Cost of living comparison
Harare is 12.0% more expensive than Warsaw.
If you lived in Harare instead of Warsaw, you would:
pay 41.4% less for restaurants
Warsaw
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.33
PLN37.27
|
$7.00
ZWL2,254.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.82
PLN27.25
|
$6.00
ZWL1,932.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.61
PLN6.43
|
$0.66
ZWL211.31
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
PLN5.87
|
$0.45
ZWL144.90
|
|
pay 38.5% more for groceries
Warsaw
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.04
PLN4.16
|
$1.00
ZWL322.00
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.21
PLN16.82
|
$4.20
ZWL1,352.40
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.58
PLN14.31
|
$6.19
ZWL1,993.87
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.77
PLN11.07
|
$1.85
ZWL594.24
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.59
PLN10.33
|
$2.29
ZWL737.59
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.41
PLN1.65
|
$1.45
ZWL465.56
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
PLN2.65
|
$0.69
ZWL222.01
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
PLN2.97
|
$0.84
ZWL271.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.34
PLN5.36
|
$0.66
ZWL212.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
PLN1.47
|
$0.74
ZWL237.34
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
PLN1.55
|
$0.71
ZWL227.43
|
|
pay 48.8% more for transportation
Warsaw
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.19
PLN24.73
|
$5.98
ZWL1,926.63
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$25.65
PLN102.48
|
$30.00
ZWL9,660.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,040.90
PLN100,052.08
|
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.46
PLN29.81
|
$21.00
ZWL6,762.00
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Warsaw
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.86
PLN55.37
|
$122.86
ZWL39,560.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$888.26
PLN3,549.09
|
$300.00
ZWL96,600.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$687.84
PLN2,748.30
|
$306.00
ZWL98,532.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$198.98
PLN795.04
|
$43.36
ZWL13,962.91
|
|
pay 31.2% less for childcare
Warsaw
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$442.43
PLN1,767.77
|
$303.33
ZWL97,673.33
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,192.96
PLN44,721.98
|
$7,712.50
ZWL2,483,425.00
|
|
pay 22.2% less for entertainment and sports
Warsaw
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.26
PLN13.04
|
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.15
PLN12.60
|
$2.22
ZWL715.56
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.20
PLN16.77
|
$2.00
ZWL644.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.98
PLN135.78
|
$40.00
ZWL12,880.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.99
PLN27.95
|
$7.50
ZWL2,415.00
|
|
pay 55.4% less for clothing
Warsaw
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.81
PLN310.89
|
$18.75
ZWL6,037.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.95
PLN135.63
|
$21.25
ZWL6,842.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.04
PLN339.80
|
$39.38
ZWL12,678.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.44
PLN377.36
|
$42.86
ZWL13,800.00
|
|
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