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Harare vs. Dar Es Salaam Cost of Living Summary

Harare is 26.9% more expensive than Dar Es Salaam.

Restaurants: pay 81.7% more in Harare
Groceries: pay 42.7% more in Harare
Transportation: pay 86.3% more in Harare
Housing: pay 29.6% more in Harare
Childcare: pay 45.2% less in Harare
Entertainment and Sports: pay 22.8% more in Harare
Clothing: pay 29.3% less in Harare

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

Harare vs. Dar Es Salaam Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Harare instead of Dar Es Salaam, you would:

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pay 81.7% more for restaurants

	Dar Es Salaam	Harare
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.23 TZS8,315.30	$10.00 ZWL3,220.00	+209.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.10 TZS25,985.31	$6.00 ZWL1,932.00	-40.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.40 TZS1,039.41	$0.69 ZWL223.71	+71.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.25 TZS632.31	$0.46 ZWL147.28	+86.1%
Average			+81.7%

Dar Es Salaam vs. Harare - Cost of restaurants

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pay 42.7% more for groceries

	Dar Es Salaam	Harare
Bread 1 loaf	$0.81 TZS2,078.82	$1.00 ZWL322.00	+23.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.78 TZS12,299.71	$5.77 ZWL1,857.25	+20.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.19 TZS10,766.51	$6.10 ZWL1,963.08	+45.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.12 TZS5,451.14	$2.09 ZWL672.39	-1.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.67 TZS6,869.99	$2.97 ZWL956.35	+11.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.23 TZS3,165.58	$1.34 ZWL430.38	+8.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.44 TZS1,125.63	$0.74 ZWL239.53	+70.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.49 TZS1,272.97	$1.02 ZWL328.63	+106.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 TZS1,119.74	$0.75 ZWL242.73	+73.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 TZS1,119.74	$0.71 ZWL229.11	+63.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 TZS1,679.61	$0.97 ZWL311.47	+48.2%
Average			+42.7%

Dar Es Salaam vs. Harare - Cost of groceries

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pay 86.3% more for transportation

	Dar Es Salaam	Harare
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.63 TZS11,902.18	$5.94 ZWL1,912.67	+28.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$15.76 TZS40,537.08	$55.00 ZWL17,710.00	+249.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$17,898.05 TZS46M	$22,000.00 ZWL7M	+22.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.49 TZS37,288.92	$21.00 ZWL6,762.00	+44.9%
Average			+86.3%

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pay 29.6% more for housing

	Dar Es Salaam	Harare
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$35.62 TZS91,641.52	$93.58 ZWL30,133.83	+162.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$519.76 TZS1M	$402.94 ZWL130K	-22.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$257.24 TZS662K	$284.62 ZWL91,646.15	+10.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$67.97 TZS175K	$45.88 ZWL14,774.12	-32.5%
Average			+29.6%

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pay 45.2% less for childcare

	Dar Es Salaam	Harare
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$427.61 TZS1M	$255.56 ZWL82,288.89	-40.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,689.39 TZS46M	$8,812.50 ZWL3M	-50.2%
Average			-45.2%

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pay 22.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Dar Es Salaam	Harare
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.01 TZS2,598.53	$1.50 ZWL483.00	+48.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.06 TZS5,301.00	$2.91 ZWL937.59	+41.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.12 TZS5,456.91	$1.20 ZWL386.40	-43.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$85.86 TZS221K	$55.38 ZWL17,833.85	-35.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.92 TZS12,667.84	$10.00 ZWL3,220.00	+103.1%
Average			+22.8%

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pay 29.3% less for clothing

	Dar Es Salaam	Harare
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$22.22 TZS57,167.68	$18.92 ZWL6,091.17	-14.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.04 TZS95,279.46	$21.50 ZWL6,923.00	-42.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$40.40 TZS104K	$33.85 ZWL10,898.46	-16.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$69.70 TZS179K	$38.85 ZWL12,508.46	-44.3%
Average			-29.3%

Dar Es Salaam vs. Harare - Cost of clothing

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