Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 56.9% more expensive than Harare.
If you lived in Beirut instead of Harare, you would:
pay 73.2% more for restaurants
|
Harare
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.00
ZWL2,898.00
|
$8.00
LBP715,377
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
ZWL1,610.00
|
$7.00
LBP625,955
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
ZWL193.20
|
$1.51
LBP135,353
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
ZWL148.80
|
$0.98
LBP87,435
|
|
pay 21.3% less for groceries
|
Harare
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.01
ZWL324.99
|
$0.78
LBP69,985
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.37
ZWL1,406.07
|
$5.14
LBP459,361
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.94
ZWL1,914.26
|
$6.42
LBP574,148
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.06
ZWL663.60
|
$2.17
LBP193,657
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
ZWL872.90
|
$3.32
LBP296,469
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.42
ZWL456.21
|
$0.61
LBP54,251
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
ZWL225.14
|
$0.57
LBP50,984
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
ZWL296.86
|
$0.37
LBP33,438
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
ZWL240.56
|
$0.44
LBP39,407
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
ZWL170.40
|
$0.33
LBP29,339
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
ZWL262.90
|
$0.40
LBP35,998
|
|
pay 8.2% more for transportation
|
Harare
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.24
ZWL2,009.31
|
$3.53
LBP315,933
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.00
ZWL10,304.00
|
$65.22
LBP5,831,881
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
$25,000.00
LBP2,235,554,195
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.00
ZWL6,762.00
|
$13.50
LBP1,207,199
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
|
Harare
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$129.29
ZWL41,630.00
|
$50.62
LBP4,526,997
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$361.54
ZWL116,415.38
|
$771.88
LBP69,022,736
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$303.00
ZWL97,566.00
|
$369.23
LBP33,017,416
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.56
ZWL11,449.94
|
$189.49
LBP16,944,186
|
|
pay 15.6% less for childcare
|
Harare
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$278.75
ZWL89,757.50
|
$325.00
LBP29,062,205
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,928.57
ZWL2,553,000.00
|
$4,150.00
LBP371,101,996
|
|
pay 23.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Harare
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
$3.00
LBP268,266
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.09
ZWL995.27
|
$2.48
LBP221,977
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
$2.29
LBP204,777
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.11
ZWL16,457.78
|
$60.83
LBP5,439,849
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.00
ZWL3,542.00
|
$7.00
LBP625,955
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for clothing
|
Harare
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$19.38
ZWL6,238.75
|
$83.69
LBP7,483,518
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.00
ZWL6,440.00
|
$54.29
LBP4,854,346
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$38.57
ZWL12,420.00
|
$107.86
LBP9,644,820
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.62
ZWL16,301.25
|
$117.86
LBP10,539,041
|
|
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