Cost of living comparison
Hong Kong is 2.5 times more expensive than Harare.
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Harare, you would:
pay 59.4% more for restaurants
Harare
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.00
ZWL2,254.00
|
$7.64
HK$59.82
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
ZWL1,932.00
|
$5.73
HK$44.86
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
ZWL211.31
|
$1.23
HK$9.61
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
ZWL144.90
|
$1.11
HK$8.65
|
|
pay 95.2% more for groceries
Harare
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.00
ZWL322.00
|
$2.29
HK$17.89
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.20
ZWL1,352.40
|
$12.63
HK$98.83
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.19
ZWL1,993.87
|
$11.66
HK$91.23
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.85
ZWL594.24
|
$3.47
HK$27.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.29
ZWL737.59
|
$4.48
HK$35.06
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.45
ZWL465.56
|
$2.03
HK$15.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
ZWL222.01
|
$1.13
HK$8.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
ZWL271.94
|
$1.75
HK$13.72
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
ZWL212.83
|
$1.35
HK$10.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
ZWL237.34
|
$1.21
HK$9.45
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
ZWL227.43
|
$1.18
HK$9.21
|
|
pay 46.3% more for transportation
Harare
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.98
ZWL1,926.63
|
$10.64
HK$83.29
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.00
ZWL9,660.00
|
$63.70
HK$498.46
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
$33,122.07
HK$259,198.68
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.00
ZWL6,762.00
|
$13.12
HK$102.68
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for housing
Harare
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$122.86
ZWL39,560.00
|
$23.34
HK$182.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$300.00
ZWL96,600.00
|
$2,288.41
HK$17,908.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$306.00
ZWL98,532.00
|
$1,628.63
HK$12,744.91
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.36
ZWL13,962.91
|
$157.03
HK$1,228.89
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
Harare
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$303.33
ZWL97,673.33
|
$771.50
HK$6,037.43
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,712.50
ZWL2,483,425.00
|
$18,861.18
HK$147,599.25
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Harare
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
$6.37
HK$49.85
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
ZWL715.56
|
$5.02
HK$39.29
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
ZWL644.00
|
$8.28
HK$64.80
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.00
ZWL12,880.00
|
$79.37
HK$621.08
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.50
ZWL2,415.00
|
$12.74
HK$99.69
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for clothing
Harare
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.75
ZWL6,037.50
|
$80.90
HK$633.10
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.25
ZWL6,842.50
|
$39.86
HK$311.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$39.38
ZWL12,678.75
|
$88.35
HK$691.37
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.86
ZWL13,800.00
|
$129.40
HK$1,012.63
|
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