Cost of living comparison
Harare is 4.6% more expensive than Muscat.
If you lived in Harare instead of Muscat, you would:
pay 17.4% more for restaurants
|
Muscat
|
Harare
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.20
OMR2.000
|
$9.00
ZWL2,898.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.28
OMR2.800
|
$5.00
ZWL1,610.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
OMR0.310
|
$0.60
ZWL193.20
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
OMR0.120
|
$0.46
ZWL148.80
|
|
pay 27.5% more for groceries
|
Muscat
|
Harare
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
OMR0.460
|
$1.01
ZWL324.99
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.15
OMR0.830
|
$4.37
ZWL1,406.07
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.32
OMR2.430
|
$5.94
ZWL1,914.26
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.25
OMR0.870
|
$2.06
ZWL663.60
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.15
OMR0.830
|
$2.71
ZWL872.90
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
OMR0.410
|
$1.42
ZWL456.21
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
OMR0.310
|
$0.70
ZWL225.14
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
OMR0.290
|
$0.92
ZWL296.86
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
OMR0.200
|
$0.75
ZWL240.56
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
OMR0.160
|
$0.53
ZWL170.40
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
OMR0.160
|
$0.82
ZWL262.90
|
|
pay 59.7% more for transportation
|
Muscat
|
Harare
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.34
OMR0.900
|
$6.24
ZWL2,009.31
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$57.82
OMR22.260
|
$32.00
ZWL10,304.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,866.53
OMR8,803.040
|
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.13
OMR3.900
|
$21.00
ZWL6,762.00
|
|
pay 11.7% less for housing
|
Muscat
|
Harare
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$73.59
OMR28.330
|
$129.29
ZWL41,630.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$623.25
OMR239.930
|
$361.54
ZWL116,415.38
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$397.89
OMR153.180
|
$303.00
ZWL97,566.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$82.34
OMR31.700
|
$35.56
ZWL11,449.94
|
|
pay 17.2% more for childcare
|
Muscat
|
Harare
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$199.22
OMR76.690
|
$278.75
ZWL89,757.50
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,387.63
OMR3,229.030
|
$7,928.57
ZWL2,553,000.00
|
|
pay 31.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Muscat
|
Harare
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.39
OMR4.000
|
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.93
OMR1.900
|
$3.09
ZWL995.27
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.98
OMR2.300
|
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.07
OMR16.580
|
$51.11
ZWL16,457.78
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.09
OMR3.500
|
$11.00
ZWL3,542.00
|
|
pay 46.6% less for clothing
|
Muscat
|
Harare
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.09
OMR15.820
|
$19.38
ZWL6,238.75
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.04
OMR13.870
|
$20.00
ZWL6,440.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.48
OMR30.980
|
$38.57
ZWL12,420.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.67
OMR31.060
|
$50.62
ZWL16,301.25
|
|
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