Cost of living comparison
Harare is 76.7% more expensive than Moscow.
If you lived in Harare instead of Moscow, you would:
pay 19.1% less for restaurants
|
Moscow
|
Harare
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.92
RUB968.31
|
$9.00
ZWL2,898.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.92
RUB480.40
|
$5.00
ZWL1,610.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.10
RUB107.83
|
$0.60
ZWL193.20
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
RUB58.53
|
$0.46
ZWL148.80
|
|
pay 66.2% more for groceries
|
Moscow
|
Harare
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.63
RUB61.68
|
$1.01
ZWL324.99
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.72
RUB460.36
|
$4.37
ZWL1,406.07
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.62
RUB353.21
|
$5.94
ZWL1,914.26
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.74
RUB169.96
|
$2.06
ZWL663.60
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.18
RUB213.18
|
$2.71
ZWL872.90
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.64
RUB62.14
|
$1.42
ZWL456.21
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
RUB66.92
|
$0.70
ZWL225.14
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
RUB77.41
|
$0.92
ZWL296.86
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
RUB152.00
|
$0.75
ZWL240.56
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
RUB18.55
|
$0.53
ZWL170.40
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
RUB19.81
|
$0.82
ZWL262.90
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
|
Moscow
|
Harare
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.31
RUB225.88
|
$6.24
ZWL2,009.31
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$29.87
RUB2,914.41
|
$32.00
ZWL10,304.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,820.00
RUB3,202,646.04
|
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.69
RUB555.13
|
$21.00
ZWL6,762.00
|
|
pay 5.7 times more for housing
|
Moscow
|
Harare
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.03
RUB588.11
|
$129.29
ZWL41,630.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$881.83
RUB86,050.89
|
$361.54
ZWL116,415.38
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$532.09
RUB51,922.41
|
$303.00
ZWL97,566.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$90.54
RUB8,835.29
|
$35.56
ZWL11,449.94
|
|
pay 36.9% less for childcare
|
Moscow
|
Harare
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$484.25
RUB47,254.08
|
$278.75
ZWL89,757.50
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,553.80
RUB1,127,445.06
|
$7,928.57
ZWL2,553,000.00
|
|
pay 15.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Moscow
|
Harare
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.28
RUB320.26
|
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.63
RUB257.04
|
$3.09
ZWL995.27
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.52
RUB245.54
|
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.93
RUB3,213.38
|
$51.11
ZWL16,457.78
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.47
RUB533.77
|
$11.00
ZWL3,542.00
|
|
pay 65.1% less for clothing
|
Moscow
|
Harare
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$98.68
RUB9,629.86
|
$19.38
ZWL6,238.75
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.53
RUB4,540.02
|
$20.00
ZWL6,440.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$117.96
RUB11,510.84
|
$38.57
ZWL12,420.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.14
RUB11,138.28
|
$50.62
ZWL16,301.25
|
|
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