Cost of living comparison
Harare is 55.0% more expensive than Vientiane.
If you lived in Harare instead of Vientiane, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
|
Vientiane
|
Harare
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.98
LAK43,696
|
$9.00
ZWL2,898.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.97
LAK65,544
|
$5.50
ZWL1,771.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
LAK11,653
|
$0.74
ZWL236.90
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
LAK9,323
|
$0.52
ZWL167.52
|
|
pay 19.1% more for groceries
|
Vientiane
|
Harare
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.91
LAK20,100
|
$1.01
ZWL324.64
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.72
LAK302,333
|
$4.88
ZWL1,572.43
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.42
LAK141,488
|
$6.09
ZWL1,960.22
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
LAK38,582
|
$2.18
ZWL700.35
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.95
LAK65,032
|
$2.86
ZWL919.99
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
LAK19,436
|
$1.35
ZWL435.59
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
LAK10,850
|
$0.76
ZWL244.28
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
LAK20,350
|
$1.01
ZWL325.75
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
LAK13,131
|
$0.83
ZWL266.25
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
LAK15,999
|
$0.64
ZWL204.77
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
LAK10,095
|
$0.94
ZWL302.06
|
|
pay 21.0% more for transportation
|
Vientiane
|
Harare
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.00
LAK110,285
|
$6.10
ZWL1,964.49
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$49.23
LAK1,085,070
|
$42.50
ZWL13,685.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,330.27
LAK624,377,066
|
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.18
LAK246,447
|
$21.00
ZWL6,762.00
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
|
Vientiane
|
Harare
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.17
LAK246,239
|
$119.22
ZWL38,389.56
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$859.15
LAK18,935,042
|
$367.86
ZWL118,450.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$775.98
LAK17,101,935
|
$283.33
ZWL91,233.33
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.31
LAK1,196,911
|
$45.12
ZWL14,527.88
|
|
pay 19.9% less for childcare
|
Vientiane
|
Harare
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$332.66
LAK7,331,561
|
$261.43
ZWL84,180.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,252.41
LAK203,915,841
|
$7,562.50
ZWL2,435,125.00
|
|
pay 73.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Vientiane
|
Harare
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.95
LAK20,907
|
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.50
LAK32,961
|
$3.14
ZWL1,012.00
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.59
LAK34,957
|
$1.38
ZWL442.75
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.74
LAK1,096,196
|
$63.64
ZWL20,490.91
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.50
LAK77,223
|
$10.00
ZWL3,220.00
|
|
pay 41.3% less for clothing
|
Vientiane
|
Harare
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.86
LAK1,892,222
|
$18.89
ZWL6,082.22
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.88
LAK1,385,796
|
$23.89
ZWL7,692.22
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$57.29
LAK1,262,574
|
$36.67
ZWL11,806.67
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$41.48
LAK914,129
|
$45.91
ZWL14,782.73
|
|
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