Cost of living comparison
Harare is 29.9% cheaper than Hong Kong.
If you lived in Harare instead of Hong Kong, you would:
pay 23.6% less for restaurants
|
Hong Kong
|
Harare
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.72
HK$60.08
|
$9.00
ZWL2,898.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.33
HK$49.31
|
$5.50
ZWL1,771.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.35
HK$10.48
|
$0.74
ZWL236.90
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
HK$8.49
|
$0.52
ZWL167.52
|
|
pay 40.3% less for groceries
|
Hong Kong
|
Harare
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.40
HK$18.69
|
$1.01
ZWL324.64
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.58
HK$105.72
|
$4.88
ZWL1,572.43
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.17
HK$94.75
|
$6.09
ZWL1,960.22
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.59
HK$27.97
|
$2.18
ZWL700.35
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.30
HK$33.48
|
$2.86
ZWL919.99
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.62
HK$12.59
|
$1.35
ZWL435.59
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.19
HK$9.24
|
$0.76
ZWL244.28
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.61
HK$12.52
|
$1.01
ZWL325.75
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
HK$11.75
|
$0.83
ZWL266.25
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
HK$9.06
|
$0.64
ZWL204.77
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.14
HK$8.90
|
$0.94
ZWL302.06
|
|
pay 15.6% less for transportation
|
Hong Kong
|
Harare
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$11.42
HK$88.93
|
$6.10
ZWL1,964.49
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$64.30
HK$500.63
|
$42.50
ZWL13,685.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,067.68
HK$265,233.90
|
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.53
HK$113.09
|
$21.00
ZWL6,762.00
|
|
pay 52.2% more for housing
|
Hong Kong
|
Harare
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.69
HK$168.90
|
$119.22
ZWL38,389.56
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,183.24
HK$16,997.59
|
$367.86
ZWL118,450.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,543.27
HK$12,015.13
|
$283.33
ZWL91,233.33
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$187.23
HK$1,457.72
|
$45.12
ZWL14,527.88
|
|
pay 69.6% less for childcare
|
Hong Kong
|
Harare
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,002.59
HK$7,805.66
|
$261.43
ZWL84,180.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,790.97
HK$169,653.57
|
$7,562.50
ZWL2,435,125.00
|
|
pay 51.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Hong Kong
|
Harare
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.72
HK$60.08
|
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.30
HK$41.28
|
$3.14
ZWL1,012.00
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.12
HK$102.13
|
$1.38
ZWL442.75
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$85.27
HK$663.90
|
$63.64
ZWL20,490.91
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.86
HK$100.13
|
$10.00
ZWL3,220.00
|
|
pay 60.8% less for clothing
|
Hong Kong
|
Harare
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.66
HK$565.68
|
$18.89
ZWL6,082.22
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.59
HK$316.00
|
$23.89
ZWL7,692.22
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.45
HK$719.80
|
$36.67
ZWL11,806.67
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$142.24
HK$1,107.39
|
$45.91
ZWL14,782.73
|
|
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