Cost of living comparison

Harare, Zimbabwe

compared to

Yerevan, Armenia

Yerevan vs. Harare Cost of Living Summary

Yerevan is 58.2% more expensive than Harare.

Restaurants: pay 35.5% more in Yerevan
Groceries: pay 14.6% less in Yerevan
Transportation: pay 34.8% less in Yerevan
Housing: pay 77.8% more in Yerevan
Childcare: pay 31.4% more in Yerevan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 37.6% more in Yerevan
Clothing: pay 3.7 times more in Yerevan

The cost of clothing, housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and childcare in Yerevan are more expensive than in Harare. Expenses including transportation and groceries are lower in Yerevan. Notably, clothing and housing are significantly more expensive in Yerevan.

Yerevan vs. Harare Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 35.5% more for restaurants

	Harare	Yerevan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.00 ZWL2,898.00	$11.57 AMD4,440.71	+28.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.50 ZWL1,771.00	$9.00 AMD3,453.88	+63.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.74 ZWL236.90	$0.99 AMD381.02	+35.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.52 ZWL167.52	$0.60 AMD229.07	+14.8%
Average			+35.5%

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pay 14.6% less for groceries

	Harare	Yerevan
Bread 1 loaf	$1.01 ZWL324.64	$0.86 AMD331.29	-14.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.88 ZWL1,572.43	$4.04 AMD1,548.16	-17.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.09 ZWL1,960.22	$6.24 AMD2,394.08	+2.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.18 ZWL700.35	$2.46 AMD944.77	+13.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.86 ZWL919.99	$3.37 AMD1,294.73	+18.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.35 ZWL435.59	$0.56 AMD214.20	-58.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 ZWL244.28	$0.83 AMD316.56	+8.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.01 ZWL325.75	$0.79 AMD303.24	-21.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 ZWL266.25	$1.01 AMD386.96	+22.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 ZWL204.77	$0.34 AMD128.77	-47.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.94 ZWL302.06	$0.32 AMD123.23	-65.8%
Average			-14.6%

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pay 34.8% less for transportation

	Harare	Yerevan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.10 ZWL1,964.49	$5.29 AMD2,030.12	-13.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$42.50 ZWL13,685.00	$12.86 AMD4,934.12	-69.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,000.00 ZWL8,050,000.00	$30,864.95 AMD11,841,890.59	+23.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.00 ZWL6,762.00	$4.27 AMD1,638.13	-79.7%
Average			-34.8%

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pay 77.8% more for housing

	Harare	Yerevan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$119.22 ZWL38,389.56	$22.21 AMD8,522.81	-81.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$367.86 ZWL118,450.00	$931.30 AMD357,309.39	+153.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$283.33 ZWL91,233.33	$625.77 AMD240,086.85	+120.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$45.12 ZWL14,527.88	$98.60 AMD37,830.41	+118.5%
Average			+77.8%

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pay 31.4% more for childcare

	Harare	Yerevan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$261.43 ZWL84,180.00	$374.24 AMD143,582.92	+43.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,562.50 ZWL2,435,125.00	$9,037.50 AMD3,467,399.97	+19.5%
Average			+31.4%

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pay 37.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Harare	Yerevan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.50 ZWL483.00	$2.06 AMD789.46	+37.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.14 ZWL1,012.00	$3.76 AMD1,443.46	+19.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.38 ZWL442.75	$2.57 AMD986.82	+87.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$63.64 ZWL20,490.91	$106.02 AMD40,674.73	+66.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 ZWL3,220.00	$7.72 AMD2,960.47	-22.8%
Average			+37.6%

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pay 3.7 times more for clothing

	Harare	Yerevan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$18.89 ZWL6,082.22	$111.12 AMD42,632.23	+488.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$23.89 ZWL7,692.22	$63.96 AMD24,537.74	+167.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$36.67 ZWL11,806.67	$139.93 AMD53,685.10	+281.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$45.91 ZWL14,782.73	$119.43 AMD45,822.97	+160.2%
Average			+274.4%

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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: May 2025

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