Cost of living comparison
San Jose is 79.5% more expensive than Harare.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.1 times more in San Jose
- Groceries
-
pay 49.7% more in San Jose
- Transportation
-
pay 0.8% more in San Jose
- Housing
-
pay 37.5% more in San Jose
- Childcare
-
pay 81.9% more in San Jose
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 74.1% more in San Jose
- Clothing
-
pay 3.0 times more in San Jose
The cost of clothing, restaurants, childcare, entertainment and sports, groceries, and housing in San Jose are more expensive than in Harare. Notably, clothing, restaurants, and childcare are significantly more expensive in San Jose.
If you lived in San Jose instead of Harare, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Harare
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.00
ZWL2,898.00
|
$10.83
CRC5,482.88
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.50
ZWL1,771.00
|
$9.72
CRC4,919.37
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
ZWL236.90
|
$1.99
CRC1,009.34
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
ZWL167.52
|
$1.46
CRC739.62
|
|
pay 49.7% more for groceries
Harare
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.01
ZWL324.64
|
$2.60
CRC1,314.54
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.88
ZWL1,572.43
|
$4.26
CRC2,159.06
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.09
ZWL1,960.22
|
$7.23
CRC3,661.52
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
ZWL700.35
|
$3.26
CRC1,651.66
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.86
ZWL919.99
|
$4.41
CRC2,230.89
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
ZWL435.59
|
$1.95
CRC987.49
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
ZWL244.28
|
$0.63
CRC319.07
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.01
ZWL325.75
|
$1.59
CRC805.46
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
ZWL266.25
|
$1.35
CRC682.48
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
ZWL204.77
|
$1.30
CRC657.88
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.94
ZWL302.06
|
$1.19
CRC602.93
|
|
pay 0.8% more for transportation
Harare
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.10
ZWL1,964.49
|
$5.49
CRC2,778.25
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$42.50
ZWL13,685.00
|
$38.02
CRC19,249.70
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
$36,925.49
CRC18,693,593.15
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.00
ZWL6,762.00
|
$15.94
CRC8,070.22
|
|
pay 37.5% more for housing
Harare
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$119.22
ZWL38,389.56
|
$53.59
CRC27,132.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$367.86
ZWL118,450.00
|
$742.08
CRC375,678.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$283.33
ZWL91,233.33
|
$463.60
CRC234,698.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.12
ZWL14,527.88
|
$63.06
CRC31,922.01
|
|
pay 81.9% more for childcare
Harare
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$261.43
ZWL84,180.00
|
$521.49
CRC264,006.01
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,562.50
ZWL2,435,125.00
|
$12,425.72
CRC6,290,540.88
|
|
pay 74.1% more for entertainment and sports
Harare
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
$2.92
CRC1,475.81
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.14
ZWL1,012.00
|
$3.69
CRC1,868.73
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.38
ZWL442.75
|
$5.05
CRC2,558.07
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$63.64
ZWL20,490.91
|
$59.70
CRC30,223.77
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
ZWL3,220.00
|
$9.72
CRC4,919.37
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for clothing
Harare
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.89
ZWL6,082.22
|
$73.59
CRC37,253.13
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.89
ZWL7,692.22
|
$50.81
CRC25,723.86
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$36.67
ZWL11,806.67
|
$125.98
CRC63,779.40
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$45.91
ZWL14,782.73
|
$117.31
CRC59,390.28
|
|
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