Cost of living comparison
Harare is 34.5% cheaper than Douglas.
If you lived in Harare instead of Douglas, you would:
pay 62.4% less for restaurants
Douglas
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$23.96
£18.86
|
$9.00
ZWL2,898.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.64
£6.80
|
$5.00
ZWL1,610.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.15
£1.69
|
$0.60
ZWL193.20
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
£1.35
|
$0.46
ZWL148.80
|
|
pay 5.5% less for groceries
Douglas
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.66
£1.31
|
$1.01
ZWL324.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.06
£2.41
|
$4.37
ZWL1,406.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.87
£4.62
|
$5.94
ZWL1,914.26
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.96
£2.33
|
$2.06
ZWL663.60
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.48
£2.74
|
$2.71
ZWL872.90
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.03
£0.81
|
$1.42
ZWL456.21
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
£0.51
|
$0.70
ZWL225.14
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
£0.79
|
$0.92
ZWL296.86
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.67
£1.32
|
$0.75
ZWL240.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
£0.40
|
$0.53
ZWL170.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
£0.64
|
$0.82
ZWL262.90
|
|
pay 8.4% less for transportation
Douglas
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.63
£6.01
|
$6.24
ZWL2,009.31
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.36
£31.77
|
$32.00
ZWL10,304.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,530.42
£24,817.34
|
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.65
£13.10
|
$21.00
ZWL6,762.00
|
|
pay 23.9% less for housing
Douglas
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$60.75
£47.81
|
$129.29
ZWL41,630.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,127.21
£887.22
|
$361.54
ZWL116,415.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$938.03
£738.32
|
$303.00
ZWL97,566.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$130.63
£102.82
|
$35.56
ZWL11,449.94
|
|
pay 64.2% less for childcare
Douglas
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,008.97
£794.16
|
$278.75
ZWL89,757.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,077.44
£14,228.61
|
$7,928.57
ZWL2,553,000.00
|
|
pay 34.2% less for entertainment and sports
Douglas
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.79
£3.77
|
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.18
£3.29
|
$3.09
ZWL995.27
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.13
£11.91
|
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.72
£34.41
|
$51.11
ZWL16,457.78
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.35
£8.93
|
$11.00
ZWL3,542.00
|
|
pay 42.9% less for clothing
Douglas
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.97
£41.69
|
$19.38
ZWL6,238.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.05
£26.80
|
$20.00
ZWL6,440.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.95
£51.12
|
$38.57
ZWL12,420.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.53
£53.94
|
$50.62
ZWL16,301.25
|
|
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