Cost of living comparison
Harare is 16.4% more expensive than Vientiane.
If you lived in Harare instead of Vientiane, you would:
pay 31.7% more for restaurants
Vientiane
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
₭63,830
|
$7.00
ZWL2,254.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
₭106,383
|
$6.00
ZWL1,932.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
₭19,541
|
$0.66
ZWL211.31
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
₭9,389
|
$0.45
ZWL144.90
|
|
pay 32.1% less for groceries
Vientiane
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.93
₭41,063
|
$1.00
ZWL322.00
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.94
₭126,486
|
$4.20
ZWL1,352.40
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.37
₭220,624
|
$6.19
ZWL1,993.87
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.08
₭44,162
|
$1.85
ZWL594.24
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.37
₭50,423
|
$2.29
ZWL737.59
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.02
₭43,030
|
$1.45
ZWL465.56
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
₭11,028
|
$0.69
ZWL222.01
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.57
₭33,468
|
$0.84
ZWL271.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.25
₭47,811
|
$0.66
ZWL212.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
₭33,468
|
$0.74
ZWL237.34
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.57
₭33,468
|
$0.71
ZWL227.43
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Vientiane
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.24
₭111,525
|
$5.98
ZWL1,926.63
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$5.94
₭126,486
|
$30.00
ZWL9,660.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$59,448.31
₭1,264,860,967
|
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.89
₭295,526
|
$21.00
ZWL6,762.00
|
|
pay 27.8% less for housing
Vientiane
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$168.24
₭3,579,547
|
$122.86
ZWL39,560.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$499.61
₭10,630,008
|
$300.00
ZWL96,600.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$274.31
₭5,836,468
|
$306.00
ZWL98,532.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.98
₭2,084,642
|
$43.36
ZWL13,962.91
|
|
pay 71.7% more for childcare
Vientiane
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$303.33
ZWL97,673.33
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,490.81
₭95,549,296
|
$7,712.50
ZWL2,483,425.00
|
|
pay 20.8% more for entertainment and sports
Vientiane
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.13
₭24,012
|
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.10
₭44,612
|
$2.22
ZWL715.56
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.04
₭43,373
|
$2.00
ZWL644.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.22
₭728,028
|
$40.00
ZWL12,880.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
₭106,383
|
$7.50
ZWL2,415.00
|
|
pay 52.6% less for clothing
Vientiane
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.14
₭1,981,612
|
$18.75
ZWL6,037.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.63
₭1,077,239
|
$21.25
ZWL6,842.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.25
₭2,643,557
|
$39.38
ZWL12,678.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.78
₭952,861
|
$42.86
ZWL13,800.00
|
|
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