Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 47.0% more expensive than Harare.
If you lived in Beirut instead of Harare, you would:
pay 70.8% more for restaurants
|
Harare
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.00
ZWL2,898.00
|
$10.00
LBP898,133
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.50
ZWL1,771.00
|
$7.64
LBP686,084
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
ZWL236.90
|
$1.59
LBP142,739
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
ZWL167.52
|
$1.13
LBP101,489
|
|
pay 18.8% less for groceries
|
Harare
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.01
ZWL324.64
|
$0.91
LBP82,135
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.88
ZWL1,572.43
|
$5.48
LBP491,728
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.09
ZWL1,960.22
|
$6.19
LBP555,737
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
ZWL700.35
|
$2.72
LBP243,996
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.86
ZWL919.99
|
$3.84
LBP344,513
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
ZWL435.59
|
$0.69
LBP62,125
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
ZWL244.28
|
$0.56
LBP49,895
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.01
ZWL325.75
|
$0.41
LBP36,878
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
ZWL266.25
|
$0.47
LBP41,893
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
ZWL204.77
|
$0.39
LBP35,171
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.94
ZWL302.06
|
$0.44
LBP39,391
|
|
pay 3.6% more for transportation
|
Harare
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.10
ZWL1,964.49
|
$3.49
LBP313,510
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.50
ZWL13,685.00
|
$75.00
LBP6,735,996
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
$30,000.00
LBP2,694,398,584
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.00
ZWL6,762.00
|
$12.75
LBP1,145,119
|
|
pay 77.9% more for housing
|
Harare
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$119.22
ZWL38,389.56
|
$31.88
LBP2,862,798
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$367.86
ZWL118,450.00
|
$738.24
LBP66,303,338
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$283.33
ZWL91,233.33
|
$359.38
LBP32,276,650
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.12
ZWL14,527.88
|
$161.18
LBP14,476,375
|
|
pay 18.6% less for childcare
|
Harare
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$261.43
ZWL84,180.00
|
$283.33
LBP25,447,098
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,562.50
ZWL2,435,125.00
|
$4,111.11
LBP369,232,398
|
|
pay 19.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Harare
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
$3.00
LBP269,440
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.14
ZWL1,012.00
|
$2.80
LBP251,477
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.38
ZWL442.75
|
$2.00
LBP179,627
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$63.64
ZWL20,490.91
|
$59.33
LBP5,328,922
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
ZWL3,220.00
|
$7.00
LBP628,693
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for clothing
|
Harare
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.89
ZWL6,082.22
|
$78.12
LBP7,016,663
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.89
ZWL7,692.22
|
$57.86
LBP5,196,340
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$36.67
ZWL11,806.67
|
$103.12
LBP9,261,995
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$45.91
ZWL14,782.73
|
$110.71
LBP9,943,614
|
|
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