Cost of living comparison
Moscow is 47.3% more expensive than Harare.
If you lived in Moscow instead of Harare, you would:
pay 21.9% more for restaurants
Harare
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.00
ZWL2,254.00
|
$8.62
RUB803.03
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
ZWL1,932.00
|
$4.93
RUB458.87
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
ZWL211.31
|
$1.02
RUB95.14
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
ZWL144.90
|
$0.57
RUB53.17
|
|
pay 17.2% less for groceries
Harare
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.00
ZWL322.00
|
$0.69
RUB64.25
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.20
ZWL1,352.40
|
$5.18
RUB482.09
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.19
ZWL1,993.87
|
$4.02
RUB374.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.85
ZWL594.24
|
$1.42
RUB132.18
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.29
ZWL737.59
|
$2.00
RUB185.96
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.45
ZWL465.56
|
$0.62
RUB57.67
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
ZWL222.01
|
$0.53
RUB49.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
ZWL271.94
|
$0.70
RUB65.24
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
ZWL212.83
|
$1.40
RUB130.61
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
ZWL237.34
|
$0.27
RUB25.06
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
ZWL227.43
|
$0.26
RUB24.62
|
|
pay 28.6% less for transportation
Harare
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.98
ZWL1,926.63
|
$2.47
RUB230.32
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.00
ZWL9,660.00
|
$30.79
RUB2,867.96
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
$30,787.49
RUB2,867,955.42
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.00
ZWL6,762.00
|
$3.94
RUB367.10
|
|
pay 65.8% more for housing
Harare
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$122.86
ZWL39,560.00
|
$6.45
RUB600.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$300.00
ZWL96,600.00
|
$860.20
RUB80,130.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$306.00
ZWL98,532.00
|
$497.14
RUB46,310.65
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.36
ZWL13,962.91
|
$90.59
RUB8,438.59
|
|
pay 39.5% more for childcare
Harare
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$303.33
ZWL97,673.33
|
$487.67
RUB45,428.41
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,712.50
ZWL2,483,425.00
|
$9,121.01
RUB849,652.01
|
|
pay 24.9% more for entertainment and sports
Harare
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
$3.08
RUB286.80
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
ZWL715.56
|
$2.57
RUB239.22
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
ZWL644.00
|
$2.52
RUB234.60
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.00
ZWL12,880.00
|
$38.25
RUB3,563.13
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.50
ZWL2,415.00
|
$6.16
RUB573.59
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for clothing
Harare
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.75
ZWL6,037.50
|
$94.24
RUB8,778.96
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.25
ZWL6,842.50
|
$45.95
RUB4,280.03
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$39.38
ZWL12,678.75
|
$106.61
RUB9,930.61
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.86
ZWL13,800.00
|
$132.25
RUB12,319.92
|
|
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