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Harare vs. Castries Cost of Living Summary

Harare is 6.2% cheaper than Castries.

Restaurants: pay 29.8% less in Harare
Groceries: pay 31.1% less in Harare
Transportation: pay 2.9% less in Harare
Housing: pay 10.3% more in Harare
Childcare: pay 43.7% more in Harare
Entertainment and Sports: pay 31.6% more in Harare
Clothing: pay 65.1% less in Harare

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

Harare vs. Castries Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 29.8% less for restaurants

	Castries	Harare
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.40 EC$20.00	$9.00 ZWL2,898.00	+21.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.40 EC$20.00	$5.50 ZWL1,771.00	-25.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.94 EC$5.25	$0.74 ZWL236.90	-62.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.11 EC$3.00	$0.52 ZWL167.52	-53.1%
Average			-29.8%

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pay 31.1% less for groceries

	Castries	Harare
Bread 1 loaf	$1.63 EC$4.39	$1.01 ZWL324.64	-38.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.52 EC$9.50	$4.88 ZWL1,572.43	+38.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.72 EC$20.85	$6.09 ZWL1,960.22	-21.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.79 EC$10.24	$2.18 ZWL700.35	-42.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.41 EC$11.93	$2.86 ZWL919.99	-35.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.43 EC$9.27	$1.35 ZWL435.59	-60.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 EC$2.04	$0.76 ZWL244.28	+0.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.86 EC$7.72	$1.01 ZWL325.75	-64.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$4.17 EC$11.27	$0.83 ZWL266.25	-80.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.56 EC$4.23	$0.64 ZWL204.77	-59.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.78 EC$2.12	$0.94 ZWL302.06	+19.6%
Average			-31.1%

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pay 2.9% less for transportation

	Castries	Harare
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.70 EC$15.40	$6.10 ZWL1,964.49	+7.1%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$42.50 ZWL13,685.00
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,676.62 EC$77,500.00	$25,000.00 ZWL8,050,000.00	-12.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$21.00 ZWL6,762.00
Average			-2.9%

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pay 10.3% more for housing

	Castries	Harare
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$45.02 EC$121.67	$119.22 ZWL38,389.56	+164.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$653.95 EC$1,767.34	$367.86 ZWL118,450.00	-43.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$407.02 EC$1,100.00	$283.33 ZWL91,233.33	-30.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$89.60 EC$242.16	$45.12 ZWL14,527.88	-49.6%
Average			+10.3%

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pay 43.7% more for childcare

	Castries	Harare
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$181.93 EC$491.67	$261.43 ZWL84,180.00	+43.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$7,562.50 ZWL2,435,125.00
Average			+43.7%

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pay 31.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Castries	Harare
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.04 EC$5.50	$1.50 ZWL483.00	-26.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.70 EC$10.00	$3.14 ZWL1,012.00	-15.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$1.38 ZWL442.75
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.92 EC$91.67	$63.64 ZWL20,490.91	+87.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.55 EC$15.00	$10.00 ZWL3,220.00	+80.2%
Average			+31.6%

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pay 65.1% less for clothing

	Castries	Harare
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$78.94 EC$213.33	$18.89 ZWL6,082.22	-76.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$58.59 EC$158.33	$23.89 ZWL7,692.22	-59.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$123.34 EC$333.33	$36.67 ZWL11,806.67	-70.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$101.76 EC$275.00	$45.91 ZWL14,782.73	-54.9%
Average			-65.1%

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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: January 2025

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