Cost of living comparison

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Harare is 26.2% more expensive than Freetown.

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

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pay 21.3% more for restaurants

 
Freetown
Harare
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $3.00
SLL62,908
$9.00
ZWL2,898.00
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.00
SLL209,695
$5.50
ZWL1,771.00
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.03
SLL21,591
$0.74
ZWL236.90

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pay 3.4% less for groceries

 
Freetown
Harare
Bread
1 loaf
$0.50
SLL10,485
$1.01
ZWL324.64
Local cheese (8 oz) ?? $4.88
ZWL1,572.43
Milk (1 gallon) $7.57
SLL158,756
$6.09
ZWL1,960.22

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pay 76.6% more for transportation

 
Freetown
Harare
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.83
SLL101,357
$6.10
ZWL1,964.49
Monthly public transit pass ?? $42.50
ZWL13,685.00
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00

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pay 46.0% less for housing

 
Freetown
Harare
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
$119.22
ZWL38,389.56
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,361.67
SLL28,553,469
$367.86
ZWL118,450.00
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $978.33
SLL20,515,161
$283.33
ZWL91,233.33

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Freetown
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

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pay 18.0% more for entertainment and sports

 
Freetown
Harare
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.50
SLL31,454
$1.50
ZWL483.00
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.74
SLL36,435
$3.14
ZWL1,012.00
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$3.00
SLL62,908
$1.38
ZWL442.75

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pay 90.7% more for clothing

 
Freetown
Harare
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$10.00
SLL209,695
$18.89
ZWL6,082.22
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$8.00
SLL167,756
$23.89
ZWL7,692.22
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$20.00
SLL419,390
$36.67
ZWL11,806.67

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