Cost of living comparison
Mexico City is 55.5% more expensive than Harare.
If you lived in Mexico City instead of Harare, you would:
pay 68.2% more for restaurants
|
Harare
|
Mexico City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.00
ZWL2,898.00
|
$10.09
MX$204.65
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
ZWL1,610.00
|
$8.90
MX$180.58
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
ZWL193.20
|
$1.21
MX$24.51
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
ZWL148.80
|
$0.84
MX$17.00
|
|
pay 33.2% more for groceries
|
Harare
|
Mexico City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.01
ZWL324.99
|
$2.63
MX$53.37
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.37
ZWL1,406.07
|
$5.57
MX$113.00
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.94
ZWL1,914.26
|
$6.31
MX$128.00
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.06
ZWL663.60
|
$2.49
MX$50.49
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
ZWL872.90
|
$4.13
MX$83.79
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.42
ZWL456.21
|
$1.42
MX$28.86
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
ZWL225.14
|
$0.70
MX$14.26
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
ZWL296.86
|
$0.82
MX$16.66
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
ZWL240.56
|
$0.91
MX$18.53
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
ZWL170.40
|
$0.95
MX$19.24
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
ZWL262.90
|
$0.87
MX$17.57
|
|
pay 33.0% less for transportation
|
Harare
|
Mexico City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.24
ZWL2,009.31
|
$5.46
MX$110.64
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.00
ZWL10,304.00
|
$21.52
MX$436.52
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
$21,960.54
MX$445,419.09
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.00
ZWL6,762.00
|
$5.34
MX$108.35
|
|
pay 60.9% more for housing
|
Harare
|
Mexico City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$129.29
ZWL41,630.00
|
$27.98
MX$567.42
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$361.54
ZWL116,415.38
|
$1,058.85
MX$21,476.42
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$303.00
ZWL97,566.00
|
$643.75
MX$13,056.98
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.56
ZWL11,449.94
|
$41.48
MX$841.34
|
|
pay 36.5% more for childcare
|
Harare
|
Mexico City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$278.75
ZWL89,757.50
|
$408.19
MX$8,279.10
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,928.57
ZWL2,553,000.00
|
$10,042.62
MX$203,691.52
|
|
pay 56.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Harare
|
Mexico City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
$2.97
MX$60.19
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.09
ZWL995.27
|
$3.52
MX$71.37
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
$4.45
MX$90.29
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.11
ZWL16,457.78
|
$60.85
MX$1,234.29
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.00
ZWL3,542.00
|
$5.94
MX$120.38
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for clothing
|
Harare
|
Mexico City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$19.38
ZWL6,238.75
|
$66.94
MX$1,357.66
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.00
ZWL6,440.00
|
$45.00
MX$912.71
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$38.57
ZWL12,420.00
|
$110.60
MX$2,243.25
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.62
ZWL16,301.25
|
$106.14
MX$2,152.87
|
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