Cost of living comparison
Prague is 99.8% more expensive than Harare.
If you lived in Prague instead of Harare, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Harare
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.00
ZWL2,898.00
|
$9.61
CZK224.79
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
ZWL1,610.00
|
$8.74
CZK204.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
ZWL193.20
|
$1.67
CZK39.11
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
ZWL148.80
|
$1.51
CZK35.23
|
|
pay 16.1% more for groceries
Harare
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.01
ZWL324.99
|
$1.55
CZK36.24
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.37
ZWL1,406.07
|
$6.25
CZK146.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.94
ZWL1,914.26
|
$3.95
CZK92.31
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.06
ZWL663.60
|
$2.61
CZK61.01
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
ZWL872.90
|
$4.08
CZK95.36
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.42
ZWL456.21
|
$0.77
CZK17.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
ZWL225.14
|
$0.74
CZK17.41
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
ZWL296.86
|
$0.95
CZK22.26
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
ZWL240.56
|
$1.43
CZK33.46
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
ZWL170.40
|
$0.58
CZK13.47
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
ZWL262.90
|
$0.60
CZK13.93
|
|
pay 13.7% less for transportation
Harare
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.24
ZWL2,009.31
|
$6.44
CZK150.62
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.00
ZWL10,304.00
|
$24.03
CZK561.98
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
$26,867.69
CZK628,394.86
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.00
ZWL6,762.00
|
$12.49
CZK292.23
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
Harare
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$129.29
ZWL41,630.00
|
$21.58
CZK504.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$361.54
ZWL116,415.38
|
$1,071.02
CZK25,049.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$303.00
ZWL97,566.00
|
$788.65
CZK18,445.26
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.56
ZWL11,449.94
|
$233.34
CZK5,457.52
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for childcare
Harare
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$278.75
ZWL89,757.50
|
$723.05
CZK16,911.03
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,928.57
ZWL2,553,000.00
|
$11,769.87
CZK275,279.62
|
|
pay 86.2% more for entertainment and sports
Harare
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
$2.60
CZK60.80
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.09
ZWL995.27
|
$3.13
CZK73.23
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
$6.55
CZK153.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.11
ZWL16,457.78
|
$61.39
CZK1,435.87
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.00
ZWL3,542.00
|
$10.92
CZK255.45
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for clothing
Harare
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$19.38
ZWL6,238.75
|
$83.11
CZK1,943.78
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.00
ZWL6,440.00
|
$39.28
CZK918.78
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$38.57
ZWL12,420.00
|
$98.13
CZK2,295.04
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.62
ZWL16,301.25
|
$115.55
CZK2,702.44
|
|
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