Cost of living comparison

 Harare, Zimbabwe
compared to
 Victoria, Seychelles
Victoria vs. Harare Cost of Living Summary

Victoria is 2.3 times more expensive than Harare.

Restaurants
pay 3.1 times more in Victoria
Groceries
pay 73.3% more in Victoria
Transportation
pay 21.2% more in Victoria
Housing
pay 2.1 times more in Victoria
Childcare
pay 9.3% less in Victoria
Entertainment and Sports
pay 4.6 times more in Victoria
Clothing
pay 2.1 times more in Victoria

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

Victoria vs. Harare Cost Breakdown

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

pay 3.1 times more for restaurants

 
Harare
Victoria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $9.00
ZWL2,898.00
$16.76
SCR239.57
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$5.50
ZWL1,771.00
$9.71
SCR138.83
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.74
ZWL236.90
$2.75
SCR39.38

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pay 73.3% more for groceries

 
Harare
Victoria
Bread
1 loaf
$1.01
ZWL324.64
$2.29
SCR32.76
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.88
ZWL1,572.43
$18.13
SCR259.09
Milk (1 gallon) $6.09
ZWL1,960.22
$7.52
SCR107.48

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pay 21.2% more for transportation

 
Harare
Victoria
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.10
ZWL1,964.49
$5.82
SCR83.15
Monthly public transit pass $42.50
ZWL13,685.00
$26.82
SCR383.31
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
$26,617.26
SCR380,481.38

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

 
Harare
Victoria
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$119.22
ZWL38,389.56
$163.87
SCR2,342.48
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $367.86
ZWL118,450.00
$979.92
SCR14,007.47
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $283.33
ZWL91,233.33
$794.53
SCR11,357.47

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pay 9.3% less for childcare

 
Harare
Victoria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $261.43
ZWL84,180.00
$167.60
SCR2,395.72
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $7,562.50
ZWL2,435,125.00
$8,868.55
SCR126,771.84

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pay 4.6 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Harare
Victoria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.50
ZWL483.00
$4.07
SCR58.12
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.14
ZWL1,012.00
$5.16
SCR73.79
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.38
ZWL442.75
$22.89
SCR327.15

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pay 2.1 times more for clothing

 
Harare
Victoria
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$18.89
ZWL6,082.22
$68.58
SCR980.36
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$23.89
ZWL7,692.22
$29.30
SCR418.81
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$36.67
ZWL11,806.67
$73.44
SCR1,049.81

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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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