Cost of living comparison
Havana is 41.1% more expensive than Harare.
If you lived in Havana instead of Harare, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Harare
|
Havana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.00
ZWL2,898.00
|
$5.00
CUC5.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
ZWL1,610.00
|
$6.50
CUC6.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
ZWL193.20
|
$2.20
CUC2.20
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
ZWL148.80
|
$1.25
CUC1.25
|
|
pay 25.7% more for groceries
Harare
|
Havana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.01
ZWL324.99
|
$0.82
CUC0.82
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.37
ZWL1,406.07
|
$2.98
CUC2.98
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.94
ZWL1,914.26
|
$11.19
CUC11.19
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.06
ZWL663.60
|
$2.60
CUC2.60
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
ZWL872.90
|
$2.42
CUC2.42
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.42
ZWL456.21
|
$2.27
CUC2.27
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
ZWL225.14
|
$0.57
CUC0.57
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
ZWL296.86
|
$1.50
CUC1.50
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
ZWL240.56
|
$0.65
CUC0.65
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
ZWL170.40
|
$0.95
CUC0.95
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
ZWL262.90
|
$1.29
CUC1.29
|
|
pay 24.7% more for transportation
Harare
|
Havana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.24
ZWL2,009.31
|
$4.71
CUC4.71
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.00
ZWL10,304.00
|
$22.50
CUC22.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
$72,500.00
CUC72,500.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.00
ZWL6,762.00
|
$13.24
CUC13.24
|
|
pay 27.4% more for housing
Harare
|
Havana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$129.29
ZWL41,630.00
|
$263.33
CUC263.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$361.54
ZWL116,415.38
|
$363.87
CUC363.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$303.00
ZWL97,566.00
|
$378.03
CUC378.03
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.56
ZWL11,449.94
|
$28.68
CUC28.68
|
|
pay 16.4% more for childcare
Harare
|
Havana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$278.75
ZWL89,757.50
|
$115.67
CUC115.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,928.57
ZWL2,553,000.00
|
$15,166.67
CUC15,166.67
|
|
pay 5.9% more for entertainment and sports
Harare
|
Havana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
$2.50
CUC2.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.09
ZWL995.27
|
$1.28
CUC1.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
$3.50
CUC3.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.11
ZWL16,457.78
|
$40.33
CUC40.33
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.00
ZWL3,542.00
|
$1.00
CUC1.00
|
|
pay 82.0% more for clothing
Harare
|
Havana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$19.38
ZWL6,238.75
|
$39.75
CUC39.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.00
ZWL6,440.00
|
$33.67
CUC33.67
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$38.57
ZWL12,420.00
|
$76.25
CUC76.25
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.62
ZWL16,301.25
|
$79.47
CUC79.47
|
|
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