Cost of living comparison
Harare is 44.0% cheaper than Wellington.
If you lived in Harare instead of Wellington, you would:
pay 60.1% less for restaurants
Wellington
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.79
NZ$22.91
|
$7.00
ZWL2,254.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.40
NZ$15.62
|
$6.00
ZWL1,932.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.59
NZ$4.30
|
$0.66
ZWL211.31
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.33
NZ$3.86
|
$0.45
ZWL144.90
|
|
pay 36.3% less for groceries
Wellington
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.13
NZ$3.53
|
$1.00
ZWL322.00
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.07
NZ$8.42
|
$4.20
ZWL1,352.40
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.36
NZ$12.22
|
$6.19
ZWL1,993.87
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.65
NZ$7.73
|
$1.85
ZWL594.24
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.79
NZ$7.96
|
$2.29
ZWL737.59
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.41
NZ$2.34
|
$1.45
ZWL465.56
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.08
NZ$1.80
|
$0.69
ZWL222.01
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.42
NZ$2.36
|
$0.84
ZWL271.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.62
NZ$4.35
|
$0.66
ZWL212.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
NZ$1.72
|
$0.74
ZWL237.34
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
NZ$1.53
|
$0.71
ZWL227.43
|
|
pay 17.2% less for transportation
Wellington
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.96
NZ$11.57
|
$5.98
ZWL1,926.63
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$95.46
NZ$158.59
|
$30.00
ZWL9,660.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,889.45
NZ$46,331.86
|
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.89
NZ$28.06
|
$21.00
ZWL6,762.00
|
|
pay 28.2% less for housing
Wellington
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.53
NZ$95.57
|
$122.86
ZWL39,560.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,590.25
NZ$2,641.82
|
$300.00
ZWL96,600.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,399.68
NZ$2,325.24
|
$306.00
ZWL98,532.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$133.18
NZ$221.25
|
$43.36
ZWL13,962.91
|
|
pay 51.3% less for childcare
Wellington
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$833.64
NZ$1,384.91
|
$303.33
ZWL97,673.33
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,637.85
NZ$20,994.85
|
$7,712.50
ZWL2,483,425.00
|
|
pay 49.6% less for entertainment and sports
Wellington
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.89
NZ$11.45
|
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.40
NZ$5.65
|
$2.22
ZWL715.56
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$23.82
NZ$39.57
|
$2.00
ZWL644.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.36
NZ$68.71
|
$40.00
ZWL12,880.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.54
NZ$20.83
|
$7.50
ZWL2,415.00
|
|
pay 65.2% less for clothing
Wellington
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.58
NZ$130.55
|
$18.75
ZWL6,037.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.12
NZ$78.29
|
$21.25
ZWL6,842.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.54
NZ$178.65
|
$39.38
ZWL12,678.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.08
NZ$211.11
|
$42.86
ZWL13,800.00
|
|
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