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Saint John's vs. Harare Cost of Living Summary

Saint John's is 64.2% more expensive than Harare.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Saint John's
Groceries: pay 2.2 times more in Saint John's
Transportation: pay 53.0% more in Saint John's
Housing: pay 99.3% more in Saint John's
Childcare: pay 79.0% less in Saint John's
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.0% more in Saint John's
Clothing: pay 2.4 times more in Saint John's

The cost of clothing, groceries, restaurants, housing, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Saint John's are more expensive than in Harare. Notably, clothing, groceries, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Saint John's.

Saint John's vs. Harare Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Saint John's instead of Harare, you would:

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Harare	Saint John's
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.00 ZWL3,220.00	$13.88 EC$37.50	+38.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.00 ZWL1,932.00	$11.10 EC$30.00	+85.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.69 ZWL223.71	$2.07 EC$5.60	+198.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 ZWL147.28	$0.96 EC$2.58	+109.0%
Average			+107.8%

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pay 2.2 times more for groceries

	Harare	Saint John's
Bread 1 loaf	$1.00 ZWL322.00	$2.78 EC$7.50	+177.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.77 ZWL1,857.25	$4.07 EC$11.00	-29.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.10 ZWL1,963.08	$8.40 EC$22.71	+37.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.09 ZWL672.39	$5.37 EC$14.50	+156.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.97 ZWL956.35	$3.69 EC$9.98	+24.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.34 ZWL430.38	$2.96 EC$8.00	+121.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.74 ZWL239.53	$1.11 EC$3.00	+49.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 ZWL328.63	$3.70 EC$10.00	+262.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.75 ZWL242.73	$3.70 EC$10.00	+390.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 ZWL229.11	$1.30 EC$3.50	+82.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.97 ZWL311.47	$1.30 EC$3.50	+33.9%
Average			+118.8%

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pay 53.0% more for transportation

	Harare	Saint John's
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.94 ZWL1,912.67	$6.29 EC$17.00	+5.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$55.00 ZWL17,710.00	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,000.00 ZWL7,084,000.00	$23,681.34 EC$64,000.00	+7.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.00 ZWL6,762.00	$51.53 EC$139.27	+145.4%
Average			+53.0%

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pay 99.3% more for housing

	Harare	Saint John's
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$93.58 ZWL30,133.83	$77.58 EC$209.67	-17.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$402.94 ZWL129,747.06	$1,048.39 EC$2,833.33	+160.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$284.62 ZWL91,646.15	$678.37 EC$1,833.33	+138.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$45.88 ZWL14,774.12	$99.04 EC$267.65	+115.8%
Average			+99.3%

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pay 79.0% less for childcare

	Harare	Saint John's
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$255.56 ZWL82,288.89	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,812.50 ZWL2,837,625.00	$1,850.10 EC$5,000.00	-79.0%
Average			-79.0%

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pay 8.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Harare	Saint John's
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.50 ZWL483.00	$1.85 EC$5.00	+23.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.91 ZWL937.59	$3.95 EC$10.67	+35.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.20 ZWL386.40	??
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.38 ZWL17,833.85	$61.67 EC$166.67	+11.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 ZWL3,220.00	$6.20 EC$16.75	-38.0%
Average			+8.0%

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pay 2.4 times more for clothing

	Harare	Saint John's
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$18.92 ZWL6,091.17	$50.00 EC$135.13	+164.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$21.50 ZWL6,923.00	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$33.85 ZWL10,898.46	$74.00 EC$200.00	+118.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$38.85 ZWL12,508.46	??
Average			+141.4%

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