Cost of living comparison
Harare is 14.7% more expensive than Lima.
If you lived in Harare instead of Lima, you would:
pay 14.6% more for restaurants
|
Lima
|
Harare
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.03
PEN15.20
|
$9.00
ZWL2,898.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.18
PEN23.30
|
$5.00
ZWL1,610.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
PEN3.26
|
$0.60
ZWL193.20
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
PEN2.06
|
$0.46
ZWL148.80
|
|
pay 29.9% more for groceries
|
Lima
|
Harare
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.33
PEN8.80
|
$1.01
ZWL324.99
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
PEN13.58
|
$4.37
ZWL1,406.07
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.93
PEN18.59
|
$5.94
ZWL1,914.26
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.67
PEN10.07
|
$2.06
ZWL663.60
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.37
PEN8.93
|
$2.71
ZWL872.90
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
PEN3.00
|
$1.42
ZWL456.21
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
PEN1.86
|
$0.70
ZWL225.14
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.46
PEN1.75
|
$0.92
ZWL296.86
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
PEN1.83
|
$0.75
ZWL240.56
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.79
|
$0.53
ZWL170.40
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.83
|
$0.82
ZWL262.90
|
|
pay 20.9% more for transportation
|
Lima
|
Harare
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.61
PEN21.16
|
$6.24
ZWL2,009.31
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.86
PEN78.62
|
$32.00
ZWL10,304.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,497.63
PEN81,041.60
|
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.42
PEN76.99
|
$21.00
ZWL6,762.00
|
|
pay 67.1% more for housing
|
Lima
|
Harare
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.05
PEN109.51
|
$129.29
ZWL41,630.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$557.54
PEN2,101.79
|
$361.54
ZWL116,415.38
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$362.83
PEN1,367.78
|
$303.00
ZWL97,566.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$47.53
PEN179.17
|
$35.56
ZWL11,449.94
|
|
pay 9.2% more for childcare
|
Lima
|
Harare
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$250.81
PEN945.49
|
$278.75
ZWL89,757.50
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,392.79
PEN27,869.31
|
$7,928.57
ZWL2,553,000.00
|
|
pay 8.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Lima
|
Harare
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.15
PEN8.10
|
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.66
PEN10.02
|
$3.09
ZWL995.27
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.37
PEN20.26
|
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.70
PEN115.73
|
$51.11
ZWL16,457.78
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.72
PEN25.33
|
$11.00
ZWL3,542.00
|
|
pay 47.7% less for clothing
|
Lima
|
Harare
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.97
PEN165.75
|
$19.38
ZWL6,238.75
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.91
PEN120.29
|
$20.00
ZWL6,440.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.88
PEN308.68
|
$38.57
ZWL12,420.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.53
PEN345.06
|
$50.62
ZWL16,301.25
|
|
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