Cost of living comparison
Harare is 16.1% cheaper than Seoul.
If you lived in Harare instead of Seoul, you would:
pay 27.2% less for restaurants
Seoul
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.11
₩11,119
|
$9.00
ZWL2,898.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.90
₩8,086
|
$5.00
ZWL1,610.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
₩2,091
|
$0.60
ZWL193.20
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
₩1,127
|
$0.46
ZWL148.80
|
|
pay 51.3% less for groceries
Seoul
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.09
₩4,237
|
$1.01
ZWL324.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
₩8,305
|
$4.37
ZWL1,406.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.19
₩11,235
|
$5.94
ZWL1,914.26
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.27
₩4,487
|
$2.06
ZWL663.60
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.76
₩6,525
|
$2.71
ZWL872.90
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.12
₩4,277
|
$1.42
ZWL456.21
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.57
₩2,156
|
$0.70
ZWL225.14
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.58
₩3,538
|
$0.92
ZWL296.86
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.72
₩3,723
|
$0.75
ZWL240.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.91
₩2,616
|
$0.53
ZWL170.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.42
₩1,940
|
$0.82
ZWL262.90
|
|
pay 29.1% more for transportation
Seoul
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.69
₩6,428
|
$6.24
ZWL2,009.31
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.15
₩61,910
|
$32.00
ZWL10,304.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,815.53
₩38,137,874
|
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.44
₩12,938
|
$21.00
ZWL6,762.00
|
|
pay 68.4% more for housing
Seoul
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.52
₩32,249
|
$129.29
ZWL41,630.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$873.53
₩1,197,694
|
$361.54
ZWL116,415.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$528.87
₩725,127
|
$303.00
ZWL97,566.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$140.47
₩192,598
|
$35.56
ZWL11,449.94
|
|
pay 44.5% less for childcare
Seoul
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$381.75
₩523,417
|
$278.75
ZWL89,757.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$20,838.36
₩28,571,482
|
$7,928.57
ZWL2,553,000.00
|
|
pay 27.6% less for entertainment and sports
Seoul
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.69
₩5,054
|
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.88
₩5,315
|
$3.09
ZWL995.27
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.32
₩4,549
|
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.67
₩72,210
|
$51.11
ZWL16,457.78
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.06
₩15,162
|
$11.00
ZWL3,542.00
|
|
pay 59.7% less for clothing
Seoul
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.77
₩83,325
|
$19.38
ZWL6,238.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.72
₩61,311
|
$20.00
ZWL6,440.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.92
₩117,802
|
$38.57
ZWL12,420.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.28
₩174,509
|
$50.62
ZWL16,301.25
|
|
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