Cost of living comparison
Harare is 2.8% more expensive than Vilnius.
If you lived in Harare instead of Vilnius, you would:
pay 51.1% less for restaurants
Vilnius
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.99
€10.31
|
$7.00
ZWL2,254.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
€7.17
|
$6.00
ZWL1,932.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.38
€2.23
|
$0.66
ZWL211.31
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.75
€1.64
|
$0.45
ZWL144.90
|
|
pay 12.9% more for groceries
Vilnius
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.53
€1.44
|
$1.00
ZWL322.00
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.74
€5.38
|
$4.20
ZWL1,352.40
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.77
€5.41
|
$6.19
ZWL1,993.87
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.51
€2.36
|
$1.85
ZWL594.24
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.63
€3.41
|
$2.29
ZWL737.59
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.62
|
$1.45
ZWL465.56
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.71
|
$0.69
ZWL222.01
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.82
|
$0.84
ZWL271.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.34
€1.25
|
$0.66
ZWL212.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
€0.36
|
$0.74
ZWL237.34
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
€0.31
|
$0.71
ZWL227.43
|
|
pay 38.1% more for transportation
Vilnius
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.38
€6.92
|
$5.98
ZWL1,926.63
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.88
€29.90
|
$30.00
ZWL9,660.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,266.35
€25,572.18
|
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.36
€6.90
|
$21.00
ZWL6,762.00
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Vilnius
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.10
€14.16
|
$122.86
ZWL39,560.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$817.79
€766.98
|
$300.00
ZWL96,600.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$555.68
€521.16
|
$306.00
ZWL98,532.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$166.64
€156.29
|
$43.36
ZWL13,962.91
|
|
pay 24.5% less for childcare
Vilnius
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$475.95
€446.37
|
$303.33
ZWL97,673.33
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,833.69
€8,284.82
|
$7,712.50
ZWL2,483,425.00
|
|
pay 30.1% less for entertainment and sports
Vilnius
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.51
€4.23
|
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.08
€2.89
|
$2.22
ZWL715.56
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.00
€4.69
|
$2.00
ZWL644.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.73
€31.64
|
$40.00
ZWL12,880.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.80
€8.25
|
$7.50
ZWL2,415.00
|
|
pay 58.5% less for clothing
Vilnius
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$79.56
€74.62
|
$18.75
ZWL6,037.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.08
€34.78
|
$21.25
ZWL6,842.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.90
€81.50
|
$39.38
ZWL12,678.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.10
€100.44
|
$42.86
ZWL13,800.00
|
|
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