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Harare vs. Addis Ababa Cost of Living Summary

Harare is 36.3% more expensive than Addis Ababa.

Restaurants: pay 30.5% more in Harare
Groceries: pay 21.0% more in Harare
Transportation: pay 3.0 times more in Harare
Housing: pay 46.4% less in Harare
Childcare: pay 50.4% more in Harare
Entertainment and Sports: pay 62.8% more in Harare
Clothing: pay 64.9% less in Harare

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

Harare vs. Addis Ababa Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Harare instead of Addis Ababa, you would:

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pay 30.5% more for restaurants

	Addis Ababa	Harare
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.26 ETB655.54	$10.00 ZWL3,220.00	+134.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.50 ETB1,000.24	$6.00 ZWL1,932.00	-7.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 ETB93.51	$0.69 ZWL223.71	+14.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 ETB87.20	$0.46 ZWL147.28	-19.3%
Average			+30.5%

Addis Ababa vs. Harare - Cost of restaurants

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pay 21.0% more for groceries

	Addis Ababa	Harare
Bread 1 loaf	$1.26 ETB193.73	$1.00 ZWL322.00	-20.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.34 ETB667.36	$5.77 ZWL1,857.25	+33.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.42 ETB834.53	$6.10 ZWL1,963.08	+12.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 ETB351.02	$2.09 ZWL672.39	-8.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.76 ETB886.79	$2.97 ZWL956.35	-48.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.08 ETB473.48	$1.34 ZWL430.38	-56.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.43 ETB66.40	$0.74 ZWL239.53	+72.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.06 ETB162.78	$1.02 ZWL328.63	-3.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.40 ETB62.30	$0.75 ZWL242.73	+86.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.28 ETB42.45	$0.71 ZWL229.11	+157.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.91 ETB139.43	$0.97 ZWL311.47	+6.8%
Average			+21.0%

Addis Ababa vs. Harare - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.0 times more for transportation

	Addis Ababa	Harare
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.81 ETB740.52	$5.94 ZWL1,912.67	+23.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.00 ETB1,846.60	$55.00 ZWL17,710.00	+358.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$55,000.00 ETB8,463,587.61	$22,000.00 ZWL7,084,000.00	-60.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.62 ETB556.29	$21.00 ZWL6,762.00	+480.9%
Average			+200.7%

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pay 46.4% less for housing

	Addis Ababa	Harare
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$130.20 ETB20,035.62	$93.58 ZWL30,133.83	-28.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$815.99 ETB125,568.08	$402.94 ZWL129,747.06	-50.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$512.43 ETB78,854.26	$284.62 ZWL91,646.15	-44.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$121.97 ETB18,769.25	$45.88 ZWL14,774.12	-62.4%
Average			-46.4%

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pay 50.4% more for childcare

	Addis Ababa	Harare
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$94.05 ETB14,472.47	$255.56 ZWL82,288.89	+171.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$30,187.50 ETB4,645,355.47	$8,812.50 ZWL2,837,625.00	-70.8%
Average			+50.4%

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pay 62.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Addis Ababa	Harare
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.90 ETB138.50	$1.50 ZWL483.00	+66.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.09 ETB167.35	$2.91 ZWL937.59	+167.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.10 ETB784.81	$1.20 ZWL386.40	-76.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$62.10 ETB9,556.74	$55.38 ZWL17,833.85	-10.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 ETB577.06	$10.00 ZWL3,220.00	+166.7%
Average			+62.8%

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pay 64.9% less for clothing

	Addis Ababa	Harare
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$45.03 ETB6,929.81	$18.92 ZWL6,091.17	-58.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$75.17 ETB11,566.90	$21.50 ZWL6,923.00	-71.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$94.08 ETB14,477.62	$33.85 ZWL10,898.46	-64.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$115.09 ETB17,709.97	$38.85 ZWL12,508.46	-66.2%
Average			-64.9%

Addis Ababa vs. Harare - 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: December 2025

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