Cost of living comparison
Harare is 6.2% cheaper than Castries.
If you lived in Harare instead of Castries, you would:
pay 29.8% less for restaurants
|
Castries
|
Harare
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$9.00
ZWL2,898.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$5.50
ZWL1,771.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.94
EC$5.25
|
$0.74
ZWL236.90
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$0.52
ZWL167.52
|
|
pay 31.1% less for groceries
|
Castries
|
Harare
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.63
EC$4.39
|
$1.01
ZWL324.64
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.52
EC$9.50
|
$4.88
ZWL1,572.43
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.72
EC$20.85
|
$6.09
ZWL1,960.22
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.79
EC$10.24
|
$2.18
ZWL700.35
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
$2.86
ZWL919.99
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.43
EC$9.27
|
$1.35
ZWL435.59
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
EC$2.04
|
$0.76
ZWL244.28
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.86
EC$7.72
|
$1.01
ZWL325.75
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.17
EC$11.27
|
$0.83
ZWL266.25
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
EC$4.23
|
$0.64
ZWL204.77
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
$0.94
ZWL302.06
|
|
pay 2.9% less for transportation
|
Castries
|
Harare
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
EC$15.40
|
$6.10
ZWL1,964.49
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$42.50
ZWL13,685.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$21.00
ZWL6,762.00
|
|
pay 10.3% more for housing
|
Castries
|
Harare
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.02
EC$121.67
|
$119.22
ZWL38,389.56
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$653.95
EC$1,767.34
|
$367.86
ZWL118,450.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$407.02
EC$1,100.00
|
$283.33
ZWL91,233.33
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.60
EC$242.16
|
$45.12
ZWL14,527.88
|
|
pay 43.7% more for childcare
|
Castries
|
Harare
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$181.93
EC$491.67
|
$261.43
ZWL84,180.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$7,562.50
ZWL2,435,125.00
|
|
pay 31.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Castries
|
Harare
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$3.14
ZWL1,012.00
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$1.38
ZWL442.75
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.92
EC$91.67
|
$63.64
ZWL20,490.91
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
$10.00
ZWL3,220.00
|
|
pay 65.1% less for clothing
|
Castries
|
Harare
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.94
EC$213.33
|
$18.89
ZWL6,082.22
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.59
EC$158.33
|
$23.89
ZWL7,692.22
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$123.34
EC$333.33
|
$36.67
ZWL11,806.67
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.76
EC$275.00
|
$45.91
ZWL14,782.73
|
|
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