Cost of living comparison
Montevideo is 93.7% more expensive than Harare.
If you lived in Montevideo instead of Harare, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
Harare
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.00
ZWL2,898.00
|
$14.27
UYU549.36
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
ZWL1,610.00
|
$10.38
UYU399.54
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
ZWL193.20
|
$2.24
UYU86.30
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
ZWL148.80
|
$1.68
UYU64.84
|
|
pay 51.0% more for groceries
Harare
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.01
ZWL324.99
|
$2.92
UYU112.60
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.37
ZWL1,406.07
|
$6.16
UYU237.31
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.94
ZWL1,914.26
|
$4.38
UYU168.82
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.06
ZWL663.60
|
$4.58
UYU176.38
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
ZWL872.90
|
$4.51
UYU173.69
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.42
ZWL456.21
|
$1.08
UYU41.72
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
ZWL225.14
|
$1.18
UYU45.27
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
ZWL296.86
|
$0.73
UYU28.18
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
ZWL240.56
|
$1.36
UYU52.47
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
ZWL170.40
|
$0.86
UYU32.93
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
ZWL262.90
|
$0.82
UYU31.46
|
|
pay 34.8% more for transportation
Harare
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.24
ZWL2,009.31
|
$7.50
UYU288.93
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.00
ZWL10,304.00
|
$46.69
UYU1,797.92
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
$41,469.18
UYU1,596,769.05
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.00
ZWL6,762.00
|
$22.44
UYU864.00
|
|
pay 65.5% more for housing
Harare
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$129.29
ZWL41,630.00
|
$43.70
UYU1,682.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$361.54
ZWL116,415.38
|
$610.68
UYU23,514.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$303.00
ZWL97,566.00
|
$460.50
UYU17,731.39
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.56
ZWL11,449.94
|
$109.30
UYU4,208.51
|
|
pay 24.4% more for childcare
Harare
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$278.75
ZWL89,757.50
|
$391.27
UYU15,065.91
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,928.57
ZWL2,553,000.00
|
$8,590.90
UYU330,792.38
|
|
pay 84.7% more for entertainment and sports
Harare
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
$3.37
UYU129.85
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.09
ZWL995.27
|
$4.18
UYU161.05
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
$5.19
UYU199.77
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.11
ZWL16,457.78
|
$61.70
UYU2,375.58
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.00
ZWL3,542.00
|
$10.64
UYU409.53
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for clothing
Harare
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$19.38
ZWL6,238.75
|
$101.17
UYU3,895.49
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.00
ZWL6,440.00
|
$44.13
UYU1,699.40
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$38.57
ZWL12,420.00
|
$115.51
UYU4,447.71
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.62
ZWL16,301.25
|
$119.30
UYU4,593.71
|
|
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