Cost of living comparison

Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

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Harare vs. Bishkek Cost of Living Summary

Harare is 85.1% more expensive than Bishkek.

Restaurants: pay 29.4% more in Harare
Groceries: pay 80.1% more in Harare
Transportation: pay 3.4 times more in Harare
Housing: pay 3.4 times more in Harare
Childcare: pay 18.1% more in Harare
Entertainment and Sports: pay 49.6% more in Harare
Clothing: pay 52.3% less in Harare

The cost of housing, transportation, groceries, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and childcare in Harare are more expensive than in Bishkek. Notably, housing, transportation, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Harare.

Harare vs. Bishkek Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Harare instead of Bishkek, you would:

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pay 29.4% more for restaurants

	Bishkek	Harare
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.80 KGS507.25	$9.00 ZWL2,898.00	+55.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.68 KGS497.11	$5.50 ZWL1,771.00	-3.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.68 KGS59.14	$0.74 ZWL236.90	+8.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 KGS28.98	$0.52 ZWL167.52	+57.0%
Average			+29.4%

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pay 80.1% more for groceries

	Bishkek	Harare
Bread 1 loaf	$0.48 KGS41.78	$1.01 ZWL324.64	+111.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.14 KGS449.42	$4.88 ZWL1,572.43	-5.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.25 KGS283.83	$6.09 ZWL1,960.22	+87.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.76 KGS153.67	$2.18 ZWL700.35	+23.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.41 KGS211.16	$2.86 ZWL919.99	+18.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.47 KGS41.22	$1.35 ZWL435.59	+187.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.85 KGS74.39	$0.76 ZWL244.28	-10.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.94 KGS82.52	$1.01 ZWL325.75	+7.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 KGS78.92	$0.83 ZWL266.25	-8.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.23 KGS19.88	$0.64 ZWL204.77	+179.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.24 KGS21.00	$0.94 ZWL302.06	+290.7%
Average			+80.1%

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pay 3.4 times more for transportation

	Bishkek	Harare
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.90 KGS254.01	$6.10 ZWL1,964.49	+110.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.54 KGS659.43	$42.50 ZWL13,685.00	+463.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$39,443.16 KGS3,449,303.94	$25,000.00 ZWL8,050,000.00	-36.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.18 KGS365.22	$21.00 ZWL6,762.00	+402.8%
Average			+235.0%

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pay 3.4 times more for housing

	Bishkek	Harare
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.05 KGS1,053.48	$119.22 ZWL38,389.56	+889.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$474.69 KGS41,511.27	$367.86 ZWL118,450.00	-22.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$353.07 KGS30,875.68	$283.33 ZWL91,233.33	-19.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$23.19 KGS2,027.91	$45.12 ZWL14,527.88	+94.6%
Average			+235.5%

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pay 18.1% more for childcare

	Bishkek	Harare
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$230.15 KGS20,126.58	$261.43 ZWL84,180.00	+13.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,168.50 KGS539,435.63	$7,562.50 ZWL2,435,125.00	+22.6%
Average			+18.1%

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pay 49.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Bishkek	Harare
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.16 KGS101.45	$1.50 ZWL483.00	+29.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.06 KGS179.79	$3.14 ZWL1,012.00	+52.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.56 KGS136.45	$1.38 ZWL442.75	-11.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$43.01 KGS3,760.83	$63.64 ZWL20,490.91	+48.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.35 KGS380.44	$10.00 ZWL3,220.00	+129.9%
Average			+49.6%

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pay 52.3% less for clothing

	Bishkek	Harare
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$40.60 KGS3,550.75	$18.89 ZWL6,082.22	-53.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.86 KGS3,398.58	$23.89 ZWL7,692.22	-38.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$103.88 KGS9,084.40	$36.67 ZWL11,806.67	-64.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$96.67 KGS8,454.18	$45.91 ZWL14,782.73	-52.5%
Average			-52.3%

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