Cost of living comparison

Yerevan, Armenia

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Harare vs. Yerevan Cost of Living Summary

Harare is 17.5% more expensive than Yerevan.

Restaurants: pay 25.0% less in Harare
Groceries: pay 39.5% more in Harare
Transportation: pay 2.5 times more in Harare
Housing: pay 66.8% more in Harare
Childcare: pay 23.2% less in Harare
Entertainment and Sports: pay 20.1% less in Harare
Clothing: pay 70.2% less in Harare

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

Harare vs. Yerevan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 25.0% less for restaurants

	Yerevan	Harare
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.57 AMD4,510.34	$9.00 ZWL2,898.00	-22.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.00 AMD3,508.04	$5.50 ZWL1,771.00	-38.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.99 AMD387.00	$0.74 ZWL236.90	-25.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 AMD232.66	$0.52 ZWL167.52	-12.9%
Average			-25.0%

Yerevan vs. Harare - Cost of restaurants

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pay 39.5% more for groceries

	Yerevan	Harare
Bread 1 loaf	$0.86 AMD336.49	$1.01 ZWL324.64	+16.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.04 AMD1,572.44	$4.88 ZWL1,572.43	+21.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.24 AMD2,431.62	$6.09 ZWL1,960.22	-2.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.46 AMD959.58	$2.18 ZWL700.35	-11.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.37 AMD1,315.03	$2.86 ZWL919.99	-15.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.56 AMD217.56	$1.35 ZWL435.59	+142.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 AMD321.52	$0.76 ZWL244.28	-8.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.79 AMD307.99	$1.01 ZWL325.75	+28.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 AMD393.03	$0.83 ZWL266.25	-18.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.34 AMD130.79	$0.64 ZWL204.77	+89.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.32 AMD125.17	$0.94 ZWL302.06	+192.1%
Average			+39.5%

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pay 2.5 times more for transportation

	Yerevan	Harare
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.29 AMD2,061.95	$6.10 ZWL1,964.49	+15.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.86 AMD5,011.48	$42.50 ZWL13,685.00	+230.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,864.95 AMD12,027,561.07	$25,000.00 ZWL8,050,000.00	-19.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.27 AMD1,663.81	$21.00 ZWL6,762.00	+391.8%
Average			+154.7%

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pay 66.8% more for housing

	Yerevan	Harare
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.21 AMD8,656.44	$119.22 ZWL38,389.56	+436.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$931.30 AMD362,911.68	$367.86 ZWL118,450.00	-60.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$625.77 AMD243,851.20	$283.33 ZWL91,233.33	-54.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$98.60 AMD38,423.55	$45.12 ZWL14,527.88	-54.2%
Average			+66.8%

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pay 23.2% less for childcare

	Yerevan	Harare
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$374.24 AMD145,834.18	$261.43 ZWL84,180.00	-30.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,037.50 AMD3,521,765.76	$7,562.50 ZWL2,435,125.00	-16.3%
Average			-23.2%

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pay 20.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Yerevan	Harare
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.06 AMD801.84	$1.50 ZWL483.00	-27.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.76 AMD1,466.09	$3.14 ZWL1,012.00	-16.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.57 AMD1,002.30	$1.38 ZWL442.75	-46.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$106.02 AMD41,312.47	$63.64 ZWL20,490.91	-40.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.72 AMD3,006.89	$10.00 ZWL3,220.00	+29.6%
Average			-20.1%

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pay 70.2% less for clothing

	Yerevan	Harare
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$111.12 AMD43,300.66	$18.89 ZWL6,082.22	-83.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$63.96 AMD24,922.47	$23.89 ZWL7,692.22	-62.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$139.93 AMD54,526.84	$36.67 ZWL11,806.67	-73.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$119.43 AMD46,541.43	$45.91 ZWL14,782.73	-61.6%
Average			-70.2%

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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: April 2025

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