Cost of living comparison
Harare is 21.7% cheaper than Rome.
If you lived in Harare instead of Rome, you would:
pay 57.8% less for restaurants
|
Rome
|
Harare
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.24
€14.94
|
$9.00
ZWL2,898.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.83
€9.96
|
$5.00
ZWL1,610.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.22
€2.04
|
$0.60
ZWL193.20
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
€1.05
|
$0.46
ZWL148.80
|
|
pay 20.5% less for groceries
|
Rome
|
Harare
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.87
€1.72
|
$1.01
ZWL324.99
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.93
€6.37
|
$4.37
ZWL1,406.07
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.37
€5.86
|
$5.94
ZWL1,914.26
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.90
€3.59
|
$2.06
ZWL663.60
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.10
€4.69
|
$2.71
ZWL872.90
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.02
€0.93
|
$1.42
ZWL456.21
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.84
|
$0.70
ZWL225.14
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.95
€0.87
|
$0.92
ZWL296.86
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.06
|
$0.75
ZWL240.56
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.66
|
$0.53
ZWL170.40
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.71
|
$0.82
ZWL262.90
|
|
pay 5.2% less for transportation
|
Rome
|
Harare
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.44
€6.84
|
$6.24
ZWL2,009.31
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.90
€34.86
|
$32.00
ZWL10,304.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,749.78
€24,598.65
|
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.87
€16.43
|
$21.00
ZWL6,762.00
|
|
pay 30.8% more for housing
|
Rome
|
Harare
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.04
€27.63
|
$129.29
ZWL41,630.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,171.95
€1,077.70
|
$361.54
ZWL116,415.38
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$721.77
€663.73
|
$303.00
ZWL97,566.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$175.72
€161.59
|
$35.56
ZWL11,449.94
|
|
pay 32.6% less for childcare
|
Rome
|
Harare
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$516.83
€475.26
|
$278.75
ZWL89,757.50
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,813.53
€9,024.35
|
$7,928.57
ZWL2,553,000.00
|
|
pay 14.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Rome
|
Harare
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.41
€4.98
|
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.59
€1.46
|
$3.09
ZWL995.27
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.50
€5.98
|
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$62.20
€57.20
|
$51.11
ZWL16,457.78
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.83
€9.96
|
$11.00
ZWL3,542.00
|
|
pay 52.5% less for clothing
|
Rome
|
Harare
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.31
€61.90
|
$19.38
ZWL6,238.75
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.97
€28.48
|
$20.00
ZWL6,440.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.10
€74.58
|
$38.57
ZWL12,420.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.39
€95.08
|
$50.62
ZWL16,301.25
|
|
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