Cost of living comparison
Harare is 19.4% cheaper than Tokyo.
If you lived in Harare instead of Tokyo, you would:
pay 13.3% less for restaurants
Tokyo
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.59
¥1,025
|
$9.00
ZWL2,898.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.14
¥800
|
$5.00
ZWL1,610.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
¥178
|
$0.60
ZWL193.20
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
¥119
|
$0.46
ZWL148.80
|
|
pay 36.8% less for groceries
Tokyo
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.73
¥269
|
$1.01
ZWL324.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.97
¥1,241
|
$4.37
ZWL1,406.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.76
¥897
|
$5.94
ZWL1,914.26
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.15
¥334
|
$2.06
ZWL663.60
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.23
¥503
|
$2.71
ZWL872.90
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.37
¥369
|
$1.42
ZWL456.21
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
¥176
|
$0.70
ZWL225.14
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.58
¥402
|
$0.92
ZWL296.86
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.19
¥342
|
$0.75
ZWL240.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
¥197
|
$0.53
ZWL170.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.23
¥192
|
$0.82
ZWL262.90
|
|
pay 2.0% more for transportation
Tokyo
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.29
¥668
|
$6.24
ZWL2,009.31
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.63
¥7,881
|
$32.00
ZWL10,304.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,471.04
¥3,342,505
|
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.31
¥3,941
|
$21.00
ZWL6,762.00
|
|
pay 31.9% more for housing
Tokyo
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.29
¥4,871
|
$129.29
ZWL41,630.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,013.09
¥157,713
|
$361.54
ZWL116,415.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$584.76
¥91,032
|
$303.00
ZWL97,566.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.60
¥20,643
|
$35.56
ZWL11,449.94
|
|
pay 44.1% less for childcare
Tokyo
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$486.02
¥75,661
|
$278.75
ZWL89,757.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,566.86
¥2,267,695
|
$7,928.57
ZWL2,553,000.00
|
|
pay 29.6% less for entertainment and sports
Tokyo
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.21
¥500
|
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
¥513
|
$3.09
ZWL995.27
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.85
¥600
|
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.83
¥9,626
|
$51.11
ZWL16,457.78
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.21
¥1,900
|
$11.00
ZWL3,542.00
|
|
pay 45.7% less for clothing
Tokyo
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.04
¥8,413
|
$19.38
ZWL6,238.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.17
¥5,631
|
$20.00
ZWL6,440.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.61
¥9,591
|
$38.57
ZWL12,420.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.69
¥12,406
|
$50.62
ZWL16,301.25
|
|
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