Cost of living comparison

Bucharest, Romania

compared to

Harare, Zimbabwe

Harare vs. Bucharest Cost of Living Summary

Harare is 31.6% more expensive than Bucharest.

Restaurants: pay 47.7% less in Harare
Groceries: pay 22.3% more in Harare
Transportation: pay 2.0 times more in Harare
Housing: pay 3.6 times more in Harare
Childcare: pay 39.7% less in Harare
Entertainment and Sports: pay 17.5% less in Harare
Clothing: pay 57.4% less in Harare

The cost of housing, transportation, and groceries in Harare are more expensive than in Bucharest. Expenses including clothing, restaurants, childcare, and entertainment and sports are lower in Harare. Notably, housing and transportation are significantly more expensive in Harare.

Harare vs. Bucharest Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Harare instead of Bucharest, you would:

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pay 47.7% less for restaurants

	Bucharest	Harare
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.85 RON51.56	$9.00 ZWL2,898.00	-24.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.54 RON32.81	$5.50 ZWL1,771.00	-27.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 RON8.69	$0.74 ZWL236.90	-63.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.20 RON9.59	$0.52 ZWL167.52	-76.4%
Average			-47.7%

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pay 22.3% more for groceries

	Bucharest	Harare
Bread 1 loaf	$1.17 RON5.11	$1.01 ZWL324.64	-14.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.52 RON19.68	$4.88 ZWL1,572.43	+7.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.34 RON27.59	$6.09 ZWL1,960.22	-4.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.28 RON14.26	$2.18 ZWL700.35	-33.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.09 RON13.44	$2.86 ZWL919.99	-7.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.59 RON2.55	$1.35 ZWL435.59	+131.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 RON3.35	$0.76 ZWL244.28	-1.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.75 RON3.27	$1.01 ZWL325.75	+34.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 RON3.83	$0.83 ZWL266.25	-6.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 RON2.21	$0.64 ZWL204.77	+25.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 RON1.92	$0.94 ZWL302.06	+112.9%
Average			+22.3%

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pay 2.0 times more for transportation

	Bucharest	Harare
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.09 RON26.51	$6.10 ZWL1,964.49	+0.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.24 RON74.99	$42.50 ZWL13,685.00	+146.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,003.12 RON113,126.56	$25,000.00 ZWL8,050,000.00	-3.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.82 RON25.31	$21.00 ZWL6,762.00	+261.0%
Average			+101.0%

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pay 3.6 times more for housing

	Bucharest	Harare
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.35 RON40.70	$119.22 ZWL38,389.56	+1174.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$601.94 RON2,618.73	$367.86 ZWL118,450.00	-38.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$397.23 RON1,728.15	$283.33 ZWL91,233.33	-28.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$130.07 RON565.86	$45.12 ZWL14,527.88	-65.3%
Average			+260.4%

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pay 39.7% less for childcare

	Bucharest	Harare
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$527.95 RON2,296.85	$261.43 ZWL84,180.00	-50.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,631.65 RON46,252.99	$7,562.50 ZWL2,435,125.00	-28.9%
Average			-39.7%

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pay 17.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Bucharest	Harare
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.23 RON14.06	$1.50 ZWL483.00	-53.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.17 RON13.78	$3.14 ZWL1,012.00	-0.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.98 RON26.01	$1.38 ZWL442.75	-77.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.84 RON216.84	$63.64 ZWL20,490.91	+27.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.62 RON37.50	$10.00 ZWL3,220.00	+16.0%
Average			-17.5%

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pay 57.4% less for clothing

	Bucharest	Harare
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$78.42 RON341.14	$18.89 ZWL6,082.22	-75.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.68 RON172.62	$23.89 ZWL7,692.22	-39.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$85.94 RON373.90	$36.67 ZWL11,806.67	-57.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.80 RON460.29	$45.91 ZWL14,782.73	-56.6%
Average			-57.4%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: June 2025

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