
CFA16,959,683
|
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.63
CFA13,876
|
$21.00
ZWL6,762.00
|
|
pay 3.0% more for housing
Dakar
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.86
CFA29,353
|
$122.86
ZWL39,560.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$820.04
CFA502,883
|
$300.00
ZWL96,600.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$465.09
CFA285,214
|
$306.00
ZWL98,532.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$82.00
CFA50,283
|
$43.36
ZWL13,962.91
|
|
pay 37.6% more for childcare
Dakar
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$246.76
CFA151,324
|
$303.33
ZWL97,673.33
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,061.82
CFA3,104,136
|
$7,712.50
ZWL2,483,425.00
|
|
pay 16.6% less for entertainment and sports
Dakar
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.51
CFA1,542
|
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.64
CFA2,230
|
$2.22
ZWL715.56
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
CFA822
|
$2.00
ZWL644.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.56
CFA42,656
|
$40.00
ZWL12,880.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
CFA5,139
|
$7.50
ZWL2,415.00
|
|
pay 50.8% less for clothing
Dakar
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.64
CFA32,892
|
$18.75
ZWL6,037.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.32
CFA22,270
|
$21.25
ZWL6,842.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.53
CFA51,222
|
$39.38
ZWL12,678.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.26
CFA46,768
|
$42.86
ZWL13,800.00
|
|
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