Cost of living comparison
Harare is 4.4 times more expensive than Tripoli.
If you lived in Harare instead of Tripoli, you would:
pay 81.1% more for restaurants
Tripoli
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.17
LYD29.840
|
$9.00
ZWL2,898.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.14
LYD24.870
|
$5.00
ZWL1,610.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
LYD2.260
|
$0.60
ZWL193.20
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.13
LYD0.630
|
$0.46
ZWL148.80
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Tripoli
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.30
LYD1.470
|
$1.01
ZWL324.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.40
LYD11.590
|
$4.37
ZWL1,406.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.73
LYD18.040
|
$5.94
ZWL1,914.26
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.40
LYD6.750
|
$2.06
ZWL663.60
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.45
LYD7.030
|
$2.71
ZWL872.90
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
LYD4.160
|
$1.42
ZWL456.21
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
LYD2.480
|
$0.70
ZWL225.14
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.36
LYD1.730
|
$0.92
ZWL296.86
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
LYD1.220
|
$0.75
ZWL240.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
LYD1.380
|
$0.53
ZWL170.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
LYD1.400
|
$0.82
ZWL262.90
|
|
pay 15.0 times more for transportation
Tripoli
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.12
LYD0.560
|
$6.24
ZWL2,009.31
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.46
LYD79.580
|
$32.00
ZWL10,304.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,433.88
LYD74,606.950
|
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.00
LYD33.820
|
$21.00
ZWL6,762.00
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
Tripoli
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.74
LYD95.410
|
$129.29
ZWL41,630.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$226.36
LYD1,094.240
|
$361.54
ZWL116,415.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$124.50
LYD601.830
|
$303.00
ZWL97,566.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.19
LYD199.090
|
$35.56
ZWL11,449.94
|
|
pay 5.9 times more for childcare
Tripoli
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$68.60
LYD331.590
|
$278.75
ZWL89,757.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,028.93
LYD4,973.800
|
$7,928.57
ZWL2,553,000.00
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Tripoli
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.67
LYD3.230
|
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.58
LYD2.820
|
$3.09
ZWL995.27
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.26
LYD10.940
|
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.40
LYD132.430
|
$51.11
ZWL16,457.78
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.14
LYD24.870
|
$11.00
ZWL3,542.00
|
|
pay 27.3% less for clothing
Tripoli
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$30.31
LYD146.540
|
$19.38
ZWL6,238.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.72
LYD158.170
|
$20.00
ZWL6,440.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.68
LYD235.300
|
$38.57
ZWL12,420.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$58.53
LYD282.950
|
$50.62
ZWL16,301.25
|
|
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