Cost of living comparison
Harare is 2.5 times more expensive than Maseru.
If you lived in Harare instead of Maseru, you would:
pay 28.4% less for restaurants
|
Maseru
|
Harare
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$9.00
ZWL2,898.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.58
LSL209.98
|
$5.50
ZWL1,771.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
LSL18.66
|
$0.74
ZWL236.90
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
LSL9.83
|
$0.52
ZWL167.52
|
|
pay 25.3% more for groceries
|
Maseru
|
Harare
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.82
LSL14.88
|
$1.01
ZWL324.64
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.67
LSL48.39
|
$4.88
ZWL1,572.43
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.65
LSL66.15
|
$6.09
ZWL1,960.22
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.28
LSL23.15
|
$2.18
ZWL700.35
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.09
LSL56.05
|
$2.86
ZWL919.99
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
LSL16.00
|
$1.35
ZWL435.59
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
LSL18.22
|
$0.76
ZWL244.28
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
LSL17.91
|
$1.01
ZWL325.75
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
LSL21.02
|
$0.83
ZWL266.25
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
LSL11.05
|
$0.64
ZWL204.77
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
LSL12.46
|
$0.94
ZWL302.06
|
|
pay 95.1% more for transportation
|
Maseru
|
Harare
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
LSL84.05
|
$6.10
ZWL1,964.49
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.40
LSL514.89
|
$42.50
ZWL13,685.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,879.98
LSL360,423.97
|
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.62
LSL101.95
|
$21.00
ZWL6,762.00
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for housing
|
Maseru
|
Harare
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.72
LSL411.91
|
$119.22
ZWL38,389.56
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$143.89
LSL2,608.78
|
$367.86
ZWL118,450.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$72.89
LSL1,321.55
|
$283.33
ZWL91,233.33
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$45.12
ZWL14,527.88
|
|
pay 7.8 times more for childcare
|
Maseru
|
Harare
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$29.35
LSL532.05
|
$261.43
ZWL84,180.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,117.07
LSL20,252.39
|
$7,562.50
ZWL2,435,125.00
|
|
pay 61.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Maseru
|
Harare
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
LSL33.62
|
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.29
LSL23.42
|
$3.14
ZWL1,012.00
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.83
LSL87.53
|
$1.38
ZWL442.75
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.77
LSL394.75
|
$63.64
ZWL20,490.91
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$10.00
ZWL3,220.00
|
|
pay 56.7% less for clothing
|
Maseru
|
Harare
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.60
LSL772.34
|
$18.89
ZWL6,082.22
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.76
LSL720.85
|
$23.89
ZWL7,692.22
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.35
LSL1,819.28
|
$36.67
ZWL11,806.67
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$142.00
LSL2,574.46
|
$45.91
ZWL14,782.73
|
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