Cost of living comparison
Harare is 5.1% more expensive than Mexico City.
If you lived in Harare instead of Mexico City, you would:
pay 27.3% less for restaurants
Mexico City
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.28
MX$138.87
|
$7.00
ZWL2,254.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.95
MX$116.61
|
$6.00
ZWL1,932.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.06
MX$17.81
|
$0.66
ZWL211.31
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
MX$13.01
|
$0.45
ZWL144.90
|
|
pay 5.4% less for groceries
Mexico City
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.09
MX$35.00
|
$1.00
ZWL322.00
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.43
MX$74.39
|
$4.20
ZWL1,352.40
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.45
MX$91.39
|
$6.19
ZWL1,993.87
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.15
MX$36.10
|
$1.85
ZWL594.24
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
MX$53.46
|
$2.29
ZWL737.59
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
MX$20.29
|
$1.45
ZWL465.56
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
MX$10.40
|
$0.69
ZWL222.01
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
MX$11.89
|
$0.84
ZWL271.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
MX$12.80
|
$0.66
ZWL212.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
MX$13.14
|
$0.74
ZWL237.34
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
MX$12.32
|
$0.71
ZWL227.43
|
|
pay 96.1% more for transportation
Mexico City
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.92
MX$82.62
|
$5.98
ZWL1,926.63
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.77
MX$298.26
|
$30.00
ZWL9,660.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,067.99
MX$370,309.72
|
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.52
MX$92.58
|
$21.00
ZWL6,762.00
|
|
pay 61.6% more for housing
Mexico City
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.01
MX$469.98
|
$122.86
ZWL39,560.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$826.42
MX$13,867.61
|
$300.00
ZWL96,600.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$480.11
MX$8,056.48
|
$306.00
ZWL98,532.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.24
MX$675.25
|
$43.36
ZWL13,962.91
|
|
pay 16.4% less for childcare
Mexico City
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$377.91
MX$6,341.55
|
$303.33
ZWL97,673.33
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,870.11
MX$148,843.94
|
$7,712.50
ZWL2,483,425.00
|
|
pay 17.1% less for entertainment and sports
Mexico City
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.76
MX$46.29
|
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.89
MX$48.45
|
$2.22
ZWL715.56
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.86
MX$64.80
|
$2.00
ZWL644.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.94
MX$838.06
|
$40.00
ZWL12,880.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.97
MX$83.32
|
$7.50
ZWL2,415.00
|
|
pay 55.7% less for clothing
Mexico City
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.86
MX$954.09
|
$18.75
ZWL6,037.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.51
MX$629.45
|
$21.25
ZWL6,842.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.48
MX$1,551.88
|
$39.38
ZWL12,678.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.13
MX$1,596.25
|
$42.86
ZWL13,800.00
|
|
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