Cost of living comparison
Harare is 14.4% more expensive than Port-au-prince.
If you lived in Harare instead of Port-au-prince, you would:
pay 51.3% less for restaurants
|
Port-au-prince
|
Harare
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.00
HTG1,582.29
|
$9.00
ZWL2,898.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.39
HTG1,501.32
|
$5.50
ZWL1,771.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
HTG263.71
|
$0.74
ZWL236.90
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
HTG197.79
|
$0.52
ZWL167.52
|
|
pay 2.7% less for groceries
|
Port-au-prince
|
Harare
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.50
HTG329.64
|
$1.01
ZWL324.64
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
HTG659.29
|
$4.88
ZWL1,572.43
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.68
HTG748.70
|
$6.09
ZWL1,960.22
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
HTG368.58
|
$2.18
ZWL700.35
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.91
HTG910.91
|
$2.86
ZWL919.99
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG299.05
|
$1.35
ZWL435.59
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
HTG71.77
|
$0.76
ZWL244.28
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
HTG59.81
|
$1.01
ZWL325.75
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
HTG59.81
|
$0.83
ZWL266.25
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG299.05
|
$0.64
ZWL204.77
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.27
HTG167.47
|
$0.94
ZWL302.06
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for transportation
|
Port-au-prince
|
Harare
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.01
HTG264.62
|
$6.10
ZWL1,964.49
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
HTG2,637.14
|
$42.50
ZWL13,685.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
HTG4,615,001.62
|
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.58
HTG472.05
|
$21.00
ZWL6,762.00
|
|
pay 49.2% less for housing
|
Port-au-prince
|
Harare
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$165.98
HTG21,885.76
|
$119.22
ZWL38,389.56
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$910.00
HTG119,990.04
|
$367.86
ZWL118,450.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$890.00
HTG117,352.90
|
$283.33
ZWL91,233.33
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.47
HTG10,083.20
|
$45.12
ZWL14,527.88
|
|
pay 85.8% more for childcare
|
Port-au-prince
|
Harare
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$100.00
HTG13,185.72
|
$261.43
ZWL84,180.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,867.80
HTG905,569.03
|
$7,562.50
ZWL2,435,125.00
|
|
pay 4.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Port-au-prince
|
Harare
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.00
HTG659.29
|
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.65
HTG217.26
|
$3.14
ZWL1,012.00
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
HTG263.71
|
$1.38
ZWL442.75
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.54
HTG9,169.55
|
$63.64
ZWL20,490.91
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
HTG1,318.57
|
$10.00
ZWL3,220.00
|
|
pay 70.8% less for clothing
|
Port-au-prince
|
Harare
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.00
HTG10,548.58
|
$18.89
ZWL6,082.22
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.00
HTG9,889.29
|
$23.89
ZWL7,692.22
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$120.00
HTG15,822.86
|
$36.67
ZWL11,806.67
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$150.00
HTG19,778.58
|
$45.91
ZWL14,782.73
|
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