Cost of living comparison
Copenhagen is 2.8 times more expensive than Harare.
If you lived in Copenhagen instead of Harare, you would:
pay 4.1 times more for restaurants
Harare
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.00
ZWL2,254.00
|
$19.03
kr133.26
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
ZWL1,932.00
|
$13.18
kr92.26
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
ZWL211.31
|
$3.32
kr23.23
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
ZWL144.90
|
$2.83
kr19.84
|
|
pay 81.2% more for groceries
Harare
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.00
ZWL322.00
|
$3.08
kr21.54
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.20
ZWL1,352.40
|
$6.50
kr45.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.19
ZWL1,993.87
|
$7.51
kr52.56
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.85
ZWL594.24
|
$4.85
kr33.93
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.29
ZWL737.59
|
$5.26
kr36.82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.45
ZWL465.56
|
$1.34
kr9.36
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
ZWL222.01
|
$1.17
kr8.16
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
ZWL271.94
|
$1.27
kr8.90
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
ZWL212.83
|
$1.91
kr13.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
ZWL237.34
|
$0.84
kr5.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
ZWL227.43
|
$0.72
kr5.06
|
|
pay 72.8% more for transportation
Harare
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.98
ZWL1,926.63
|
$8.69
kr60.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.00
ZWL9,660.00
|
$79.06
kr553.53
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
$40,992.01
kr287,017.83
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.00
ZWL6,762.00
|
$24.89
kr174.26
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for housing
Harare
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$122.86
ZWL39,560.00
|
$37.33
kr261.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$300.00
ZWL96,600.00
|
$1,802.29
kr12,619.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$306.00
ZWL98,532.00
|
$1,332.46
kr9,329.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.36
ZWL13,962.91
|
$169.53
kr1,187.02
|
|
pay 34.6% more for childcare
Harare
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$303.33
ZWL97,673.33
|
$530.51
kr3,714.51
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,712.50
ZWL2,483,425.00
|
$7,272.42
kr50,920.04
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Harare
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
$8.05
kr56.38
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
ZWL715.56
|
$6.13
kr42.94
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
ZWL644.00
|
$8.78
kr61.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.00
ZWL12,880.00
|
$43.50
kr304.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.50
ZWL2,415.00
|
$17.57
kr123.01
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for clothing
Harare
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.75
ZWL6,037.50
|
$107.06
kr749.58
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.25
ZWL6,842.50
|
$51.35
kr359.56
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$39.38
ZWL12,678.75
|
$119.70
kr838.11
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.86
ZWL13,800.00
|
$169.20
kr1,184.70
|
|
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