Cost of living comparison

Harare, Zimbabwe

compared to

Oranjestad, Aruba

Oranjestad vs. Harare Cost of Living Summary

Oranjestad is 2.1 times more expensive than Harare.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Oranjestad
Groceries: pay 78.8% more in Oranjestad
Transportation: pay 42.6% more in Oranjestad
Housing: pay 2.2 times more in Oranjestad
Childcare: pay 8.0% less in Oranjestad
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.1 times more in Oranjestad
Clothing: pay 3.0 times more in Oranjestad

The cost of entertainment and sports, clothing, housing, restaurants, groceries, and transportation in Oranjestad are more expensive than in Harare. Notably, entertainment and sports, clothing, and housing are significantly more expensive in Oranjestad.

Oranjestad vs. Harare Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Harare	Oranjestad
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.00 ZWL2,898.00	$19.00 AWG34.22	+111.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.50 ZWL1,771.00	$10.27 AWG18.50	+86.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.74 ZWL236.90	$1.33 AWG2.40	+81.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.52 ZWL167.52	$1.61 AWG2.90	+209.4%
Average			+122.1%

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pay 78.8% more for groceries

	Harare	Oranjestad
Bread 1 loaf	$1.01 ZWL324.64	$3.05 AWG5.50	+202.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.88 ZWL1,572.43	$6.00 AWG10.81	+22.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.09 ZWL1,960.22	$6.40 AWG11.53	+5.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.18 ZWL700.35	$5.00 AWG9.00	+129.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.86 ZWL919.99	$5.21 AWG9.39	+82.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.35 ZWL435.59	$1.79 AWG3.22	+32.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 ZWL244.28	$0.91 AWG1.63	+19.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.01 ZWL325.75	$1.81 AWG3.27	+79.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 ZWL266.25	$2.72 AWG4.90	+229.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 ZWL204.77	$1.06 AWG1.91	+66.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.94 ZWL302.06	$0.91 AWG1.63	-3.3%
Average			+78.8%

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pay 42.6% more for transportation

	Harare	Oranjestad
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.10 ZWL1,964.49	$5.66 AWG10.19	-7.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$42.50 ZWL13,685.00	$40.00 AWG72.05	-5.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,000.00 ZWL8,050,000.00	$35,000.00 AWG63,043.75	+40.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.00 ZWL6,762.00	$51.10 AWG92.04	+143.3%
Average			+42.6%

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

	Harare	Oranjestad
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$119.22 ZWL38,389.56	$91.80 AWG165.36	-23.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$367.86 ZWL118,450.00	$810.73 AWG1,460.32	+120.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$283.33 ZWL91,233.33	$655.25 AWG1,180.26	+131.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$45.12 ZWL14,527.88	$167.08 AWG300.95	+270.3%
Average			+124.8%

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pay 8.0% less for childcare

	Harare	Oranjestad
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$261.43 ZWL84,180.00	$225.00 AWG405.28	-13.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,562.50 ZWL2,435,125.00	$7,404.07 AWG13,336.58	-2.1%
Average			-8.0%

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pay 3.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Harare	Oranjestad
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.50 ZWL483.00	$3.00 AWG5.40	+100.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.14 ZWL1,012.00	$3.72 AWG6.70	+18.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.38 ZWL442.75	$10.00 AWG18.01	+627.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$63.64 ZWL20,490.91	$131.44 AWG236.76	+106.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 ZWL3,220.00	$10.00 AWG18.01
Average			+213.0%

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pay 3.0 times more for clothing

	Harare	Oranjestad
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$18.89 ZWL6,082.22	$80.00 AWG144.10	+323.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$23.89 ZWL7,692.22	$57.37 AWG103.34	+140.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$36.67 ZWL11,806.67	$116.59 AWG210.01	+218.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$45.91 ZWL14,782.73	$102.90 AWG185.35	+124.1%
Average			+201.4%

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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: June 2025

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