Cost of living comparison
Harare is 45.7% more expensive than Freetown.
If you lived in Harare instead of Freetown, you would:
pay 11.4% 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
|
$5.00
ZWL1,610.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
SLL27,260
|
$0.60
ZWL193.20
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
$0.46
ZWL148.80
|
|
pay 8.6% less for groceries
|
Freetown
|
Harare
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
$1.01
ZWL324.99
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.37
ZWL1,406.07
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
$5.94
ZWL1,914.26
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
$2.06
ZWL663.60
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$2.71
ZWL872.90
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
$1.42
ZWL456.21
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.70
ZWL225.14
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.92
ZWL296.86
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
$0.75
ZWL240.56
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.53
ZWL170.40
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
$0.82
ZWL262.90
|
|
pay 77.6% more for transportation
|
Freetown
|
Harare
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
$6.24
ZWL2,009.31
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$32.00
ZWL10,304.00
|
|
| 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 99.4% more for housing
|
Freetown
|
Harare
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$129.29
ZWL41,630.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,200.00
SLL25,163,400
|
$361.54
ZWL116,415.38
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$303.00
ZWL97,566.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
$35.56
ZWL11,449.94
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Freetown
|
Harare
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$278.75
ZWL89,757.50
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$7,928.57
ZWL2,553,000.00
|
pay 10.0% 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
|
$3.09
ZWL995.27
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$51.11
ZWL16,457.78
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$11.00
ZWL3,542.00
|
|
pay 84.5% more for clothing
|
Freetown
|
Harare
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$19.38
ZWL6,238.75
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$20.00
ZWL6,440.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$38.57
ZWL12,420.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$50.62
ZWL16,301.25
|
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