Cost of living comparison
Harare is 26.2% more expensive than Freetown.
If you lived in Harare instead of Freetown, you would:
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
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
SLL18,596
|
$0.52
ZWL167.52
|
|
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
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
$2.18
ZWL700.35
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$2.86
ZWL919.99
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
$1.35
ZWL435.59
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.76
ZWL244.28
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.01
ZWL325.75
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
$0.83
ZWL266.25
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.64
ZWL204.77
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
$0.94
ZWL302.06
|
|
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
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
$21.00
ZWL6,762.00
|
|
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
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
$45.12
ZWL14,527.88
|
|
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
|
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
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$63.64
ZWL20,490.91
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$10.00
ZWL3,220.00
|
|
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
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$45.91
ZWL14,782.73
|
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