Cost of living comparison
Harare is 34.6% more expensive than Windhoek.
If you lived in Harare instead of Windhoek, you would:
pay 12.2% less for restaurants
Windhoek
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.53
NAD175.11
|
$9.00
ZWL2,898.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.36
NAD80.05
|
$5.00
ZWL1,610.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
NAD14.88
|
$0.60
ZWL193.20
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
NAD12.51
|
$0.46
ZWL148.80
|
|
pay 16.9% more for groceries
Windhoek
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.79
NAD14.47
|
$1.01
ZWL324.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.89
NAD53.03
|
$4.37
ZWL1,406.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.39
NAD99.00
|
$5.94
ZWL1,914.26
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.22
NAD59.16
|
$2.06
ZWL663.60
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.13
NAD39.18
|
$2.71
ZWL872.90
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
NAD14.86
|
$1.42
ZWL456.21
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
NAD14.52
|
$0.70
ZWL225.14
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
NAD12.38
|
$0.92
ZWL296.86
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
NAD11.25
|
$0.75
ZWL240.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
NAD15.46
|
$0.53
ZWL170.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
NAD12.54
|
$0.82
ZWL262.90
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Windhoek
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.49
NAD82.57
|
$6.24
ZWL2,009.31
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.23
NAD500.32
|
$32.00
ZWL10,304.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,189.91
NAD205,629.53
|
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.37
NAD117.07
|
$21.00
ZWL6,762.00
|
|
pay 31.9% more for housing
Windhoek
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.42
NAD981.62
|
$129.29
ZWL41,630.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$360.37
NAD6,622.35
|
$361.54
ZWL116,415.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$246.89
NAD4,536.98
|
$303.00
ZWL97,566.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.78
NAD1,043.39
|
$35.56
ZWL11,449.94
|
|
pay 67.1% more for childcare
Windhoek
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$166.47
NAD3,059.07
|
$278.75
ZWL89,757.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,756.12
NAD87,400.06
|
$7,928.57
ZWL2,553,000.00
|
|
pay 58.7% more for entertainment and sports
Windhoek
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.63
NAD30.02
|
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.89
NAD34.80
|
$3.09
ZWL995.27
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.42
NAD44.52
|
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.47
NAD670.22
|
$51.11
ZWL16,457.78
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.27
NAD60.04
|
$11.00
ZWL3,542.00
|
|
pay 22.5% less for clothing
Windhoek
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$35.39
NAD650.41
|
$19.38
ZWL6,238.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.99
NAD404.05
|
$20.00
ZWL6,440.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$63.53
NAD1,167.40
|
$38.57
ZWL12,420.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$48.87
NAD898.05
|
$50.62
ZWL16,301.25
|
|
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