Cost of living comparison

 Tashkent, Uzbekistan
compared to
 Harare, Zimbabwe
Harare vs. Tashkent Cost of Living Summary

Harare is 82.0% more expensive than Tashkent.

Restaurants
pay 63.8% more in Harare
Groceries
pay 97.5% more in Harare
Transportation
pay 3.5 times more in Harare
Housing
pay 3.0 times more in Harare
Childcare
pay 15.6% less in Harare
Entertainment and Sports
pay 42.9% more in Harare
Clothing
pay 62.9% less in Harare

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

Harare vs. Tashkent Cost Breakdown

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

pay 63.8% more for restaurants

 
Tashkent
Harare
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $5.03
UZS65,015.70
$9.00
ZWL2,898.00
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$4.00
UZS51,736.50
$5.50
ZWL1,771.00
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.57
UZS7,405.61
$0.74
ZWL236.90

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pay 97.5% more for groceries

 
Tashkent
Harare
Bread
1 loaf
$0.49
UZS6,315.03
$1.01
ZWL324.64
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.58
UZS46,241.87
$4.88
ZWL1,572.43
Milk (1 gallon) $4.13
UZS53,461.15
$6.09
ZWL1,960.22

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pay 3.5 times more for transportation

 
Tashkent
Harare
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.69
UZS47,735.89
$6.10
ZWL1,964.49
Monthly public transit pass $10.71
UZS138,589.14
$42.50
ZWL13,685.00
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $18,484.77
UZS239,084,287.58
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00

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pay 3.0 times more for housing

 
Tashkent
Harare
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$12.73
UZS164,648.67
$119.22
ZWL38,389.56
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $656.57
UZS8,492,209.70
$367.86
ZWL118,450.00
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $415.70
UZS5,376,732.37
$283.33
ZWL91,233.33

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pay 15.6% less for childcare

 
Tashkent
Harare
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $293.58
UZS3,797,231.80
$261.43
ZWL84,180.00
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $9,476.32
UZS122,567,958.00
$7,562.50
ZWL2,435,125.00

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pay 42.9% more for entertainment and sports

 
Tashkent
Harare
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.17
UZS15,083.26
$1.50
ZWL483.00
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.72
UZS22,309.42
$3.14
ZWL1,012.00
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.00
UZS25,868.25
$1.38
ZWL442.75

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pay 62.9% less for clothing

 
Tashkent
Harare
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$53.56
UZS692,690.28
$18.89
ZWL6,082.22
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$55.31
UZS715,435.52
$23.89
ZWL7,692.22
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$102.15
UZS1,321,241.74
$36.67
ZWL11,806.67

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