Cost of living comparison
Mexico City is 32.7% more expensive than Harare.
If you lived in Mexico City instead of Harare, you would:
pay 35.2% more for restaurants
|
Harare
|
Mexico City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.00
ZWL2,898.00
|
$9.93
MX$199.37
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.50
ZWL1,771.00
|
$7.45
MX$149.53
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
ZWL236.90
|
$1.08
MX$21.67
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
ZWL167.52
|
$0.77
MX$15.52
|
|
pay 12.6% more for groceries
|
Harare
|
Mexico City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.01
ZWL324.64
|
$2.45
MX$49.24
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.88
ZWL1,572.43
|
$4.87
MX$97.72
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.09
ZWL1,960.22
|
$5.51
MX$110.59
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
ZWL700.35
|
$2.18
MX$43.83
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.86
ZWL919.99
|
$3.57
MX$71.70
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
ZWL435.59
|
$1.22
MX$24.53
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
ZWL244.28
|
$0.67
MX$13.44
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.01
ZWL325.75
|
$0.80
MX$16.04
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
ZWL266.25
|
$0.83
MX$16.62
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
ZWL204.77
|
$0.85
MX$17.09
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.94
ZWL302.06
|
$0.83
MX$16.62
|
|
pay 47.8% less for transportation
|
Harare
|
Mexico City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.10
ZWL1,964.49
|
$4.64
MX$93.12
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.50
ZWL13,685.00
|
$17.87
MX$358.86
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
$18,615.02
MX$373,813.76
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.00
ZWL6,762.00
|
$3.47
MX$69.78
|
|
pay 30.7% more for housing
|
Harare
|
Mexico City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$119.22
ZWL38,389.56
|
$24.38
MX$489.57
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$367.86
ZWL118,450.00
|
$893.52
MX$17,943.06
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$283.33
ZWL91,233.33
|
$544.24
MX$10,928.95
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.12
ZWL14,527.88
|
$30.31
MX$608.69
|
|
pay 28.6% more for childcare
|
Harare
|
Mexico City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$261.43
ZWL84,180.00
|
$381.33
MX$7,657.52
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,562.50
ZWL2,435,125.00
|
$8,426.99
MX$169,224.89
|
|
pay 39.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Harare
|
Mexico City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
$2.73
MX$54.83
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.14
ZWL1,012.00
|
$3.01
MX$60.37
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.38
ZWL442.75
|
$3.92
MX$78.75
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$63.64
ZWL20,490.91
|
$53.69
MX$1,078.11
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
ZWL3,220.00
|
$4.96
MX$99.68
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
|
Harare
|
Mexico City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.89
ZWL6,082.22
|
$56.36
MX$1,131.69
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.89
ZWL7,692.22
|
$41.06
MX$824.52
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$36.67
ZWL11,806.67
|
$91.99
MX$1,847.33
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$45.91
ZWL14,782.73
|
$91.93
MX$1,846.06
|
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