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:

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

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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

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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
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

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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
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

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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
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $13,658.24
TJS149,054.04
$7,562.50
ZWL2,435,125.00

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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
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

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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
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

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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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