Cost of living comparison
Harare is 10.9% more expensive than Zimbabwe overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 14.4% more in Harare
- Groceries
-
pay 9.7% more in Harare
- Transportation
-
pay 4.0% more in Harare
- Housing
-
pay 14.1% more in Harare
- Childcare
-
pay 24.1% more in Harare
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 16.7% more in Harare
- Clothing
-
pay 6.7% less in Harare
The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, restaurants, housing, groceries, and transportation in Harare are more expensive than in Zimbabwe.
If you lived in Harare instead of Zimbabwe, you would:
pay 14.4% more for restaurants
|
Zimbabwe
|
Harare
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.12
ZWL2,294.25
|
$9.00
ZWL2,898.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
ZWL1,610.00
|
$5.50
ZWL1,771.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
ZWL198.95
|
$0.74
ZWL236.90
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
ZWL164.26
|
$0.52
ZWL167.52
|
|
pay 9.7% more for groceries
|
Zimbabwe
|
Harare
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.02
ZWL328.81
|
$1.01
ZWL324.64
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.32
ZWL1,712.90
|
$4.88
ZWL1,572.43
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.64
ZWL1,815.06
|
$6.09
ZWL1,960.22
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.05
ZWL661.44
|
$2.18
ZWL700.35
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.28
ZWL732.64
|
$2.86
ZWL919.99
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.02
ZWL327.34
|
$1.35
ZWL435.59
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
ZWL250.11
|
$0.76
ZWL244.28
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.16
ZWL375.00
|
$1.01
ZWL325.75
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
ZWL217.19
|
$0.83
ZWL266.25
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
ZWL168.11
|
$0.64
ZWL204.77
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
ZWL264.39
|
$0.94
ZWL302.06
|
|
pay 4.0% more for transportation
|
Zimbabwe
|
Harare
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.15
ZWL1,979.95
|
$6.10
ZWL1,964.49
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$36.25
ZWL11,672.50
|
$42.50
ZWL13,685.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.94
ZWL7,065.30
|
$21.00
ZWL6,762.00
|
|
pay 14.1% more for housing
|
Zimbabwe
|
Harare
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$126.28
ZWL40,661.44
|
$119.22
ZWL38,389.56
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$283.93
ZWL91,425.00
|
$367.86
ZWL118,450.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$200.00
ZWL64,400.00
|
$283.33
ZWL91,233.33
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.83
ZWL16,046.33
|
$45.12
ZWL14,527.88
|
|
pay 24.1% more for childcare
|
Zimbabwe
|
Harare
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$210.71
ZWL67,850.00
|
$261.43
ZWL84,180.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,562.50
ZWL2,435,125.00
|
$7,562.50
ZWL2,435,125.00
|
|
pay 16.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Zimbabwe
|
Harare
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.65
ZWL854.83
|
$3.14
ZWL1,012.00
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.56
ZWL503.12
|
$1.38
ZWL442.75
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.32
ZWL14,270.45
|
$63.64
ZWL20,490.91
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
ZWL3,220.00
|
$10.00
ZWL3,220.00
|
|
pay 6.7% less for clothing
|
Zimbabwe
|
Harare
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.11
ZWL6,797.78
|
$18.89
ZWL6,082.22
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.44
ZWL6,261.11
|
$23.89
ZWL7,692.22
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$52.50
ZWL16,905.00
|
$36.67
ZWL11,806.67
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.45
ZWL16,246.36
|
$45.91
ZWL14,782.73
|
|
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