Cost of living comparison
Harare is 8.3% cheaper than Port Of Spain.
If you lived in Harare instead of Port Of Spain, you would:
pay 32.0% less for restaurants
Port Of Spain
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.31
TTD69.83
|
$9.00
ZWL2,898.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.37
TTD49.88
|
$5.00
ZWL1,610.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
TTD6.80
|
$0.60
ZWL193.20
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
TTD5.49
|
$0.46
ZWL148.80
|
|
pay 30.8% less for groceries
Port Of Spain
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.57
TTD17.41
|
$1.01
ZWL324.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.24
TTD28.69
|
$4.37
ZWL1,406.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.33
TTD63.17
|
$5.94
ZWL1,914.26
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.23
TTD28.65
|
$2.06
ZWL663.60
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.32
TTD29.23
|
$2.71
ZWL872.90
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.10
TTD14.22
|
$1.42
ZWL456.21
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
TTD6.91
|
$0.70
ZWL225.14
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.65
TTD11.14
|
$0.92
ZWL296.86
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.26
TTD15.27
|
$0.75
ZWL240.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
TTD3.64
|
$0.53
ZWL170.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
TTD4.58
|
$0.82
ZWL262.90
|
|
pay 14.1% more for transportation
Port Of Spain
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
TTD28.02
|
$6.24
ZWL2,009.31
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$97.25
TTD658.39
|
$32.00
ZWL10,304.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,395.62
TTD199,014.41
|
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.20
TTD75.82
|
$21.00
ZWL6,762.00
|
|
pay 2.8% more for housing
Port Of Spain
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$56.92
TTD385.33
|
$129.29
ZWL41,630.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$609.52
TTD4,126.60
|
$361.54
ZWL116,415.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$432.83
TTD2,930.35
|
$303.00
ZWL97,566.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.79
TTD438.64
|
$35.56
ZWL11,449.94
|
|
pay 65.4% more for childcare
Port Of Spain
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$231.33
TTD1,566.18
|
$278.75
ZWL89,757.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,769.61
TTD25,521.06
|
$7,928.57
ZWL2,553,000.00
|
|
pay 15.6% less for entertainment and sports
Port Of Spain
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.77
TTD11.97
|
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.57
TTD24.17
|
$3.09
ZWL995.27
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.89
TTD39.90
|
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.70
TTD343.28
|
$51.11
ZWL16,457.78
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.84
TTD59.85
|
$11.00
ZWL3,542.00
|
|
pay 62.2% less for clothing
Port Of Spain
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.20
TTD421.12
|
$19.38
ZWL6,238.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.52
TTD369.10
|
$20.00
ZWL6,440.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.77
TTD716.11
|
$38.57
ZWL12,420.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.18
TTD732.38
|
$50.62
ZWL16,301.25
|
|
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