Cost of living comparison

Indonesia

compared to

Zimbabwe

Harare vs. Jakarta Cost of Living Summary

Harare is 34.1% more expensive than Jakarta.

Restaurants: pay 2.5 times more in Harare
Groceries: pay 9.6% more in Harare
Transportation: pay 2.2 times more in Harare
Housing: pay 18.7% more in Harare
Childcare: pay 71.9% more in Harare
Entertainment and Sports: pay 39.4% more in Harare
Clothing: pay 50.6% less in Harare

The cost of restaurants, transportation, childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, and groceries in Harare are more expensive than in Jakarta. Notably, restaurants and transportation are significantly more expensive in Harare.

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Harare vs. Jakarta Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Harare instead of Jakarta, you would:

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pay 2.5 times more for restaurants

	Jakarta	Harare
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.65 IDR47,917.07	$10.00 ZWL3,220.00	+276.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.35 IDR60,526.83	$5.75 ZWL1,851.50	+71.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.45 IDR8,148.81	$0.96 ZWL308.58	+112.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.26 IDR4,636.51	$0.47 ZWL151.05	+82.6%
Average			+151.2%

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pay 9.6% more for groceries

	Jakarta	Harare
Bread 1 loaf	$1.11 IDR20,059.21	$1.00 ZWL322.00	-10.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.72 IDR85,246.59	$5.73 ZWL1,845.30	+21.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.26 IDR94,988.92	$5.73 ZWL1,843.59	+8.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.82 IDR32,909.88	$1.93 ZWL622.53	+6.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.39 IDR25,131.46	$2.46 ZWL791.38	+76.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.27 IDR22,961.98	$1.37 ZWL439.66	+7.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.61 IDR11,085.81	$0.76 ZWL243.55	+23.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.17 IDR21,099.32	$0.92 ZWL296.54	-21.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.62 IDR11,189.80	$0.70 ZWL226.23	+13.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.62 IDR11,256.36	$0.78 ZWL251.62	+25.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.96 IDR17,387.87	$0.80 ZWL257.47	-17.0%
Average			+9.6%

Jakarta vs. Harare - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.2 times more for transportation

	Jakarta	Harare
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.17 IDR57,245.81	$6.91 ZWL2,223.82	+117.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.73 IDR212K	$60.00 ZWL19,320.00	+411.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,939.41 IDR504M	$22,000.00 ZWL7M	-21.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.20 IDR57,752.68	$20.00 ZWL6,440.00	+525.2%
Average			+120.8%

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pay 18.7% more for housing

	Jakarta	Harare
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.02 IDR343K	$68.99 ZWL22,213.67	+262.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$365.05 IDR7M	$390.00 ZWL126K	+6.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$196.92 IDR4M	$316.60 ZWL102K	+60.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$81.54 IDR1M	$39.27 ZWL12,644.39	-51.8%
Average			+18.7%

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pay 71.9% more for childcare

	Jakarta	Harare
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$153.00 IDR3M	$433.79 ZWL140K	+183.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,208.60 IDR148M	$8,555.56 ZWL3M	+4.2%
Average			+71.9%

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pay 39.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Jakarta	Harare
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.51 IDR45,395.12	$1.25 ZWL402.50	-50.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.00 IDR36,041.60	$3.00 ZWL966.00	+50.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.82 IDR50,943.41	$2.00 ZWL644.00	-29.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.13 IDR472K	$47.92 ZWL15,429.17	+83.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.35 IDR60,526.83	$10.00 ZWL3,220.00	+198.3%
Average			+39.4%

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pay 50.6% less for clothing

	Jakarta	Harare
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.46 IDR1M	$23.22 ZWL7,477.56	-60.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.71 IDR518K	$21.15 ZWL6,809.04	-26.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$72.00 IDR1M	$38.68 ZWL12,453.92	-46.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$106.17 IDR2M	$40.37 ZWL12,998.47	-62.0%
Average			-50.6%

Jakarta vs. Harare - Cost of clothing

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