Cost of living comparison
Valletta is 2.4 times more expensive than Harare.
If you lived in Valletta instead of Harare, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
Harare
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.00
ZWL2,254.00
|
$17.59
€16.34
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
ZWL1,932.00
|
$9.90
€9.19
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
ZWL211.31
|
$2.36
€2.19
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
ZWL144.90
|
$1.82
€1.69
|
|
pay 60.1% more for groceries
Harare
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.00
ZWL322.00
|
$1.74
€1.61
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.20
ZWL1,352.40
|
$6.41
€5.96
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.19
ZWL1,993.87
|
$4.04
€3.75
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.85
ZWL594.24
|
$3.10
€2.88
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.29
ZWL737.59
|
$4.49
€4.17
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.45
ZWL465.56
|
$1.25
€1.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
ZWL222.01
|
$0.91
€0.84
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
ZWL271.94
|
$1.09
€1.01
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
ZWL212.83
|
$1.84
€1.71
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
ZWL237.34
|
$1.25
€1.16
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
ZWL227.43
|
$1.50
€1.39
|
|
pay 2.4% less for transportation
Harare
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.98
ZWL1,926.63
|
$5.66
€5.26
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.00
ZWL9,660.00
|
$28.59
€26.55
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
$18,690.64
€17,357.07
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.00
ZWL6,762.00
|
$26.39
€24.50
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Harare
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$122.86
ZWL39,560.00
|
$51.54
€47.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$300.00
ZWL96,600.00
|
$1,026.15
€952.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$306.00
ZWL98,532.00
|
$907.05
€842.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.36
ZWL13,962.91
|
$132.11
€122.69
|
|
pay 79.3% more for childcare
Harare
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$303.33
ZWL97,673.33
|
$677.26
€628.94
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,712.50
ZWL2,483,425.00
|
$10,444.77
€9,699.54
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Harare
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
$4.40
€4.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
ZWL715.56
|
$3.14
€2.92
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
ZWL644.00
|
$6.05
€5.62
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.00
ZWL12,880.00
|
$91.88
€85.33
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.50
ZWL2,415.00
|
$16.49
€15.32
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for clothing
Harare
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.75
ZWL6,037.50
|
$129.19
€119.97
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.25
ZWL6,842.50
|
$71.46
€66.37
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$39.38
ZWL12,678.75
|
$122.31
€113.59
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.86
ZWL13,800.00
|
$166.29
€154.43
|
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