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Damascus vs. Harare Cost of Living Summary

Damascus is 4.5% more expensive than Harare.

Restaurants: pay 52.1% more in Damascus
Groceries: pay 41.4% less in Damascus
Transportation: pay 1.1% less in Damascus
Housing: pay 5.7% more in Damascus
Childcare: pay 80.8% less in Damascus
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.5% less in Damascus
Clothing: pay 2.0 times more in Damascus

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

Damascus vs. Harare Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 52.1% more for restaurants

	Harare	Damascus
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.00 ZWL3,220.00	$8.00 SYP104,016	-20.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.00 ZWL1,932.00	$6.00 SYP78,012
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.69 ZWL223.71	$1.37 SYP17,769	+96.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 ZWL147.28	$0.82 SYP10,683	+79.6%
Average			+52.1%

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pay 41.4% less for groceries

	Harare	Damascus
Bread 1 loaf	$1.00 ZWL322.00	$0.50 SYP6,447	-50.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.77 ZWL1,857.25	$1.61 SYP20,885	-72.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.10 ZWL1,963.08	$3.76 SYP48,876	-38.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.09 ZWL672.39	$1.91 SYP24,801	-8.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.97 ZWL956.35	$3.25 SYP42,227	+9.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.34 ZWL430.38	$0.45 SYP5,857	-66.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.74 ZWL239.53	$0.76 SYP9,879	+2.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 ZWL328.63	$0.49 SYP6,389	-51.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.75 ZWL242.73	$0.34 SYP4,423	-54.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 ZWL229.11	$0.32 SYP4,162	-55.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.97 ZWL311.47	$0.30 SYP3,890	-69.1%
Average			-41.4%

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pay 1.1% less for transportation

	Harare	Damascus
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.94 ZWL1,912.67	$15.62 SYP203,114	+163.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$55.00 ZWL17,710.00	$17.00 SYP221,034	-69.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,000.00 ZWL7,084,000.00	$15,000.00 SYP195,030,000	-31.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.00 ZWL6,762.00	$7.00 SYP91,014	-66.7%
Average			-1.1%

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pay 5.7% more for housing

	Harare	Damascus
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$93.58 ZWL30,133.83	$55.00 SYP715,110	-41.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$402.94 ZWL129,747.06	$243.84 SYP3,170,438	-39.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$284.62 ZWL91,646.15	$176.43 SYP2,293,994	-38.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$45.88 ZWL14,774.12	$110.88 SYP1,441,692	+141.7%
Average			+5.7%

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pay 80.8% less for childcare

	Harare	Damascus
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$255.56 ZWL82,288.89	$49.17 SYP639,265	-80.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,812.50 ZWL2,837,625.00	$1,704.59 SYP22,163,040	-80.7%
Average			-80.8%

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pay 3.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Harare	Damascus
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.50 ZWL483.00	$1.60 SYP20,803	+6.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.91 ZWL937.59	$1.93 SYP25,137	-33.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.20 ZWL386.40	$3.00 SYP39,006	+150.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.38 ZWL17,833.85	$16.25 SYP211,282	-70.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 ZWL3,220.00	$3.00 SYP39,006	-70.0%
Average			-3.5%

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pay 2.0 times more for clothing

	Harare	Damascus
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$18.92 ZWL6,091.17	$44.25 SYP575,338	+133.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$21.50 ZWL6,923.00	$41.25 SYP536,332	+91.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$33.85 ZWL10,898.46	$57.50 SYP747,615	+69.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$38.85 ZWL12,508.46	$80.00 SYP1,040,160	+105.9%
Average			+100.4%

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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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