Cost of living comparison

Dushanbe, Tajikistan

compared to

Harare, Zimbabwe

Harare vs. Dushanbe Cost of Living Summary

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.

Harare vs. Dushanbe Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 30.9% more for restaurants

	Dushanbe	Harare
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.61 TJS61.26	$9.00 ZWL2,898.00	+60.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.16 TJS99.98	$5.50 ZWL1,771.00	-40.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 TJS6.81	$0.74 ZWL236.90	+18.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.28 TJS3.06	$0.52 ZWL167.52	+85.4%
Average			+30.9%

Dushanbe vs. Harare - Cost of restaurants

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pay 79.2% more for groceries

	Dushanbe	Harare
Bread 1 loaf	$0.57 TJS6.23	$1.01 ZWL324.64	+76.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.28 TJS46.68	$4.88 ZWL1,572.43	+14.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.05 TJS33.24	$6.09 ZWL1,960.22	+99.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.75 TJS19.11	$2.18 ZWL700.35	+24.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.88 TJS20.56	$2.86 ZWL919.99	+51.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.54 TJS5.93	$1.35 ZWL435.59	+148.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.07 TJS11.67	$0.76 ZWL244.28	-29.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.09 TJS11.91	$1.01 ZWL325.75	-7.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.38 TJS4.17	$0.83 ZWL266.25	+116.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.34 TJS3.66	$0.64 ZWL204.77	+89.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.24 TJS2.65	$0.94 ZWL302.06	+286.3%
Average			+79.2%

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pay 4.7 times more for transportation

	Dushanbe	Harare
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.19 TJS34.78	$6.10 ZWL1,964.49	+91.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$4.68 TJS51.05	$42.50 ZWL13,685.00	+808.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,113.17 TJS219,497.39	$25,000.00 ZWL8,050,000.00	+24.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.18 TJS34.71	$21.00 ZWL6,762.00	+560.2%
Average			+371.1%

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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	+397.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$413.18 TJS4,509.05	$367.86 ZWL118,450.00	-11.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$210.49 TJS2,297.07	$283.33 ZWL91,233.33	+34.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$50.33 TJS549.26	$45.12 ZWL14,527.88	-10.4%
Average			+102.8%

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pay 50.2% more for childcare

	Dushanbe	Harare
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$106.65 TJS1,163.85	$261.43 ZWL84,180.00	+145.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,658.24 TJS149,054.04	$7,562.50 ZWL2,435,125.00	-44.6%
Average			+50.2%

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pay 43.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Dushanbe	Harare
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.12 TJS12.25	$1.50 ZWL483.00	+33.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.29 TJS25.01	$3.14 ZWL1,012.00	+37.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.34 TJS25.52	$1.38 ZWL442.75	-41.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.11 TJS404.96	$63.64 ZWL20,490.91	+71.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.68 TJS51.05	$10.00 ZWL3,220.00	+113.8%
Average			+43.0%

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pay 33.4% less for clothing

	Dushanbe	Harare
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$28.06 TJS306.28	$18.89 ZWL6,082.22	-32.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.11 TJS394.07	$23.89 ZWL7,692.22	-33.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$76.71 TJS837.15	$36.67 ZWL11,806.67	-52.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$53.79 TJS587.03	$45.91 ZWL14,782.73	-14.7%
Average			-33.4%

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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: March 2025

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