Cost of living comparison

Zimbabwe

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Jamaica

Kingston vs. Harare Cost of Living Summary

Kingston is 67.1% more expensive than Harare.

Restaurants: pay 38.0% more in Kingston
Groceries: pay 99.9% more in Kingston
Transportation: pay 3.6% more in Kingston
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Kingston
Childcare: pay 10.5% less in Kingston
Entertainment and Sports: pay 67.5% more in Kingston
Clothing: pay 66.8% more in Kingston

The cost of housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, clothing, restaurants, and transportation in Kingston are more expensive than in Harare. Notably, housing and groceries are significantly more expensive in Kingston.

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Kingston vs. Harare Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kingston instead of Harare, you would:

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pay 38.0% more for restaurants

	Harare	Kingston
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.00 ZWL3,220.00	$13.53 JMD2,154.48	+35.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.75 ZWL1,851.50	$8.18 JMD1,302.71	+42.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.96 ZWL308.58	$1.17 JMD186.64	+22.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 ZWL151.05	$0.72 JMD114.13	+52.8%
Average			+38.0%

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pay 99.9% more for groceries

	Harare	Kingston
Bread 1 loaf	$1.00 ZWL322.00	$3.75 JMD597.75	+275.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.73 ZWL1,845.30	$5.70 JMD907.58	-0.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.73 ZWL1,843.59	$15.66 JMD2,493.06	+173.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.93 ZWL622.53	$3.54 JMD563.17	+83.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.46 ZWL791.38	$2.86 JMD454.54	+16.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 ZWL439.66	$2.74 JMD436.40	+100.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 ZWL243.55	$1.76 JMD280.67	+133.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.92 ZWL296.54	$3.33 JMD530.74	+262.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.70 ZWL226.23	$1.38 JMD219.34	+96.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 ZWL251.62	$1.47 JMD234.10	+88.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.80 ZWL257.47	$1.20 JMD191.12	+50.1%
Average			+99.9%

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pay 3.6% more for transportation

	Harare	Kingston
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.91 ZWL2,223.82	$5.42 JMD862.54	-21.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$60.00 ZWL19,320.00	$37.77 JMD6,012.49	-37.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,000.00 ZWL7M	$44,062.55 JMD7M	+100.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.00 ZWL6,440.00	$26.37 JMD4,198.72	+31.9%
Average			+3.6%

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Harare	Kingston
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$68.99 ZWL22,213.67	$52.78 JMD8,402.27	-23.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$390.00 ZWL126K	$960.80 JMD153K	+146.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$316.60 ZWL102K	$569.14 JMD90,604.94	+79.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.27 ZWL12,644.39	$128.52 JMD20,460.16	+227.3%
Average			+113.8%

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pay 10.5% less for childcare

	Harare	Kingston
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$433.79 ZWL140K	$361.00 JMD57,469.28	-16.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,555.56 ZWL3M	$8,238.45 JMD1M	-3.7%
Average			-10.5%

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pay 67.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Harare	Kingston
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.25 ZWL402.50	$2.20 JMD350.73	+76.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.00 ZWL966.00	$5.31 JMD845.51	+77.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 ZWL644.00	$9.44 JMD1,503.12	+372.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$47.92 ZWL15,429.17	$61.69 JMD9,820.41	+28.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 ZWL3,220.00	$13.22 JMD2,104.37	+32.2%
Average			+67.5%

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pay 66.8% more for clothing

	Harare	Kingston
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$23.22 ZWL7,477.56	$23.60 JMD3,757.81	+1.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$21.15 ZWL6,809.04	$31.47 JMD5,010.41	+48.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$38.68 ZWL12,453.92	$77.63 JMD12,359.01	+100.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$40.37 ZWL12,998.47	$102.81 JMD16,367.34	+154.7%
Average			+66.8%

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