Cost of living comparison
Harare is 92.0% more expensive than Dushanbe.
- Restaurants
-
pay 30.9% more in Harare
- Groceries
-
pay 79.2% more in Harare
- Transportation
-
pay 4.7 times more in Harare
- Housing
-
pay 2.0 times more in Harare
- Childcare
-
pay 50.2% more in Harare
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 43.0% more in Harare
- Clothing
-
pay 33.4% less in Harare
The cost of transportation, housing, groceries, childcare, entertainment and sports, and restaurants in Harare are more expensive than in Dushanbe. Notably, transportation, housing, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Harare.
If you lived in Harare instead of Dushanbe, you would:
pay 30.9% more for restaurants
Dushanbe
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.61
TJS61.26
|
$9.00
ZWL2,898.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.16
TJS99.98
|
$5.50
ZWL1,771.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
TJS6.81
|
$0.74
ZWL236.90
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
TJS3.06
|
$0.52
ZWL167.52
|
|
pay 79.2% more for groceries
Dushanbe
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.57
TJS6.23
|
$1.01
ZWL324.64
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
TJS46.68
|
$4.88
ZWL1,572.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.05
TJS33.24
|
$6.09
ZWL1,960.22
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
TJS19.11
|
$2.18
ZWL700.35
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
TJS20.56
|
$2.86
ZWL919.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
TJS5.93
|
$1.35
ZWL435.59
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.07
TJS11.67
|
$0.76
ZWL244.28
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.09
TJS11.91
|
$1.01
ZWL325.75
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
TJS4.17
|
$0.83
ZWL266.25
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
TJS3.66
|
$0.64
ZWL204.77
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
TJS2.65
|
$0.94
ZWL302.06
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for transportation
Dushanbe
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.19
TJS34.78
|
$6.10
ZWL1,964.49
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.68
TJS51.05
|
$42.50
ZWL13,685.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,113.17
TJS219,497.39
|
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.18
TJS34.71
|
$21.00
ZWL6,762.00
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
Dushanbe
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.95
TJS261.36
|
$119.22
ZWL38,389.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$413.18
TJS4,509.05
|
$367.86
ZWL118,450.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$210.49
TJS2,297.07
|
$283.33
ZWL91,233.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$50.33
TJS549.26
|
$45.12
ZWL14,527.88
|
|
pay 50.2% more for childcare
Dushanbe
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$106.65
TJS1,163.85
|
$261.43
ZWL84,180.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,658.24
TJS149,054.04
|
$7,562.50
ZWL2,435,125.00
|
|
pay 43.0% more for entertainment and sports
Dushanbe
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.12
TJS12.25
|
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.29
TJS25.01
|
$3.14
ZWL1,012.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.34
TJS25.52
|
$1.38
ZWL442.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.11
TJS404.96
|
$63.64
ZWL20,490.91
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.68
TJS51.05
|
$10.00
ZWL3,220.00
|
|
pay 33.4% less for clothing
Dushanbe
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.06
TJS306.28
|
$18.89
ZWL6,082.22
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.11
TJS394.07
|
$23.89
ZWL7,692.22
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.71
TJS837.15
|
$36.67
ZWL11,806.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.79
TJS587.03
|
$45.91
ZWL14,782.73
|
|
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