Cost of living comparison
Harare is 3.0% more expensive than Djibouti.
If you lived in Harare instead of Djibouti, you would:
pay 35.3% less for restaurants
Djibouti
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.13
DJF1,802
|
$9.00
ZWL2,898.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.13
DJF1,802
|
$5.00
ZWL1,610.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
DJF163
|
$0.60
ZWL193.20
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
DJF150
|
$0.46
ZWL148.80
|
|
pay 42.9% less for groceries
Djibouti
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$5.77
DJF1,026
|
$1.01
ZWL324.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.37
ZWL1,406.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.84
DJF2,463
|
$5.94
ZWL1,914.26
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.58
DJF1,171
|
$2.06
ZWL663.60
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$11.20
DJF1,993
|
$2.71
ZWL872.90
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
DJF318
|
$1.42
ZWL456.21
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
DJF182
|
$0.70
ZWL225.14
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
DJF227
|
$0.92
ZWL296.86
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
DJF193
|
$0.75
ZWL240.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
DJF129
|
$0.53
ZWL170.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
DJF156
|
$0.82
ZWL262.90
|
|
pay 5.3% less for transportation
Djibouti
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.86
DJF1,042
|
$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) |
$25.32
DJF4,505
|
$21.00
ZWL6,762.00
|
|
pay 3.8% less for housing
Djibouti
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.89
DJF7,630
|
$129.29
ZWL41,630.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,369.10
DJF243,578
|
$361.54
ZWL116,415.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$669.36
DJF119,087
|
$303.00
ZWL97,566.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$305.63
DJF54,375
|
$35.56
ZWL11,449.94
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
Djibouti
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$168.79
DJF30,030
|
$278.75
ZWL89,757.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,025.51
DJF360,362
|
$7,928.57
ZWL2,553,000.00
|
|
pay 29.7% less for entertainment and sports
Djibouti
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.19
DJF1,101
|
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.39
DJF425
|
$3.09
ZWL995.27
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$103.15
DJF18,352
|
$51.11
ZWL16,457.78
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.07
DJF2,503
|
$11.00
ZWL3,542.00
|
|
pay 40.0% less for clothing
Djibouti
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.76
DJF6,006
|
$19.38
ZWL6,238.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.91
DJF4,254
|
$20.00
ZWL6,440.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$118.15
DJF21,021
|
$38.57
ZWL12,420.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.96
DJF13,514
|
$50.62
ZWL16,301.25
|
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