Cost of living comparison
Poland is 24.9% more expensive than Harare.
If you lived in Poland instead of Harare, you would:
pay 62.7% more for restaurants
Harare
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.00
ZWL2,254.00
|
$6.88
zł27.83
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
ZWL1,932.00
|
$5.95
zł24.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
ZWL211.31
|
$1.30
zł5.25
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
ZWL144.90
|
$1.15
zł4.65
|
|
pay 18.5% less for groceries
Harare
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.00
ZWL322.00
|
$0.94
zł3.79
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.20
ZWL1,352.40
|
$3.34
zł13.51
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.19
ZWL1,993.87
|
$2.82
zł11.39
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.85
ZWL594.24
|
$2.49
zł10.06
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.29
ZWL737.59
|
$2.20
zł8.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.45
ZWL465.56
|
$0.38
zł1.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
ZWL222.01
|
$0.55
zł2.21
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
ZWL271.94
|
$0.63
zł2.54
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
ZWL212.83
|
$1.15
zł4.65
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
ZWL237.34
|
$0.29
zł1.19
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
ZWL227.43
|
$0.37
zł1.50
|
|
pay 29.0% less for transportation
Harare
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.98
ZWL1,926.63
|
$5.68
zł22.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.00
ZWL9,660.00
|
$23.91
zł96.72
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
$19,787.24
zł80,039.07
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.00
ZWL6,762.00
|
$6.31
zł25.54
|
|
pay 61.5% more for housing
Harare
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$122.86
ZWL39,560.00
|
$12.94
zł52.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$300.00
ZWL96,600.00
|
$480.05
zł1,941.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$306.00
ZWL98,532.00
|
$406.85
zł1,645.69
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.36
ZWL13,962.91
|
$148.56
zł600.92
|
|
pay 33.4% less for childcare
Harare
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$303.33
ZWL97,673.33
|
$228.50
zł924.30
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,712.50
ZWL2,483,425.00
|
$4,467.72
zł18,071.84
|
|
pay 23.2% more for entertainment and sports
Harare
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
$2.34
zł9.45
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
ZWL715.56
|
$2.45
zł9.90
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
ZWL644.00
|
$4.13
zł16.71
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.00
ZWL12,880.00
|
$27.45
zł111.04
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.50
ZWL2,415.00
|
$5.63
zł22.76
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
Harare
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.75
ZWL6,037.50
|
$64.65
zł261.51
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.25
ZWL6,842.50
|
$30.33
zł122.69
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$39.38
ZWL12,678.75
|
$66.37
zł268.48
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.86
ZWL13,800.00
|
$75.24
zł304.33
|
|
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