Cost of living comparison
Paris is 2.8 times more expensive than Harare.
If you lived in Paris instead of Harare, you would:
pay 3.8 times more for restaurants
Harare
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.00
ZWL2,254.00
|
$16.49
€15.47
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
ZWL1,932.00
|
$10.99
€10.31
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
ZWL211.31
|
$3.30
€3.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
ZWL144.90
|
$2.70
€2.53
|
|
pay 87.3% more for groceries
Harare
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.00
ZWL322.00
|
$2.28
€2.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.20
ZWL1,352.40
|
$9.69
€9.09
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.19
ZWL1,993.87
|
$4.75
€4.45
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.85
ZWL594.24
|
$3.71
€3.48
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.29
ZWL737.59
|
$6.40
€6.00
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.45
ZWL465.56
|
$1.63
€1.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
ZWL222.01
|
$1.05
€0.99
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
ZWL271.94
|
$1.49
€1.40
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
ZWL212.83
|
$1.87
€1.75
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
ZWL237.34
|
$1.16
€1.09
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
ZWL227.43
|
$1.15
€1.08
|
|
pay 61.5% more for transportation
Harare
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.98
ZWL1,926.63
|
$8.20
€7.69
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.00
ZWL9,660.00
|
$92.35
€86.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
$24,187.89
€22,685.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.00
ZWL6,762.00
|
$21.89
€20.53
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
Harare
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$122.86
ZWL39,560.00
|
$32.60
€30.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$300.00
ZWL96,600.00
|
$1,438.32
€1,348.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$306.00
ZWL98,532.00
|
$1,037.88
€973.39
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.36
ZWL13,962.91
|
$169.67
€159.13
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
Harare
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$303.33
ZWL97,673.33
|
$830.08
€778.51
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,712.50
ZWL2,483,425.00
|
$18,062.39
€16,940.10
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Harare
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
$7.69
€7.21
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
ZWL715.56
|
$4.19
€3.93
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
ZWL644.00
|
$11.54
€10.83
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.00
ZWL12,880.00
|
$39.26
€36.82
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.50
ZWL2,415.00
|
$13.19
€12.37
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for clothing
Harare
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.75
ZWL6,037.50
|
$110.46
€103.59
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.25
ZWL6,842.50
|
$41.99
€39.38
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$39.38
ZWL12,678.75
|
$101.08
€94.80
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.86
ZWL13,800.00
|
$143.22
€134.32
|
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