Cost of living comparison

Harare, Zimbabwe

compared to

Bucharest, Romania

Bucharest vs. Harare Cost of Living Summary

Bucharest is 66.9% more expensive than Harare.

Restaurants: pay 2.4 times more in Bucharest
Groceries: pay 6.9% less in Bucharest
Transportation: pay 31.9% less in Bucharest
Housing: pay 50.0% more in Bucharest
Childcare: pay 71.2% more in Bucharest
Entertainment and Sports: pay 83.1% more in Bucharest
Clothing: pay 2.6 times more in Bucharest

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

Bucharest vs. Harare Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.4 times more for restaurants

	Harare	Bucharest
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.00 ZWL2,898.00	$11.85 RON51.98	+31.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.50 ZWL1,771.00	$7.54 RON33.08	+37.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.74 ZWL236.90	$2.00 RON8.76	+171.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.52 ZWL167.52	$2.20 RON9.67	+323.6%
Average			+141.0%

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pay 6.9% less for groceries

	Harare	Bucharest
Bread 1 loaf	$1.01 ZWL324.64	$1.17 RON5.15	+16.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.88 ZWL1,572.43	$4.52 RON19.84	-7.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.09 ZWL1,960.22	$6.34 RON27.81	+4.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.18 ZWL700.35	$3.28 RON14.37	+50.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.86 ZWL919.99	$3.09 RON13.55	+8.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.35 ZWL435.59	$0.59 RON2.57	-56.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 ZWL244.28	$0.77 RON3.37	+1.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.01 ZWL325.75	$0.75 RON3.29	-25.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 ZWL266.25	$0.88 RON3.86	+6.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 ZWL204.77	$0.51 RON2.22	-20.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.94 ZWL302.06	$0.44 RON1.93	-53.0%
Average			-6.9%

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pay 31.9% less for transportation

	Harare	Bucharest
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.10 ZWL1,964.49	$6.09 RON26.73	-0.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$42.50 ZWL13,685.00	$17.24 RON75.61	-59.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,000.00 ZWL8,050,000.00	$26,003.12 RON114,052.27	+4.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.00 ZWL6,762.00	$5.82 RON25.52	-72.3%
Average			-31.9%

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pay 50.0% more for housing

	Harare	Bucharest
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$119.22 ZWL38,389.56	$9.35 RON41.03	-92.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$367.86 ZWL118,450.00	$601.94 RON2,640.15	+63.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$283.33 ZWL91,233.33	$397.23 RON1,742.29	+40.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$45.12 ZWL14,527.88	$130.07 RON570.49	+188.3%
Average			+50.0%

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pay 71.2% more for childcare

	Harare	Bucharest
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$261.43 ZWL84,180.00	$527.95 RON2,315.64	+101.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,562.50 ZWL2,435,125.00	$10,631.65 RON46,631.48	+40.6%
Average			+71.2%

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pay 83.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Harare	Bucharest
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.50 ZWL483.00	$3.23 RON14.18	+115.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.14 ZWL1,012.00	$3.17 RON13.89	+0.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.38 ZWL442.75	$5.98 RON26.23	+334.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$63.64 ZWL20,490.91	$49.84 RON218.61	-21.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 ZWL3,220.00	$8.62 RON37.80	-13.8%
Average			+83.1%

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pay 2.6 times more for clothing

	Harare	Bucharest
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$18.89 ZWL6,082.22	$78.42 RON343.94	+315.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$23.89 ZWL7,692.22	$39.68 RON174.03	+66.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$36.67 ZWL11,806.67	$85.94 RON376.96	+134.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$45.91 ZWL14,782.73	$105.80 RON464.06	+130.5%
Average			+161.5%

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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: April 2025

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