Cost of living comparison
Wellington is 2.8 times more expensive than Harare.
If you lived in Wellington instead of Harare, you would:
pay 3.2 times more for restaurants
Harare
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.00
ZWL2,254.00
|
$13.79
NZ$23.22
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
ZWL1,932.00
|
$9.40
NZ$15.83
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
ZWL211.31
|
$2.59
NZ$4.36
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
ZWL144.90
|
$2.33
NZ$3.92
|
|
pay 82.1% more for groceries
Harare
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.00
ZWL322.00
|
$2.13
NZ$3.58
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.20
ZWL1,352.40
|
$5.07
NZ$8.53
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.19
ZWL1,993.87
|
$7.36
NZ$12.39
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.85
ZWL594.24
|
$4.65
NZ$7.83
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.29
ZWL737.59
|
$4.79
NZ$8.06
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.45
ZWL465.56
|
$1.41
NZ$2.37
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
ZWL222.01
|
$1.08
NZ$1.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
ZWL271.94
|
$1.42
NZ$2.39
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
ZWL212.83
|
$2.62
NZ$4.41
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
ZWL237.34
|
$1.04
NZ$1.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
ZWL227.43
|
$0.92
NZ$1.55
|
|
pay 56.6% more for transportation
Harare
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.98
ZWL1,926.63
|
$6.96
NZ$11.73
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.00
ZWL9,660.00
|
$95.46
NZ$160.74
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
$27,889.45
NZ$46,959.87
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.00
ZWL6,762.00
|
$16.89
NZ$28.44
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for housing
Harare
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$122.86
ZWL39,560.00
|
$57.53
NZ$96.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$300.00
ZWL96,600.00
|
$1,590.25
NZ$2,677.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$306.00
ZWL98,532.00
|
$1,399.68
NZ$2,356.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.36
ZWL13,962.91
|
$133.18
NZ$224.25
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Harare
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$303.33
ZWL97,673.33
|
$833.64
NZ$1,403.68
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,712.50
ZWL2,483,425.00
|
$12,637.85
NZ$21,279.43
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Harare
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
$6.89
NZ$11.61
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
ZWL715.56
|
$3.40
NZ$5.73
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
ZWL644.00
|
$23.82
NZ$40.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.00
ZWL12,880.00
|
$41.36
NZ$69.64
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.50
ZWL2,415.00
|
$12.54
NZ$21.11
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for clothing
Harare
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.75
ZWL6,037.50
|
$78.58
NZ$132.32
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.25
ZWL6,842.50
|
$47.12
NZ$79.35
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$39.38
ZWL12,678.75
|
$107.54
NZ$181.07
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.86
ZWL13,800.00
|
$127.08
NZ$213.97
|
|
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