Cost of living comparison
Harare is 9.8% cheaper than Santo Domingo.
If you lived in Harare instead of Santo Domingo, you would:
pay 22.7% less for restaurants
|
Santo Domingo
|
Harare
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.23
DOP620.95
|
$9.00
ZWL2,898.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.60
DOP400.61
|
$5.50
ZWL1,771.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
DOP63.73
|
$0.74
ZWL236.90
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
DOP46.43
|
$0.52
ZWL167.52
|
|
pay 5.6% more for groceries
|
Santo Domingo
|
Harare
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.90
DOP115.49
|
$1.01
ZWL324.64
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
DOP195.25
|
$4.88
ZWL1,572.43
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.91
DOP297.94
|
$6.09
ZWL1,960.22
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.37
DOP143.69
|
$2.18
ZWL700.35
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.89
DOP175.28
|
$2.86
ZWL919.99
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.37
DOP83.31
|
$1.35
ZWL435.59
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.35
DOP21.48
|
$0.76
ZWL244.28
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.35
DOP81.99
|
$1.01
ZWL325.75
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
DOP48.13
|
$0.83
ZWL266.25
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
DOP59.70
|
$0.64
ZWL204.77
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.09
DOP66.11
|
$0.94
ZWL302.06
|
|
pay 4.9% less for transportation
|
Santo Domingo
|
Harare
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.80
DOP291.26
|
$6.10
ZWL1,964.49
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$82.54
DOP5,007.67
|
$42.50
ZWL13,685.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,062.96
DOP1,702,606.35
|
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.61
DOP1,129.12
|
$21.00
ZWL6,762.00
|
|
pay 17.3% more for housing
|
Santo Domingo
|
Harare
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.28
DOP2,565.04
|
$119.22
ZWL38,389.56
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$732.50
DOP44,441.36
|
$367.86
ZWL118,450.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$411.15
DOP24,944.88
|
$283.33
ZWL91,233.33
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.16
DOP4,014.21
|
$45.12
ZWL14,527.88
|
|
pay 2.7% less for childcare
|
Santo Domingo
|
Harare
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$361.79
DOP21,950.27
|
$261.43
ZWL84,180.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,176.69
DOP374,745.47
|
$7,562.50
ZWL2,435,125.00
|
|
pay 2.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Santo Domingo
|
Harare
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
DOP150.23
|
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.58
DOP156.49
|
$3.14
ZWL1,012.00
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.54
DOP275.42
|
$1.38
ZWL442.75
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.94
DOP2,726.40
|
$63.64
ZWL20,490.91
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.40
DOP388.09
|
$10.00
ZWL3,220.00
|
|
pay 63.0% less for clothing
|
Santo Domingo
|
Harare
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.44
DOP4,031.17
|
$18.89
ZWL6,082.22
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$56.74
DOP3,442.77
|
$23.89
ZWL7,692.22
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.17
DOP6,259.58
|
$36.67
ZWL11,806.67
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.66
DOP6,653.04
|
$45.91
ZWL14,782.73
|
|
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