Cost of living comparison
Manila is 21.5% more expensive than Harare.
If you lived in Manila instead of Harare, you would:
pay 2.0% more for restaurants
|
Harare
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.00
ZWL2,898.00
|
$5.21
₱304.27
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
ZWL1,610.00
|
$4.34
₱253.56
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
ZWL193.20
|
$0.95
₱55.46
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
ZWL148.80
|
$0.48
₱28.31
|
|
pay 28.6% more for groceries
|
Harare
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.01
ZWL324.99
|
$1.33
₱77.68
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.37
ZWL1,406.07
|
$4.28
₱249.56
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.94
ZWL1,914.26
|
$6.97
₱406.87
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.06
ZWL663.60
|
$2.08
₱121.19
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
ZWL872.90
|
$2.27
₱132.77
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.42
ZWL456.21
|
$1.48
₱86.37
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
ZWL225.14
|
$0.77
₱44.79
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
ZWL296.86
|
$1.53
₱89.48
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
ZWL240.56
|
$0.97
₱56.45
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
ZWL170.40
|
$1.09
₱63.43
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
ZWL262.90
|
$1.37
₱80.00
|
|
pay 45.6% less for transportation
|
Harare
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.24
ZWL2,009.31
|
$4.31
₱251.58
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.00
ZWL10,304.00
|
$10.12
₱590.59
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
$26,066.56
₱1,521,374.79
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.00
ZWL6,762.00
|
$2.66
₱155.18
|
|
pay 26.1% more for housing
|
Harare
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$129.29
ZWL41,630.00
|
$28.90
₱1,686.99
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$361.54
ZWL116,415.38
|
$465.25
₱27,154.19
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$303.00
ZWL97,566.00
|
$244.37
₱14,262.83
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.56
ZWL11,449.94
|
$96.97
₱5,659.70
|
|
pay 80.3% more for childcare
|
Harare
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$278.75
ZWL89,757.50
|
$499.25
₱29,138.55
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,928.57
ZWL2,553,000.00
|
$14,398.67
₱840,378.45
|
|
pay 2.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Harare
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
$1.22
₱71.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.09
ZWL995.27
|
$2.95
₱172.19
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
$2.95
₱172.42
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.11
ZWL16,457.78
|
$41.83
₱2,441.44
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.00
ZWL3,542.00
|
$6.52
₱380.34
|
|
pay 56.0% more for clothing
|
Harare
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$19.38
ZWL6,238.75
|
$33.02
₱1,927.02
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.00
ZWL6,440.00
|
$27.26
₱1,591.04
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$38.57
ZWL12,420.00
|
$73.19
₱4,271.72
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.62
ZWL16,301.25
|
$64.44
₱3,761.09
|
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