Cost of living comparison

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Harare is 47.1% more expensive than Palikir.

If you lived in Harare instead of Palikir, you would:

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pay 47.1% less for restaurants

 
Palikir
Harare
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $30.00
 
$9.00
ZWL2,898.00
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$6.00
 
$5.50
ZWL1,771.00
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.15
 
$0.74
ZWL236.90

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pay 54.2% more for groceries

 
Palikir
Harare
Bread
1 loaf
$2.20
 
$1.01
ZWL324.64
Local cheese (8 oz) $2.20
 
$4.88
ZWL1,572.43
Milk (1 gallon) $0.79
 
$6.09
ZWL1,960.22

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pay 2.3 times more for transportation

 
Palikir
Harare
Gasoline (1 gallon) $11.81
 
$6.10
ZWL1,964.49
Monthly public transit pass $34.00
 
$42.50
ZWL13,685.00
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $3,995.00
 
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00

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pay 26.9% less for housing

 
Palikir
Harare
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$265.00
 
$119.22
ZWL38,389.56
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $700.00
 
$367.86
ZWL118,450.00
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $600.00
 
$283.33
ZWL91,233.33

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pay 3.4 times more for childcare

 
Palikir
Harare
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $115.00
 
$261.43
ZWL84,180.00
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $1,685.00
 
$7,562.50
ZWL2,435,125.00

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pay 2.6% more for entertainment and sports

 
Palikir
Harare
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.50
 
$1.50
ZWL483.00
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.00
 
$3.14
ZWL1,012.00
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$18.00
 
$1.38
ZWL442.75

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pay 18.5% less for clothing

 
Palikir
Harare
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$20.00
 
$18.89
ZWL6,082.22
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$25.00
 
$23.89
ZWL7,692.22
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$70.00
 
$36.67
ZWL11,806.67

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