Cost of living comparison
Taipei is 52.8% more expensive than Harare.
If you lived in Taipei instead of Harare, you would:
pay 6.7% more for restaurants
|
Harare
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.00
ZWL2,898.00
|
$6.18
NT$201.77
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.50
ZWL1,771.00
|
$5.01
NT$163.43
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
ZWL236.90
|
$1.00
NT$32.77
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
ZWL167.52
|
$0.68
NT$22.17
|
|
pay 57.3% more for groceries
|
Harare
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.01
ZWL324.64
|
$1.86
NT$60.65
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.88
ZWL1,572.43
|
$8.37
NT$273.28
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.09
ZWL1,960.22
|
$10.77
NT$351.46
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
ZWL700.35
|
$2.72
NT$88.68
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.86
ZWL919.99
|
$4.37
NT$142.47
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
ZWL435.59
|
$2.06
NT$67.29
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
ZWL244.28
|
$1.01
NT$33.06
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.01
ZWL325.75
|
$1.25
NT$40.69
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
ZWL266.25
|
$1.56
NT$50.74
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
ZWL204.77
|
$1.30
NT$42.40
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.94
ZWL302.06
|
$1.11
NT$36.22
|
|
pay 17.8% less for transportation
|
Harare
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.10
ZWL1,964.49
|
$3.68
NT$120.24
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.50
ZWL13,685.00
|
$37.10
NT$1,210.62
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
$34,750.62
NT$1,133,947.33
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.00
ZWL6,762.00
|
$8.81
NT$287.52
|
|
pay 24.2% more for housing
|
Harare
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$119.22
ZWL38,389.56
|
$24.04
NT$784.40
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$367.86
ZWL118,450.00
|
$630.95
NT$20,588.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$283.33
ZWL91,233.33
|
$465.35
NT$15,184.93
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.12
ZWL14,527.88
|
$63.62
NT$2,076.00
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
|
Harare
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$261.43
ZWL84,180.00
|
$610.09
NT$19,907.97
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,562.50
ZWL2,435,125.00
|
$18,275.33
NT$596,342.41
|
|
pay 40.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Harare
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
$2.63
NT$85.75
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.14
ZWL1,012.00
|
$3.05
NT$99.44
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.38
ZWL442.75
|
$3.71
NT$121.06
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$63.64
ZWL20,490.91
|
$38.32
NT$1,250.30
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
ZWL3,220.00
|
$9.89
NT$322.83
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
|
Harare
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.89
ZWL6,082.22
|
$56.02
NT$1,828.04
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.89
ZWL7,692.22
|
$31.15
NT$1,016.57
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$36.67
ZWL11,806.67
|
$85.26
NT$2,782.10
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$45.91
ZWL14,782.73
|
$103.43
NT$3,375.06
|
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