Cost of living comparison
Harare is 2.2% cheaper than Riga.
If you lived in Harare instead of Riga, you would:
pay 46.5% less for restaurants
Riga
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.91
€11.05
|
$9.00
ZWL2,898.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.12
€7.54
|
$5.00
ZWL1,610.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
€1.47
|
$0.60
ZWL193.20
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
€1.09
|
$0.46
ZWL148.80
|
|
pay 7.7% more for groceries
Riga
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.45
€1.35
|
$1.01
ZWL324.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.46
€5.07
|
$4.37
ZWL1,406.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.69
€4.35
|
$5.94
ZWL1,914.26
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.74
€2.54
|
$2.06
ZWL663.60
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.16
€2.93
|
$2.71
ZWL872.90
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.63
|
$1.42
ZWL456.21
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.76
|
$0.70
ZWL225.14
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
€0.94
|
$0.92
ZWL296.86
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.44
€1.34
|
$0.75
ZWL240.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
€0.35
|
$0.53
ZWL170.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
€0.44
|
$0.82
ZWL262.90
|
|
pay 16.8% more for transportation
Riga
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.87
€6.37
|
$6.24
ZWL2,009.31
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.49
€30.14
|
$32.00
ZWL10,304.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,803.93
€24,867.35
|
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.37
€10.55
|
$21.00
ZWL6,762.00
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Riga
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.37
€15.18
|
$129.29
ZWL41,630.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$539.93
€500.92
|
$361.54
ZWL116,415.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$363.88
€337.59
|
$303.00
ZWL97,566.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$260.18
€241.38
|
$35.56
ZWL11,449.94
|
|
pay 41.8% less for childcare
Riga
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$493.19
€457.56
|
$278.75
ZWL89,757.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,245.77
€12,288.76
|
$7,928.57
ZWL2,553,000.00
|
|
pay 27.5% less for entertainment and sports
Riga
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.87
€4.52
|
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.33
€3.09
|
$3.09
ZWL995.27
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.33
€4.95
|
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.87
€43.49
|
$51.11
ZWL16,457.78
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.83
€10.05
|
$11.00
ZWL3,542.00
|
|
pay 62.4% less for clothing
Riga
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.73
€79.54
|
$19.38
ZWL6,238.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.35
€41.15
|
$20.00
ZWL6,440.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.66
€85.96
|
$38.57
ZWL12,420.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.25
€114.35
|
$50.62
ZWL16,301.25
|
|
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