Cost of living comparison
Harare is 53.7% more expensive than Kigali.
If you lived in Harare instead of Kigali, you would:
pay 39.4% more for restaurants
|
Kigali
|
Harare
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.26
RWF4,531
|
$9.00
ZWL2,898.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.16
RWF8,559
|
$5.50
ZWL1,771.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
RWF1,242
|
$0.74
ZWL236.90
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
RWF654
|
$0.52
ZWL167.52
|
|
pay 73.6% more for groceries
|
Kigali
|
Harare
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.01
RWF1,400
|
$1.01
ZWL324.64
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.26
RWF3,135
|
$4.88
ZWL1,572.43
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.66
RWF3,688
|
$6.09
ZWL1,960.22
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.67
RWF2,316
|
$2.18
ZWL700.35
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.19
RWF3,045
|
$2.86
ZWL919.99
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.38
RWF1,912
|
$1.35
ZWL435.59
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
RWF724
|
$0.76
ZWL244.28
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
RWF1,193
|
$1.01
ZWL325.75
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
RWF671
|
$0.83
ZWL266.25
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RWF312
|
$0.64
ZWL204.77
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
RWF451
|
$0.94
ZWL302.06
|
|
pay 50.0% more for transportation
|
Kigali
|
Harare
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.48
RWF6,219
|
$6.10
ZWL1,964.49
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.66
RWF34,234
|
$42.50
ZWL13,685.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,668.41
RWF28,696,267
|
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.33
RWF17,117
|
$21.00
ZWL6,762.00
|
|
pay 96.2% more for housing
|
Kigali
|
Harare
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.20
RWF36,374
|
$119.22
ZWL38,389.56
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$489.52
RWF679,648
|
$367.86
ZWL118,450.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$271.95
RWF377,582
|
$283.33
ZWL91,233.33
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.04
RWF41,707
|
$45.12
ZWL14,527.88
|
|
pay 26.9% more for childcare
|
Kigali
|
Harare
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$149.39
RWF207,419
|
$261.43
ZWL84,180.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,609.00
RWF13,341,247
|
$7,562.50
ZWL2,435,125.00
|
|
pay 62.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kigali
|
Harare
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
RWF1,510
|
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
RWF3,077
|
$3.14
ZWL1,012.00
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.36
RWF3,272
|
$1.38
ZWL442.75
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.83
RWF44,191
|
$63.64
ZWL20,490.91
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.63
RWF5,034
|
$10.00
ZWL3,220.00
|
|
pay 26.8% more for clothing
|
Kigali
|
Harare
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.68
RWF23,158
|
$18.89
ZWL6,082.22
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.76
RWF30,207
|
$23.89
ZWL7,692.22
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$26.59
RWF36,919
|
$36.67
ZWL11,806.67
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$31.43
RWF43,632
|
$45.91
ZWL14,782.73
|
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