Cost of living comparison
Harare is 26.7% cheaper than Port Vila.
If you lived in Harare instead of Port Vila, you would:
pay 53.9% less for restaurants
Port Vila
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.34
VUV1,346
|
$7.00
ZWL2,254.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.66
VUV1,147
|
$6.00
ZWL1,932.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.11
VUV251
|
$0.66
ZWL211.31
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
VUV182
|
$0.45
ZWL144.90
|
|
pay 29.0% less for groceries
Port Vila
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.28
VUV389
|
$1.00
ZWL322.00
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.19
VUV1,329
|
$4.20
ZWL1,352.40
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.11
VUV844
|
$6.19
ZWL1,993.87
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.56
VUV660
|
$1.85
ZWL594.24
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.45
VUV1,003
|
$2.29
ZWL737.59
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.00
VUV237
|
$1.45
ZWL465.56
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.21
VUV25
|
$0.69
ZWL222.01
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.53
VUV300
|
$0.84
ZWL271.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.01
VUV239
|
$0.66
ZWL212.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.25
VUV267
|
$0.74
ZWL237.34
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.10
VUV131
|
$0.71
ZWL227.43
|
|
pay 50.8% more for transportation
Port Vila
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.38
VUV638
|
$5.98
ZWL1,926.63
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$30.00
ZWL9,660.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,926.30
VUV2,128,246
|
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.42
VUV1,237
|
$21.00
ZWL6,762.00
|
|
pay 63.3% less for housing
Port Vila
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$172.30
VUV20,456
|
$122.86
ZWL39,560.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,118.01
VUV132,733
|
$300.00
ZWL96,600.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,113.64
VUV132,214
|
$306.00
ZWL98,532.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$205.67
VUV24,418
|
$43.36
ZWL13,962.91
|
|
pay 8.2% less for childcare
Port Vila
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$537.05
VUV63,760
|
$303.33
ZWL97,673.33
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,067.60
VUV720,358
|
$7,712.50
ZWL2,483,425.00
|
|
pay 40.2% less for entertainment and sports
Port Vila
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.03
VUV479
|
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.31
VUV394
|
$2.22
ZWL715.56
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.25
VUV1,098
|
$2.00
ZWL644.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.96
VUV9,137
|
$40.00
ZWL12,880.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.19
VUV735
|
$7.50
ZWL2,415.00
|
|
pay 43.0% less for clothing
Port Vila
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.23
VUV5,488
|
$18.75
ZWL6,037.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.62
VUV3,991
|
$21.25
ZWL6,842.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.86
VUV11,974
|
$39.38
ZWL12,678.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.43
VUV5,987
|
$42.86
ZWL13,800.00
|
|
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