Cost of living comparison
Harare is 18.0% cheaper than Athens.
If you lived in Harare instead of Athens, you would:
pay 44.9% less for restaurants
|
Athens
|
Harare
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.24
€14.94
|
$9.00
ZWL2,898.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.75
€8.96
|
$5.00
ZWL1,610.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.12
€1.95
|
$0.60
ZWL193.20
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
€0.50
|
$0.46
ZWL148.80
|
|
pay 6.3% less for groceries
|
Athens
|
Harare
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.31
€1.21
|
$1.01
ZWL324.99
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.88
€6.33
|
$4.37
ZWL1,406.07
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.38
€5.86
|
$5.94
ZWL1,914.26
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.72
€4.34
|
$2.06
ZWL663.60
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.03
€4.63
|
$2.71
ZWL872.90
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.80
|
$1.42
ZWL456.21
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.81
|
$0.70
ZWL225.14
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.56
|
$0.92
ZWL296.86
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.90
|
$0.75
ZWL240.56
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.53
|
$0.53
ZWL170.40
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.55
|
$0.82
ZWL262.90
|
|
pay 11.0% more for transportation
|
Athens
|
Harare
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.66
€7.05
|
$6.24
ZWL2,009.31
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.49
€29.88
|
$32.00
ZWL10,304.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,399.57
€25,196.18
|
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.13
€11.15
|
$21.00
ZWL6,762.00
|
|
pay 33.2% more for housing
|
Athens
|
Harare
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.57
€29.95
|
$129.29
ZWL41,630.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$630.26
€579.58
|
$361.54
ZWL116,415.38
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$532.87
€490.01
|
$303.00
ZWL97,566.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$165.03
€151.76
|
$35.56
ZWL11,449.94
|
|
pay 33.0% less for childcare
|
Athens
|
Harare
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$482.99
€444.15
|
$278.75
ZWL89,757.50
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,389.46
€9,553.97
|
$7,928.57
ZWL2,553,000.00
|
|
pay 26.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Athens
|
Harare
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.41
€4.98
|
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.62
€3.33
|
$3.09
ZWL995.27
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.98
€4.58
|
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.52
€42.78
|
$51.11
ZWL16,457.78
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.75
€8.96
|
$11.00
ZWL3,542.00
|
|
pay 59.3% less for clothing
|
Athens
|
Harare
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.99
€82.75
|
$19.38
ZWL6,238.75
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.83
€32.03
|
$20.00
ZWL6,440.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.37
€87.70
|
$38.57
ZWL12,420.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$116.71
€107.33
|
$50.62
ZWL16,301.25
|
|
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