Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Harare instead of Belmopan, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
|
Belmopan
|
Harare
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$9.00
ZWL2,898.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$5.50
ZWL1,771.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.74
ZWL236.90
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.52
ZWL167.52
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
|
Belmopan
|
Harare
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$1.01
ZWL324.64
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.88
ZWL1,572.43
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) | ?? |
$6.09
ZWL1,960.22
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$2.18
ZWL700.35
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.86
ZWL919.99
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.35
ZWL435.59
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.76
ZWL244.28
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.01
ZWL325.75
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.83
ZWL266.25
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.64
ZWL204.77
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.94
ZWL302.06
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Belmopan
|
Harare
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$6.10
ZWL1,964.49
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$42.50
ZWL13,685.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$21.00
ZWL6,762.00
|
pay (unknown) more for housing
|
Belmopan
|
Harare
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$119.22
ZWL38,389.56
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$367.86
ZWL118,450.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$283.33
ZWL91,233.33
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$45.12
ZWL14,527.88
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Belmopan
|
Harare
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$261.43
ZWL84,180.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$7,562.50
ZWL2,435,125.00
|
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
|
Belmopan
|
Harare
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) | ?? |
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area | ?? |
$3.14
ZWL1,012.00
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$1.38
ZWL442.75
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$63.64
ZWL20,490.91
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$10.00
ZWL3,220.00
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Belmopan
|
Harare
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$18.89
ZWL6,082.22
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$23.89
ZWL7,692.22
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$36.67
ZWL11,806.67
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$45.91
ZWL14,782.73
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