Cost of living comparison
Seoul is 98.8% more expensive than Harare.
If you lived in Seoul instead of Harare, you would:
pay 54.7% more for restaurants
Harare
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.00
ZWL2,254.00
|
$6.84
₩9,421
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
ZWL1,932.00
|
$6.08
₩8,374
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
ZWL211.31
|
$1.56
₩2,154
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
ZWL144.90
|
$0.82
₩1,127
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
Harare
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.00
ZWL322.00
|
$3.17
₩4,372
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.20
ZWL1,352.40
|
$5.72
₩7,877
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.19
ZWL1,993.87
|
$8.47
₩11,673
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.85
ZWL594.24
|
$3.83
₩5,281
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.29
ZWL737.59
|
$4.85
₩6,685
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.45
ZWL465.56
|
$2.90
₩3,990
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
ZWL222.01
|
$1.67
₩2,297
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
ZWL271.94
|
$2.82
₩3,879
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
ZWL212.83
|
$2.77
₩3,810
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
ZWL237.34
|
$1.68
₩2,320
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
ZWL227.43
|
$1.38
₩1,898
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Harare
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.98
ZWL1,926.63
|
$5.41
₩7,453
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.00
ZWL9,660.00
|
$41.78
₩57,571
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
$31,904.23
₩43,963,384
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.00
ZWL6,762.00
|
$8.96
₩12,352
|
pay 97.0% more for housing
Harare
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$122.86
ZWL39,560.00
|
$21.92
₩30,199
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$300.00
ZWL96,600.00
|
$768.77
₩1,059,352
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$306.00
ZWL98,532.00
|
$592.83
₩816,914
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.36
ZWL13,962.91
|
$138.80
₩191,258
|
|
pay 83.0% more for childcare
Harare
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$303.33
ZWL97,673.33
|
$384.99
₩530,505
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,712.50
ZWL2,483,425.00
|
$18,449.76
₩25,423,398
|
|
pay 74.6% more for entertainment and sports
Harare
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
$3.80
₩5,234
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
ZWL715.56
|
$3.92
₩5,408
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
ZWL644.00
|
$3.42
₩4,710
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.00
ZWL12,880.00
|
$52.16
₩71,879
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.50
ZWL2,415.00
|
$10.63
₩14,654
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
Harare
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.75
ZWL6,037.50
|
$60.78
₩83,748
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.25
ZWL6,842.50
|
$43.57
₩60,044
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$39.38
ZWL12,678.75
|
$72.02
₩99,236
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.86
ZWL13,800.00
|
$114.47
₩157,733
|
|
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