Cost of living comparison

Harare, Zimbabwe

compared to

Mexico City, Mexico

Mexico City vs. Harare Cost of Living Summary

Mexico City is 32.7% more expensive than Harare.

Restaurants: pay 35.2% more in Mexico City
Groceries: pay 12.6% more in Mexico City
Transportation: pay 47.8% less in Mexico City
Housing: pay 30.7% more in Mexico City
Childcare: pay 28.6% more in Mexico City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 39.4% more in Mexico City
Clothing: pay 2.3 times more in Mexico City

The cost of clothing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, housing, childcare, and groceries in Mexico City are more expensive than in Harare. Notably, clothing is significantly more expensive in Mexico City.

Mexico City vs. Harare Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mexico City instead of Harare, you would:

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pay 35.2% more for restaurants

	Harare	Mexico City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.00 ZWL2,898.00	$9.93 MX$197.86	+10.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.50 ZWL1,771.00	$7.45 MX$148.40	+35.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.74 ZWL236.90	$1.08 MX$21.51	+46.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.52 ZWL167.52	$0.77 MX$15.40	+48.5%
Average			+35.2%

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pay 12.6% more for groceries

	Harare	Mexico City
Bread 1 loaf	$1.01 ZWL324.64	$2.45 MX$48.87	+143.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.88 ZWL1,572.43	$4.87 MX$96.99	-0.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.09 ZWL1,960.22	$5.51 MX$109.75	-9.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.18 ZWL700.35	$2.18 MX$43.50	+0.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.86 ZWL919.99	$3.57 MX$71.16	+25.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.35 ZWL435.59	$1.22 MX$24.35	-9.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 ZWL244.28	$0.67 MX$13.34	-11.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.01 ZWL325.75	$0.80 MX$15.92	-21.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 ZWL266.25	$0.83 MX$16.49	+0.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 ZWL204.77	$0.85 MX$16.96	+33.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.94 ZWL302.06	$0.83 MX$16.49	-11.8%
Average			+12.6%

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pay 47.8% less for transportation

	Harare	Mexico City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.10 ZWL1,964.49	$4.64 MX$92.41	-24.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$42.50 ZWL13,685.00	$17.87 MX$356.15	-58.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,000.00 ZWL8,050,000.00	$18,615.02 MX$370,988.00	-25.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.00 ZWL6,762.00	$3.47 MX$69.25	-83.5%
Average			-47.8%

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pay 30.7% more for housing

	Harare	Mexico City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$119.22 ZWL38,389.56	$24.38 MX$485.87	-79.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$367.86 ZWL118,450.00	$893.52 MX$17,807.42	+142.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$283.33 ZWL91,233.33	$544.24 MX$10,846.34	+92.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$45.12 ZWL14,527.88	$30.31 MX$604.09	-32.8%
Average			+30.7%

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pay 28.6% more for childcare

	Harare	Mexico City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$261.43 ZWL84,180.00	$381.33 MX$7,599.63	+45.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,562.50 ZWL2,435,125.00	$8,426.99 MX$167,945.68	+11.4%
Average			+28.6%

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pay 39.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Harare	Mexico City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.50 ZWL483.00	$2.73 MX$54.41	+82.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.14 ZWL1,012.00	$3.01 MX$59.91	-4.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.38 ZWL442.75	$3.92 MX$78.15	+185.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$63.64 ZWL20,490.91	$53.69 MX$1,069.96	-15.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 ZWL3,220.00	$4.96 MX$98.93	-50.4%
Average			+39.4%

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pay 2.3 times more for clothing

	Harare	Mexico City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$18.89 ZWL6,082.22	$56.36 MX$1,123.13	+198.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$23.89 ZWL7,692.22	$41.06 MX$818.29	+71.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$36.67 ZWL11,806.67	$91.99 MX$1,833.37	+150.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$45.91 ZWL14,782.73	$91.93 MX$1,832.11	+100.2%
Average			+130.3%

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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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