Cost of living comparison

Harare, Zimbabwe

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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:

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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	+86.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.50 ZWL1,771.00	$9.71 SCR138.83	+76.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.74 ZWL236.90	$2.75 SCR39.38	+274.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.52 ZWL167.52	$2.71 SCR38.77	+421.3%
Average			+214.6%

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pay 73.3% more for groceries

	Harare	Victoria
Bread 1 loaf	$1.01 ZWL324.64	$2.29 SCR32.76	+127.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.88 ZWL1,572.43	$18.13 SCR259.09	+271.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.09 ZWL1,960.22	$7.52 SCR107.48	+23.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.18 ZWL700.35	$3.58 SCR51.11	+64.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.86 ZWL919.99	$3.00 SCR42.86	+5.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.35 ZWL435.59	$0.97 SCR13.89	-28.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 ZWL244.28	$1.10 SCR15.70	+44.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.01 ZWL325.75	$0.97 SCR13.89	-4.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 ZWL266.25	$3.27 SCR46.69	+295.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 ZWL204.77	$0.82 SCR11.75	+29.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.94 ZWL302.06	$0.73 SCR10.44	-22.2%
Average			+73.3%

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pay 21.2% more for transportation

	Harare	Victoria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.10 ZWL1,964.49	$5.82 SCR83.15	-4.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$42.50 ZWL13,685.00	$26.82 SCR383.31	-36.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,000.00 ZWL8,050,000.00	$26,617.26 SCR380,481.38	+6.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.00 ZWL6,762.00	$46.18 SCR660.15	+119.9%
Average			+21.2%

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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	+37.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$367.86 ZWL118,450.00	$979.92 SCR14,007.47	+166.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$283.33 ZWL91,233.33	$794.53 SCR11,357.47	+180.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$45.12 ZWL14,527.88	$73.52 SCR1,050.87	+62.9%
Average			+111.8%

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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	-35.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,562.50 ZWL2,435,125.00	$8,868.55 SCR126,771.84	+17.3%
Average			-9.3%

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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	+171.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.14 ZWL1,012.00	$5.16 SCR73.79	+64.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.38 ZWL442.75	$22.89 SCR327.15	+1564.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$63.64 ZWL20,490.91	$95.81 SCR1,369.54	+50.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 ZWL3,220.00	$5.59 SCR79.86	-44.1%
Average			+361.3%

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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	+263.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$23.89 ZWL7,692.22	$29.30 SCR418.81	+22.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$36.67 ZWL11,806.67	$73.44 SCR1,049.81	+100.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$45.91 ZWL14,782.73	$76.39 SCR1,092.01	+66.4%
Average			+113.1%

Harare vs. Victoria - Cost of clothing

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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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