Cost of living comparison
Harare is 6.7% more expensive than Muscat.
If you lived in Harare instead of Muscat, you would:
pay 25.2% 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
|
$7.79
OMR3.000
|
$5.50
ZWL1,771.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
OMR0.330
|
$0.74
ZWL236.90
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
OMR0.120
|
$0.52
ZWL167.52
|
|
pay 39.9% more for groceries
|
Muscat
|
Harare
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
OMR0.450
|
$1.01
ZWL324.64
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.01
OMR0.770
|
$4.88
ZWL1,572.43
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.07
OMR2.340
|
$6.09
ZWL1,960.22
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.30
OMR0.880
|
$2.18
ZWL700.35
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.12
OMR0.820
|
$2.86
ZWL919.99
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
OMR0.410
|
$1.35
ZWL435.59
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
OMR0.300
|
$0.76
ZWL244.28
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
OMR0.300
|
$1.01
ZWL325.75
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
OMR0.200
|
$0.83
ZWL266.25
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
OMR0.170
|
$0.64
ZWL204.77
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
OMR0.160
|
$0.94
ZWL302.06
|
|
pay 61.6% more for transportation
|
Muscat
|
Harare
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.33
OMR0.900
|
$6.10
ZWL1,964.49
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$62.34
OMR24.000
|
$42.50
ZWL13,685.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,858.86
OMR8,800.640
|
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.13
OMR3.900
|
$21.00
ZWL6,762.00
|
|
pay 11.1% less for housing
|
Muscat
|
Harare
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$69.80
OMR26.870
|
$119.22
ZWL38,389.56
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$609.46
OMR234.640
|
$367.86
ZWL118,450.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$409.71
OMR157.740
|
$283.33
ZWL91,233.33
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$81.57
OMR31.400
|
$45.12
ZWL14,527.88
|
|
pay 12.6% more for childcare
|
Muscat
|
Harare
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$188.90
OMR72.720
|
$261.43
ZWL84,180.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,697.81
OMR3,348.650
|
$7,562.50
ZWL2,435,125.00
|
|
pay 32.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Muscat
|
Harare
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$12.99
OMR5.000
|
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.85
OMR1.870
|
$3.14
ZWL1,012.00
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.97
OMR2.300
|
$1.38
ZWL442.75
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.34
OMR17.460
|
$63.64
ZWL20,490.91
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.39
OMR4.000
|
$10.00
ZWL3,220.00
|
|
pay 48.2% less for clothing
|
Muscat
|
Harare
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.16
OMR16.620
|
$18.89
ZWL6,082.22
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.38
OMR14.390
|
$23.89
ZWL7,692.22
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.28
OMR29.750
|
$36.67
ZWL11,806.67
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.48
OMR34.060
|
$45.91
ZWL14,782.73
|
|
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