Cost of living comparison
St. George's is 81.9% more expensive than Harare.
If you lived in St. George's instead of Harare, you would:
pay 94.3% more for restaurants
Harare
|
St. George's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.00
ZWL2,254.00
|
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
ZWL1,932.00
|
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
ZWL211.31
|
$1.73
EC$4.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
ZWL144.90
|
$1.23
EC$3.33
|
|
pay 56.6% more for groceries
Harare
|
St. George's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.00
ZWL322.00
|
$1.26
EC$3.40
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.20
ZWL1,352.40
|
$2.65
EC$7.17
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.19
ZWL1,993.87
|
$6.42
EC$17.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.85
ZWL594.24
|
$3.95
EC$10.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.29
ZWL737.59
|
$3.90
EC$10.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.45
ZWL465.56
|
$2.94
EC$7.96
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
ZWL222.01
|
$1.11
EC$3.01
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
ZWL271.94
|
$1.16
EC$3.13
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
ZWL212.83
|
$1.53
EC$4.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
ZWL237.34
|
$1.40
EC$3.77
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
ZWL227.43
|
$0.86
EC$2.33
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for transportation
Harare
|
St. George's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.98
ZWL1,926.63
|
$4.65
EC$12.56
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.00
ZWL9,660.00
|
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
$20,351.15
EC$55,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.00
ZWL6,762.00
|
$199.81
EC$540.00
|
|
pay 29.9% more for housing
Harare
|
St. George's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$122.86
ZWL39,560.00
|
$54.64
EC$147.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$300.00
ZWL96,600.00
|
$663.68
EC$1,793.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$306.00
ZWL98,532.00
|
$277.52
EC$750.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.36
ZWL13,962.91
|
$70.74
EC$191.18
|
|
pay 73.7% less for childcare
Harare
|
St. George's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$303.33
ZWL97,673.33
|
$115.63
EC$312.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,712.50
ZWL2,483,425.00
|
$1,128.56
EC$3,050.00
|
|
pay 44.5% more for entertainment and sports
Harare
|
St. George's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
ZWL715.56
|
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
ZWL644.00
|
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.00
ZWL12,880.00
|
$46.25
EC$125.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.50
ZWL2,415.00
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for clothing
Harare
|
St. George's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.75
ZWL6,037.50
|
$91.27
EC$246.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.25
ZWL6,842.50
|
$46.87
EC$126.67
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$39.38
ZWL12,678.75
|
$108.54
EC$293.33
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.86
ZWL13,800.00
|
$115.94
EC$313.33
|
|
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