Cost of living comparison
Harare is 41.4% cheaper than Wellington.
If you lived in Harare instead of Wellington, you would:
pay 60.0% less for restaurants
|
Wellington
|
Harare
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.16
NZ$25.42
|
$9.00
ZWL2,898.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.09
NZ$15.25
|
$5.00
ZWL1,610.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.49
NZ$4.17
|
$0.60
ZWL193.20
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.16
NZ$3.63
|
$0.46
ZWL148.80
|
|
pay 37.1% less for groceries
|
Wellington
|
Harare
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.13
NZ$3.58
|
$1.01
ZWL324.99
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.53
NZ$7.60
|
$4.37
ZWL1,406.07
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.33
NZ$12.30
|
$5.94
ZWL1,914.26
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.98
NZ$11.71
|
$2.06
ZWL663.60
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.27
NZ$8.83
|
$2.71
ZWL872.90
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
NZ$2.41
|
$1.42
ZWL456.21
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.15
NZ$1.93
|
$0.70
ZWL225.14
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.48
NZ$2.48
|
$0.92
ZWL296.86
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.61
NZ$4.38
|
$0.75
ZWL240.56
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
NZ$1.83
|
$0.53
ZWL170.40
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.93
NZ$1.57
|
$0.82
ZWL262.90
|
|
pay 17.5% less for transportation
|
Wellington
|
Harare
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.60
NZ$11.07
|
$6.24
ZWL2,009.31
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$115.94
NZ$194.46
|
$32.00
ZWL10,304.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,007.11
NZ$50,326.39
|
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.83
NZ$28.22
|
$21.00
ZWL6,762.00
|
|
pay 25.6% less for housing
|
Wellington
|
Harare
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.37
NZ$96.22
|
$129.29
ZWL41,630.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,516.42
NZ$2,543.27
|
$361.54
ZWL116,415.38
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,371.90
NZ$2,300.89
|
$303.00
ZWL97,566.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$134.66
NZ$225.85
|
$35.56
ZWL11,449.94
|
|
pay 51.3% less for childcare
|
Wellington
|
Harare
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$777.00
NZ$1,303.14
|
$278.75
ZWL89,757.50
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,897.92
NZ$21,631.73
|
$7,928.57
ZWL2,553,000.00
|
|
pay 31.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Wellington
|
Harare
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.28
NZ$12.20
|
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.39
NZ$5.69
|
$3.09
ZWL995.27
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$23.83
NZ$39.96
|
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.32
NZ$64.26
|
$51.11
ZWL16,457.78
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.13
NZ$20.34
|
$11.00
ZWL3,542.00
|
|
pay 67.0% less for clothing
|
Wellington
|
Harare
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.07
NZ$134.28
|
$19.38
ZWL6,238.75
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.09
NZ$89.04
|
$20.00
ZWL6,440.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.73
NZ$209.19
|
$38.57
ZWL12,420.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$129.08
NZ$216.48
|
$50.62
ZWL16,301.25
|
|
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