Cost of living comparison
Bucharest is 66.9% more expensive than Harare.
If you lived in Bucharest instead of Harare, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
|
Harare
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.00
ZWL2,898.00
|
$11.85
RON56.63
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.50
ZWL1,771.00
|
$7.54
RON36.03
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
ZWL236.90
|
$2.00
RON9.54
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
ZWL167.52
|
$2.20
RON10.53
|
|
pay 6.9% less for groceries
|
Harare
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.01
ZWL324.64
|
$1.17
RON5.61
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.88
ZWL1,572.43
|
$4.52
RON21.62
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.09
ZWL1,960.22
|
$6.34
RON30.30
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
ZWL700.35
|
$3.28
RON15.66
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.86
ZWL919.99
|
$3.09
RON14.76
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
ZWL435.59
|
$0.59
RON2.80
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
ZWL244.28
|
$0.77
RON3.67
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.01
ZWL325.75
|
$0.75
RON3.59
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
ZWL266.25
|
$0.88
RON4.21
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
ZWL204.77
|
$0.51
RON2.42
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.94
ZWL302.06
|
$0.44
RON2.11
|
|
pay 31.9% less for transportation
|
Harare
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.10
ZWL1,964.49
|
$6.09
RON29.11
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.50
ZWL13,685.00
|
$17.24
RON82.37
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
$26,003.12
RON124,248.09
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.00
ZWL6,762.00
|
$5.82
RON27.80
|
|
pay 50.0% more for housing
|
Harare
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$119.22
ZWL38,389.56
|
$9.35
RON44.70
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$367.86
ZWL118,450.00
|
$601.94
RON2,876.17
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$283.33
ZWL91,233.33
|
$397.23
RON1,898.05
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.12
ZWL14,527.88
|
$130.07
RON621.49
|
|
pay 71.2% more for childcare
|
Harare
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$261.43
ZWL84,180.00
|
$527.95
RON2,522.65
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,562.50
ZWL2,435,125.00
|
$10,631.65
RON50,800.15
|
|
pay 83.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Harare
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
$3.23
RON15.44
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.14
ZWL1,012.00
|
$3.17
RON15.14
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.38
ZWL442.75
|
$5.98
RON28.57
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$63.64
ZWL20,490.91
|
$49.84
RON238.16
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
ZWL3,220.00
|
$8.62
RON41.18
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for clothing
|
Harare
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.89
ZWL6,082.22
|
$78.42
RON374.68
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.89
ZWL7,692.22
|
$39.68
RON189.59
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$36.67
ZWL11,806.67
|
$85.94
RON410.66
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$45.91
ZWL14,782.73
|
$105.80
RON505.54
|
|
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