Cost of living comparison
Harare is 56.2% more expensive than Jakarta.
If you lived in Harare instead of Jakarta, you would:
pay 81.0% more for restaurants
|
Jakarta
|
Harare
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.03
IDR48,297.34
|
$9.00
ZWL2,898.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.41
IDR54,398.06
|
$5.50
ZWL1,771.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
IDR9,915.28
|
$0.74
ZWL236.90
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
IDR5,634.04
|
$0.52
ZWL167.52
|
|
pay 7.6% more for groceries
|
Jakarta
|
Harare
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.22
IDR19,387.61
|
$1.01
ZWL324.64
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.49
IDR55,565.54
|
$4.88
ZWL1,572.43
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.40
IDR86,113.95
|
$6.09
ZWL1,960.22
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
IDR31,118.42
|
$2.18
ZWL700.35
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.62
IDR25,873.71
|
$2.86
ZWL919.99
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.38
IDR22,027.65
|
$1.35
ZWL435.59
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
IDR11,806.90
|
$0.76
ZWL244.28
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
IDR16,845.18
|
$1.01
ZWL325.75
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
IDR11,984.84
|
$0.83
ZWL266.25
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
IDR12,725.12
|
$0.64
ZWL204.77
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.25
IDR19,970.26
|
$0.94
ZWL302.06
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for transportation
|
Jakarta
|
Harare
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.24
IDR51,600.05
|
$6.10
ZWL1,964.49
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.75
IDR203,357.22
|
$42.50
ZWL13,685.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,509.65
IDR406,714,443.10
|
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.31
IDR52,771.20
|
$21.00
ZWL6,762.00
|
|
pay 66.7% more for housing
|
Jakarta
|
Harare
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.49
IDR454,175.39
|
$119.22
ZWL38,389.56
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$449.61
IDR7,168,342.06
|
$367.86
ZWL118,450.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$261.47
IDR4,168,823.04
|
$283.33
ZWL91,233.33
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.94
IDR1,242,575.23
|
$45.12
ZWL14,527.88
|
|
pay 18.2% more for childcare
|
Jakarta
|
Harare
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.06
IDR2,711,429.62
|
$261.43
ZWL84,180.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,157.99
IDR146,010,914.86
|
$7,562.50
ZWL2,435,125.00
|
|
pay 56.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Jakarta
|
Harare
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
IDR35,587.51
|
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.32
IDR36,995.37
|
$3.14
ZWL1,012.00
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.74
IDR43,721.80
|
$1.38
ZWL442.75
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.26
IDR466,459.39
|
$63.64
ZWL20,490.91
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.19
IDR50,839.31
|
$10.00
ZWL3,220.00
|
|
pay 50.5% less for clothing
|
Jakarta
|
Harare
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.54
IDR901,419.95
|
$18.89
ZWL6,082.22
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.50
IDR549,988.85
|
$23.89
ZWL7,692.22
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.37
IDR1,392,963.07
|
$36.67
ZWL11,806.67
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.38
IDR1,377,283.00
|
$45.91
ZWL14,782.73
|
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