Cost of living comparison
Harare is 2.1% more expensive than Warsaw.
If you lived in Harare instead of Warsaw, you would:
pay 47.8% less for restaurants
|
Warsaw
|
Harare
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.16
PLN40.91
|
$9.00
ZWL2,898.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.38
PLN33.75
|
$5.00
ZWL1,610.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.81
PLN7.28
|
$0.60
ZWL193.20
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
PLN6.84
|
$0.46
ZWL148.80
|
|
pay 25.5% more for groceries
|
Warsaw
|
Harare
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.10
PLN4.41
|
$1.01
ZWL324.99
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.61
PLN18.58
|
$4.37
ZWL1,406.07
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.88
PLN15.60
|
$5.94
ZWL1,914.26
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.08
PLN12.41
|
$2.06
ZWL663.60
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.68
PLN10.78
|
$2.71
ZWL872.90
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
PLN1.74
|
$1.42
ZWL456.21
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
PLN3.00
|
$0.70
ZWL225.14
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.85
PLN3.42
|
$0.92
ZWL296.86
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.38
PLN5.54
|
$0.75
ZWL240.56
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
PLN1.57
|
$0.53
ZWL170.40
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
PLN2.16
|
$0.82
ZWL262.90
|
|
pay 37.8% more for transportation
|
Warsaw
|
Harare
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.40
PLN25.76
|
$6.24
ZWL2,009.31
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$27.94
PLN112.49
|
$32.00
ZWL10,304.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,011.90
PLN124,867.38
|
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.13
PLN32.73
|
$21.00
ZWL6,762.00
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
|
Warsaw
|
Harare
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.13
PLN64.93
|
$129.29
ZWL41,630.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,108.48
PLN4,463.22
|
$361.54
ZWL116,415.38
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$848.90
PLN3,418.04
|
$303.00
ZWL97,566.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$229.74
PLN925.05
|
$35.56
ZWL11,449.94
|
|
pay 45.0% less for childcare
|
Warsaw
|
Harare
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$527.99
PLN2,125.93
|
$278.75
ZWL89,757.50
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,833.43
PLN55,699.37
|
$7,928.57
ZWL2,553,000.00
|
|
pay 16.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Warsaw
|
Harare
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.06
PLN16.36
|
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.66
PLN14.75
|
$3.09
ZWL995.27
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.83
PLN19.43
|
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.12
PLN169.61
|
$51.11
ZWL16,457.78
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.62
PLN30.68
|
$11.00
ZWL3,542.00
|
|
pay 60.5% less for clothing
|
Warsaw
|
Harare
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.42
PLN376.16
|
$19.38
ZWL6,238.75
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.56
PLN171.36
|
$20.00
ZWL6,440.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.76
PLN365.43
|
$38.57
ZWL12,420.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.66
PLN425.43
|
$50.62
ZWL16,301.25
|
|
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