Cost of living comparison
Harare is 29.9% cheaper than Vienna.
If you lived in Harare instead of Vienna, you would:
pay 61.0% less for restaurants
|
Vienna
|
Harare
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€15.25
|
$9.00
ZWL2,898.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€10.16
|
$5.50
ZWL1,771.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.77
€2.62
|
$0.74
ZWL236.90
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.35
€2.23
|
$0.52
ZWL167.52
|
|
pay 29.3% less for groceries
|
Vienna
|
Harare
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.91
€2.76
|
$1.01
ZWL324.64
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.18
€7.76
|
$4.88
ZWL1,572.43
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.99
€5.68
|
$6.09
ZWL1,960.22
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.47
€4.24
|
$2.18
ZWL700.35
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.34
€6.01
|
$2.86
ZWL919.99
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.10
|
$1.35
ZWL435.59
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
€0.96
|
$0.76
ZWL244.28
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.41
€1.34
|
$1.01
ZWL325.75
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.96
€1.86
|
$0.83
ZWL266.25
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.82
|
$0.64
ZWL204.77
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.81
|
$0.94
ZWL302.06
|
|
pay 0.3% more for transportation
|
Vienna
|
Harare
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.58
€6.24
|
$6.10
ZWL1,964.49
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$41.80
€39.64
|
$42.50
ZWL13,685.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,753.31
€26,320.18
|
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.01
€17.08
|
$21.00
ZWL6,762.00
|
|
pay 3.2% more for housing
|
Vienna
|
Harare
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.56
€34.67
|
$119.22
ZWL38,389.56
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,107.49
€1,050.30
|
$367.86
ZWL118,450.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$808.26
€766.52
|
$283.33
ZWL91,233.33
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$244.03
€231.43
|
$45.12
ZWL14,527.88
|
|
pay 28.1% less for childcare
|
Vienna
|
Harare
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$273.73
€259.59
|
$261.43
ZWL84,180.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,621.84
€14,815.16
|
$7,562.50
ZWL2,435,125.00
|
|
pay 31.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Vienna
|
Harare
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.36
€5.08
|
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.21
€4.00
|
$3.14
ZWL1,012.00
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.75
€6.40
|
$1.38
ZWL442.75
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.46
€43.12
|
$63.64
ZWL20,490.91
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.86
€12.20
|
$10.00
ZWL3,220.00
|
|
pay 62.9% less for clothing
|
Vienna
|
Harare
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$104.52
€99.12
|
$18.89
ZWL6,082.22
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.69
€41.44
|
$23.89
ZWL7,692.22
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.42
€90.49
|
$36.67
ZWL11,806.67
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.09
€116.73
|
$45.91
ZWL14,782.73
|
|
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