Cost of living comparison

 Harare, Zimbabwe
compared to
 Dushanbe, Tajikistan
Dushanbe vs. Harare Cost of Living Summary

Dushanbe is 9.8% cheaper than Harare.

Restaurants
pay 8.1% less in Dushanbe
Groceries
pay 31.4% less in Dushanbe
Transportation
pay 60.3% less in Dushanbe
Housing
pay 20.4% less in Dushanbe
Childcare
pay 10.7% more in Dushanbe
Entertainment and Sports
pay 15.4% less in Dushanbe
Clothing
pay 56.6% more in Dushanbe

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

Dushanbe vs. Harare Cost Breakdown

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

pay 8.1% less for restaurants

 
Harare
Dushanbe
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $9.00
ZWL2,898.00
$5.61
TJS61.26
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$5.50
ZWL1,771.00
$9.16
TJS99.98
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.74
ZWL236.90
$0.62
TJS6.81

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pay 31.4% less for groceries

 
Harare
Dushanbe
Bread
1 loaf
$1.01
ZWL324.64
$0.57
TJS6.23
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.88
ZWL1,572.43
$4.28
TJS46.68
Milk (1 gallon) $6.09
ZWL1,960.22
$3.05
TJS33.24

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pay 60.3% less for transportation

 
Harare
Dushanbe
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.10
ZWL1,964.49
$3.19
TJS34.78
Monthly public transit pass $42.50
ZWL13,685.00
$4.68
TJS51.05
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
$20,113.17
TJS219,497.39

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pay 20.4% less for housing

 
Harare
Dushanbe
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$119.22
ZWL38,389.56
$23.95
TJS261.36
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $367.86
ZWL118,450.00
$413.18
TJS4,509.05
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $283.33
ZWL91,233.33
$210.49
TJS2,297.07

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pay 10.7% more for childcare

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

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pay 15.4% less for entertainment and sports

 
Harare
Dushanbe
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.50
ZWL483.00
$1.12
TJS12.25
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.14
ZWL1,012.00
$2.29
TJS25.01
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.38
ZWL442.75
$2.34
TJS25.52

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pay 56.6% more for clothing

 
Harare
Dushanbe
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$18.89
ZWL6,082.22
$28.06
TJS306.28
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$23.89
ZWL7,692.22
$36.11
TJS394.07
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$36.67
ZWL11,806.67
$76.71
TJS837.15

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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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