Cost of living comparison
Harare is 31.4% more expensive than Nairobi.
If you lived in Harare instead of Nairobi, you would:
pay 30.9% more for restaurants
|
Nairobi
|
Harare
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.85
KES495.55
|
$9.00
ZWL2,898.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.38
KES693.77
|
$5.00
ZWL1,610.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
KES75.42
|
$0.60
ZWL193.20
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
KES63.12
|
$0.46
ZWL148.80
|
|
pay 41.0% more for groceries
|
Nairobi
|
Harare
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
KES72.26
|
$1.01
ZWL324.99
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.70
KES733.82
|
$4.37
ZWL1,406.07
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.37
KES434.59
|
$5.94
ZWL1,914.26
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.69
KES218.17
|
$2.06
ZWL663.60
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.67
KES343.68
|
$2.71
ZWL872.90
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.12
KES144.00
|
$1.42
ZWL456.21
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
KES53.77
|
$0.70
ZWL225.14
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
KES99.88
|
$0.92
ZWL296.86
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.41
KES52.46
|
$0.75
ZWL240.56
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
KES54.17
|
$0.53
ZWL170.40
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
KES61.21
|
$0.82
ZWL262.90
|
|
pay 24.3% more for transportation
|
Nairobi
|
Harare
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.09
KES784.44
|
$6.24
ZWL2,009.31
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$34.46
KES4,440.11
|
$32.00
ZWL10,304.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,461.54
KES2,378,631.47
|
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.62
KES1,625.40
|
$21.00
ZWL6,762.00
|
|
pay 79.8% more for housing
|
Nairobi
|
Harare
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.57
KES5,227.04
|
$129.29
ZWL41,630.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$418.88
KES53,969.71
|
$361.54
ZWL116,415.38
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$196.01
KES25,253.90
|
$303.00
ZWL97,566.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$22.29
KES2,872.24
|
$35.56
ZWL11,449.94
|
|
pay 47.0% more for childcare
|
Nairobi
|
Harare
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$146.63
KES18,892.78
|
$278.75
ZWL89,757.50
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,624.54
KES982,365.18
|
$7,928.57
ZWL2,553,000.00
|
|
pay 9.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Nairobi
|
Harare
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.31
KES297.33
|
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.24
KES288.48
|
$3.09
ZWL995.27
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.69
KES346.88
|
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.86
KES5,908.85
|
$51.11
ZWL16,457.78
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.15
KES792.88
|
$11.00
ZWL3,542.00
|
|
pay 12.8% less for clothing
|
Nairobi
|
Harare
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.56
KES2,391.34
|
$19.38
ZWL6,238.75
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.95
KES3,213.98
|
$20.00
ZWL6,440.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$57.17
KES7,365.65
|
$38.57
ZWL12,420.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$52.46
KES6,759.24
|
$50.62
ZWL16,301.25
|
|
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