Cost of living comparison

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Harare is 13.8% cheaper than Kingstown.

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

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pay 39.9% less for restaurants

 
Kingstown
Harare
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $7.40
EC$20.00
$9.00
ZWL2,898.00
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$11.10
EC$30.00
$5.50
ZWL1,771.00
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.85
EC$5.00
$0.74
ZWL236.90

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pay 38.5% less for groceries

 
Kingstown
Harare
Bread
1 loaf
$1.85
EC$5.00
$1.01
ZWL324.64
Local cheese (8 oz) $7.26
EC$19.61
$4.88
ZWL1,572.43
Milk (1 gallon) $12.14
EC$32.81
$6.09
ZWL1,960.22

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pay 31.2% less for transportation

 
Kingstown
Harare
Gasoline (1 gallon) $14.57
EC$39.38
$6.10
ZWL1,964.49
Monthly public transit pass $59.20
EC$160.00
$42.50
ZWL13,685.00
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $32,376.83
EC$87,500.00
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00

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pay 24.6% more for housing

 
Kingstown
Harare
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$55.50
EC$150.00
$119.22
ZWL38,389.56
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $296.02
EC$800.00
$367.86
ZWL118,450.00
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $296.02
EC$800.00
$283.33
ZWL91,233.33

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pay 41.3% more for childcare

 
Kingstown
Harare
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $185.01
EC$500.00
$261.43
ZWL84,180.00
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $7,562.50
ZWL2,435,125.00

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pay 16.0% more for entertainment and sports

 
Kingstown
Harare
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.85
EC$5.00
$1.50
ZWL483.00
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.71
EC$7.33
$3.14
ZWL1,012.00
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$4.44
EC$12.00
$1.38
ZWL442.75

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pay 68.7% less for clothing

 
Kingstown
Harare
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$101.76
EC$275.00
$18.89
ZWL6,082.22
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$83.25
EC$225.00
$23.89
ZWL7,692.22
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$111.01
EC$300.00
$36.67
ZWL11,806.67

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