Cost of living comparison
Harare is 2.4 times more expensive than Ukraine.
If you lived in Harare instead of Ukraine, you would:
pay 18.4% more for restaurants
Ukraine
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.53
UAH218.63
|
$9.00
ZWL2,898.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.04
UAH199.42
|
$5.00
ZWL1,610.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
UAH23.95
|
$0.60
ZWL193.20
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
UAH16.23
|
$0.46
ZWL148.80
|
|
pay 85.3% more for groceries
Ukraine
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
UAH23.38
|
$1.01
ZWL324.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.81
UAH150.84
|
$4.37
ZWL1,406.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.66
UAH144.60
|
$5.94
ZWL1,914.26
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.72
UAH67.95
|
$2.06
ZWL663.60
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.72
UAH67.83
|
$2.71
ZWL872.90
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.29
UAH11.56
|
$1.42
ZWL456.21
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
UAH26.32
|
$0.70
ZWL225.14
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
UAH26.65
|
$0.92
ZWL296.86
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
UAH32.65
|
$0.75
ZWL240.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
UAH8.43
|
$0.53
ZWL170.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
UAH13.04
|
$0.82
ZWL262.90
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
Ukraine
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.08
UAH200.83
|
$6.24
ZWL2,009.31
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.14
UAH400.91
|
$32.00
ZWL10,304.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,914.31
UAH1,064,306.01
|
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.91
UAH154.50
|
$21.00
ZWL6,762.00
|
|
pay 6.7 times more for housing
Ukraine
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.56
UAH219.80
|
$129.29
ZWL41,630.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$280.46
UAH11,090.70
|
$361.54
ZWL116,415.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$189.50
UAH7,493.48
|
$303.00
ZWL97,566.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$59.87
UAH2,367.64
|
$35.56
ZWL11,449.94
|
|
pay 53.0% more for childcare
Ukraine
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$240.96
UAH9,528.48
|
$278.75
ZWL89,757.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,166.24
UAH164,750.63
|
$7,928.57
ZWL2,553,000.00
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Ukraine
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
UAH40.43
|
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.09
UAH43.25
|
$3.09
ZWL995.27
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.12
UAH83.80
|
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.75
UAH820.50
|
$51.11
ZWL16,457.78
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.69
UAH145.81
|
$11.00
ZWL3,542.00
|
|
pay 45.1% less for clothing
Ukraine
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.47
UAH1,877.24
|
$19.38
ZWL6,238.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.04
UAH1,227.45
|
$20.00
ZWL6,440.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.91
UAH2,843.51
|
$38.57
ZWL12,420.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$83.50
UAH3,301.76
|
$50.62
ZWL16,301.25
|
|
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