Cost of living comparison
Rabat is 6.4% more expensive than Harare.
If you lived in Rabat instead of Harare, you would:
pay 12.9% less for restaurants
|
Harare
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.00
ZWL2,898.00
|
$3.75
MAD36.79
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
ZWL1,610.00
|
$6.00
MAD58.87
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
ZWL193.20
|
$0.63
MAD6.23
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
ZWL148.80
|
$0.37
MAD3.68
|
|
pay 37.5% less for groceries
|
Harare
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.01
ZWL324.99
|
$0.51
MAD5.00
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.37
ZWL1,406.07
|
$4.75
MAD46.60
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.94
ZWL1,914.26
|
$3.06
MAD29.99
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.06
ZWL663.60
|
$1.79
MAD17.57
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
ZWL872.90
|
$2.66
MAD26.15
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.42
ZWL456.21
|
$0.65
MAD6.35
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
ZWL225.14
|
$0.56
MAD5.53
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
ZWL296.86
|
$0.30
MAD2.92
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
ZWL240.56
|
$0.35
MAD3.41
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
ZWL170.40
|
$0.28
MAD2.77
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
ZWL262.90
|
$0.27
MAD2.69
|
|
pay 20.5% less for transportation
|
Harare
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.24
ZWL2,009.31
|
$5.81
MAD57.05
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.00
ZWL10,304.00
|
$24.99
MAD245.28
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
$26,988.52
MAD264,907.40
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.00
ZWL6,762.00
|
$8.12
MAD79.67
|
|
pay 19.5% less for housing
|
Harare
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$129.29
ZWL41,630.00
|
$40.82
MAD400.63
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$361.54
ZWL116,415.38
|
$412.37
MAD4,047.62
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$303.00
ZWL97,566.00
|
$261.16
MAD2,563.44
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.56
ZWL11,449.94
|
$32.04
MAD314.49
|
|
pay 54.5% less for childcare
|
Harare
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$278.75
ZWL89,757.50
|
$135.41
MAD1,329.11
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,928.57
ZWL2,553,000.00
|
$3,362.57
MAD33,005.50
|
|
pay 38.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Harare
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
$4.00
MAD39.25
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.09
ZWL995.27
|
$1.74
MAD17.05
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
$3.90
MAD38.26
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.11
ZWL16,457.78
|
$26.24
MAD257.54
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.00
ZWL3,542.00
|
$6.50
MAD63.77
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
|
Harare
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$19.38
ZWL6,238.75
|
$64.15
MAD629.70
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.00
ZWL6,440.00
|
$46.23
MAD453.78
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$38.57
ZWL12,420.00
|
$93.91
MAD921.79
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.62
ZWL16,301.25
|
$100.55
MAD986.93
|
|
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