Cost of living comparison
Kingston is 53.9% more expensive than Harare.
If you lived in Kingston instead of Harare, you would:
pay 50.1% more for restaurants
|
Harare
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.00
ZWL2,898.00
|
$7.52
JMD1,171.70
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.50
ZWL1,771.00
|
$8.62
JMD1,342.58
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
ZWL236.90
|
$1.41
JMD220.07
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
ZWL167.52
|
$0.88
JMD136.70
|
|
pay 87.0% more for groceries
|
Harare
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.01
ZWL324.64
|
$3.54
JMD551.90
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.88
ZWL1,572.43
|
$6.58
JMD1,024.62
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.09
ZWL1,960.22
|
$15.26
JMD2,377.50
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
ZWL700.35
|
$4.27
JMD665.59
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.86
ZWL919.99
|
$2.97
JMD462.53
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
ZWL435.59
|
$2.70
JMD421.00
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
ZWL244.28
|
$1.39
JMD215.96
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.01
ZWL325.75
|
$1.82
JMD284.12
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
ZWL266.25
|
$1.59
JMD248.26
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
ZWL204.77
|
$1.04
JMD162.39
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.94
ZWL302.06
|
$0.95
JMD147.80
|
|
pay 16.2% more for transportation
|
Harare
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.10
ZWL1,964.49
|
$4.83
JMD753.27
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.50
ZWL13,685.00
|
$37.59
JMD5,858.51
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
$42,920.30
JMD6,688,465.04
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.00
ZWL6,762.00
|
$26.32
JMD4,100.96
|
|
pay 73.9% more for housing
|
Harare
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$119.22
ZWL38,389.56
|
$52.89
JMD8,241.76
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$367.86
ZWL118,450.00
|
$874.50
JMD136,277.45
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$283.33
ZWL91,233.33
|
$425.21
JMD66,261.79
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.12
ZWL14,527.88
|
$118.83
JMD18,517.49
|
|
pay 42.6% less for childcare
|
Harare
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$261.43
ZWL84,180.00
|
$227.66
JMD35,476.53
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,562.50
ZWL2,435,125.00
|
$2,105.29
JMD328,076.53
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Harare
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
$3.13
JMD488.21
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.14
ZWL1,012.00
|
$4.28
JMD667.43
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.38
ZWL442.75
|
$8.77
JMD1,366.99
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$63.64
ZWL20,490.91
|
$69.97
JMD10,903.34
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
ZWL3,220.00
|
$13.16
JMD2,050.48
|
|
pay 47.5% more for clothing
|
Harare
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.89
ZWL6,082.22
|
$26.32
JMD4,100.96
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.89
ZWL7,692.22
|
$25.59
JMD3,987.04
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$36.67
ZWL11,806.67
|
$71.01
JMD11,066.07
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$45.91
ZWL14,782.73
|
$68.92
JMD10,740.60
|
|
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