Cost of living comparison
Praia is 8.4% more expensive than Harare.
If you lived in Praia instead of Harare, you would:
pay 48.2% more for restaurants
Harare
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.00
ZWL2,254.00
|
$4.67
CVE481.49
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
ZWL1,932.00
|
$5.91
CVE609.24
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
ZWL211.31
|
$1.41
CVE145.58
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
ZWL144.90
|
$0.96
CVE98.41
|
|
pay 0.8% more for groceries
Harare
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.00
ZWL322.00
|
$1.19
CVE122.10
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.20
ZWL1,352.40
|
$3.22
CVE331.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.19
ZWL1,993.87
|
$3.53
CVE363.87
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.85
ZWL594.24
|
$2.47
CVE254.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.29
ZWL737.59
|
$1.98
CVE203.80
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.45
ZWL465.56
|
$1.23
CVE126.66
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
ZWL222.01
|
$0.89
CVE92.11
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
ZWL271.94
|
$0.89
CVE92.11
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
ZWL212.83
|
$0.94
CVE96.72
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
ZWL237.34
|
$0.60
CVE62.18
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
ZWL227.43
|
$0.65
CVE66.78
|
|
pay 13.6% less for transportation
Harare
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.98
ZWL1,926.63
|
$6.38
CVE657.62
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.00
ZWL9,660.00
|
$20.69
CVE2,132.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
$26,607.54
CVE2,741,559.19
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.00
ZWL6,762.00
|
$13.30
CVE1,370.78
|
|
pay 19.1% less for housing
Harare
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$122.86
ZWL39,560.00
|
$60.11
CVE6,193.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$300.00
ZWL96,600.00
|
$246.37
CVE25,384.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$306.00
ZWL98,532.00
|
$148.36
CVE15,286.79
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.36
ZWL13,962.91
|
$62.56
CVE6,445.99
|
|
pay 80.5% less for childcare
Harare
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$303.33
ZWL97,673.33
|
$76.40
CVE7,872.07
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,712.50
ZWL2,483,425.00
|
$1,064.30
CVE109,662.37
|
|
pay 17.8% more for entertainment and sports
Harare
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
$2.27
CVE234.31
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
ZWL715.56
|
$1.49
CVE153.24
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
ZWL644.00
|
$4.43
CVE456.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.00
ZWL12,880.00
|
$27.92
CVE2,876.94
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.50
ZWL2,415.00
|
$5.91
CVE609.24
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
Harare
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.75
ZWL6,037.50
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.25
ZWL6,842.50
|
$29.56
CVE3,046.18
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$39.38
ZWL12,678.75
|
$78.84
CVE8,123.14
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.86
ZWL13,800.00
|
$118.26
CVE12,184.71
|
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