Cost of living comparison

Harare, Zimbabwe

compared to

Oslo, Norway

Oslo vs. Harare Cost of Living Summary

Oslo is 2.6 times more expensive than Harare.

Restaurants: pay 3.8 times more in Oslo
Groceries: pay 77.9% more in Oslo
Transportation: pay 40.4% more in Oslo
Housing: pay 3.1 times more in Oslo
Childcare: pay 2.5% more in Oslo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.2 times more in Oslo
Clothing: pay 3.3 times more in Oslo

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

Oslo vs. Harare Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.8 times more for restaurants

	Harare	Oslo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.00 ZWL2,898.00	$21.80 NOK226.36	+142.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.50 ZWL1,771.00	$12.31 NOK127.80	+123.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.74 ZWL236.90	$3.63 NOK37.69	+393.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.52 ZWL167.52	$2.81 NOK29.21	+440.7%
Average			+275.0%

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pay 77.9% more for groceries

	Harare	Oslo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.01 ZWL324.64	$3.25 NOK33.77	+222.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.88 ZWL1,572.43	$6.40 NOK66.43	+31.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.09 ZWL1,960.22	$7.87 NOK81.68	+29.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.18 ZWL700.35	$4.50 NOK46.69	+106.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.86 ZWL919.99	$6.79 NOK70.53	+137.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.35 ZWL435.59	$1.44 NOK15.00	+6.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 ZWL244.28	$1.04 NOK10.76	+36.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.01 ZWL325.75	$1.43 NOK14.85	+41.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 ZWL266.25	$2.19 NOK22.74	+164.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 ZWL204.77	$1.08 NOK11.22	+69.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.94 ZWL302.06	$1.04 NOK10.80	+10.8%
Average			+77.9%

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pay 40.4% more for transportation

	Harare	Oslo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.10 ZWL1,964.49	$7.74 NOK80.42	+26.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$42.50 ZWL13,685.00	$81.47 NOK846.00	+91.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,000.00 ZWL8,050,000.00	$36,328.41 NOK377,259.68	+45.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.00 ZWL6,762.00	$20.53 NOK213.15	-2.3%
Average			+40.4%

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pay 3.1 times more for housing

	Harare	Oslo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$119.22 ZWL38,389.56	$52.77 NOK548.05	-55.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$367.86 ZWL118,450.00	$1,432.43 NOK14,875.35	+289.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$283.33 ZWL91,233.33	$1,135.26 NOK11,789.37	+300.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$45.12 ZWL14,527.88	$179.32 NOK1,862.19	+297.5%
Average			+208.0%

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pay 2.5% more for childcare

	Harare	Oslo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$261.43 ZWL84,180.00	$257.78 NOK2,676.97	-1.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,562.50 ZWL2,435,125.00	$8,036.90 NOK83,460.85	+6.3%
Average			+2.5%

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pay 4.2 times more for entertainment and sports

	Harare	Oslo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.50 ZWL483.00	$9.99 NOK103.75	+566.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.14 ZWL1,012.00	$4.35 NOK45.17	+38.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.38 ZWL442.75	$14.53 NOK150.90	+956.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$63.64 ZWL20,490.91	$46.05 NOK478.20	-27.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 ZWL3,220.00	$15.21 NOK157.98	+52.1%
Average			+317.1%

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pay 3.3 times more for clothing

	Harare	Oslo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$18.89 ZWL6,082.22	$97.96 NOK1,017.33	+418.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$23.89 ZWL7,692.22	$49.61 NOK515.22	+107.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$36.67 ZWL11,806.67	$112.16 NOK1,164.72	+205.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$45.91 ZWL14,782.73	$133.33 NOK1,384.54	+190.4%
Average			+230.7%

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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: May 2025

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