Cost of living comparison
Prague is 90.0% more expensive than Harare.
If you lived in Prague instead of Harare, you would:
pay 94.1% more for restaurants
|
Harare
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.00
ZWL2,898.00
|
$10.61
CZK255.73
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.50
ZWL1,771.00
|
$8.49
CZK204.59
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
ZWL236.90
|
$1.74
CZK41.98
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
ZWL167.52
|
$1.39
CZK33.49
|
|
pay 4.7% more for groceries
|
Harare
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.01
ZWL324.64
|
$1.42
CZK34.28
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.88
ZWL1,572.43
|
$5.99
CZK144.38
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.09
ZWL1,960.22
|
$3.96
CZK95.38
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
ZWL700.35
|
$2.56
CZK61.63
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.86
ZWL919.99
|
$3.92
CZK94.33
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
ZWL435.59
|
$0.77
CZK18.44
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
ZWL244.28
|
$0.73
CZK17.63
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.01
ZWL325.75
|
$0.89
CZK21.53
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
ZWL266.25
|
$1.47
CZK35.52
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
ZWL204.77
|
$0.57
CZK13.83
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.94
ZWL302.06
|
$0.55
CZK13.17
|
|
pay 20.2% less for transportation
|
Harare
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.10
ZWL1,964.49
|
$6.13
CZK147.70
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.50
ZWL13,685.00
|
$23.35
CZK562.62
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
$25,475.49
CZK613,763.19
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.00
ZWL6,762.00
|
$12.99
CZK313.02
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
|
Harare
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$119.22
ZWL38,389.56
|
$19.68
CZK474.04
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$367.86
ZWL118,450.00
|
$1,128.35
CZK27,184.59
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$283.33
ZWL91,233.33
|
$837.45
CZK20,176.12
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.12
ZWL14,527.88
|
$223.37
CZK5,381.41
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
|
Harare
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$261.43
ZWL84,180.00
|
$713.18
CZK17,182.21
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,562.50
ZWL2,435,125.00
|
$11,763.21
CZK283,402.72
|
|
pay 87.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Harare
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
$2.40
CZK57.80
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.14
ZWL1,012.00
|
$3.08
CZK74.13
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.38
ZWL442.75
|
$6.54
CZK157.53
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$63.64
ZWL20,490.91
|
$63.73
CZK1,535.47
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
ZWL3,220.00
|
$10.61
CZK255.73
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for clothing
|
Harare
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.89
ZWL6,082.22
|
$82.44
CZK1,986.17
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.89
ZWL7,692.22
|
$36.17
CZK871.46
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$36.67
ZWL11,806.67
|
$92.56
CZK2,230.01
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$45.91
ZWL14,782.73
|
$111.10
CZK2,676.69
|
|
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