Cost of living comparison

Kathmandu, Nepal

compared to

Harare vs. Kathmandu Cost of Living Summary

Harare is 2.4 times more expensive than Kathmandu.

Restaurants: pay 2.9 times more in Harare
Groceries: pay 95.1% more in Harare
Transportation: pay 2.0 times more in Harare
Housing: pay 4.5 times more in Harare
Childcare: pay 2.5 times more in Harare
Entertainment and Sports: pay 75.3% more in Harare
Clothing: pay 13.6% less in Harare

The cost of housing, restaurants, childcare, transportation, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Harare are more expensive than in Kathmandu. Notably, housing, restaurants, and childcare are significantly more expensive in Harare.

Harare vs. Kathmandu Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Harare instead of Kathmandu, you would:

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pay 2.9 times more for restaurants

	Kathmandu	Harare
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.47 NPR201.60	$9.00 ZWL2,898.00	+511.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.36 NPR1,007.01	$5.50 ZWL1,771.00	-25.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 NPR62.42	$0.74 ZWL236.90	+61.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.16 NPR22.13	$0.52 ZWL167.52	+221.7%
Average			+192.2%

Kathmandu vs. Harare - Cost of restaurants

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pay 95.1% more for groceries

	Kathmandu	Harare
Bread 1 loaf	$0.57 NPR77.45	$1.01 ZWL324.64	+78.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.70 NPR642.68	$4.88 ZWL1,572.43	+4.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.17 NPR434.23	$6.09 ZWL1,960.22	+91.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.62 NPR222.34	$2.18 ZWL700.35	+33.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.48 NPR202.32	$2.86 ZWL919.99	+93.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.09 NPR148.83	$1.35 ZWL435.59	+24.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 NPR64.41	$0.76 ZWL244.28	+61.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.52 NPR71.49	$1.01 ZWL325.75	+93.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.33 NPR44.82	$0.83 ZWL266.25	+152.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.22 NPR29.76	$0.64 ZWL204.77	+192.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.29 NPR40.08	$0.94 ZWL302.06	+220.3%
Average			+95.1%

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pay 2.0 times more for transportation

	Kathmandu	Harare
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.85 NPR664.22	$6.10 ZWL1,964.49	+25.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.94 NPR1,360.82	$42.50 ZWL13,685.00	+327.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,138.99 NPR4,536,069.77	$25,000.00 ZWL8,050,000.00	-24.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.05 NPR1,512.02	$21.00 ZWL6,762.00	+90.1%
Average			+104.7%

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pay 4.5 times more for housing

	Kathmandu	Harare
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$10.42 NPR1,426.73	$119.22 ZWL38,389.56	+1043.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$191.60 NPR26,226.88	$367.86 ZWL118,450.00	+92.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$102.03 NPR13,965.21	$283.33 ZWL91,233.33	+177.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$26.40 NPR3,613.29	$45.12 ZWL14,527.88	+70.9%
Average			+346.1%

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pay 2.5 times more for childcare

	Kathmandu	Harare
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$91.89 NPR12,577.28	$261.43 ZWL84,180.00	+184.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,479.59 NPR476,287.33	$7,562.50 ZWL2,435,125.00	+117.3%
Average			+150.9%

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pay 75.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Kathmandu	Harare
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.58 NPR352.81	$1.50 ZWL483.00	-41.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.66 NPR227.19	$3.14 ZWL1,012.00	+89.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.95 NPR403.21	$1.38 ZWL442.75	-53.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$22.71 NPR3,108.05	$63.64 ZWL20,490.91	+180.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.31 NPR453.61	$10.00 ZWL3,220.00	+201.8%
Average			+75.3%

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pay 13.6% less for clothing

	Kathmandu	Harare
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$24.02 NPR3,287.68	$18.89 ZWL6,082.22	-21.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$31.19 NPR4,269.24	$23.89 ZWL7,692.22	-23.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$53.29 NPR7,294.85	$36.67 ZWL11,806.67	-31.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$37.76 NPR5,168.37	$45.91 ZWL14,782.73	+21.6%
Average			-13.6%

Kathmandu vs. Harare - Cost of clothing

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