Cost of living comparison

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Georgetown vs. Harare Cost of Living Summary

Georgetown is 94.7% more expensive than Harare.

Restaurants
pay 46.3% more in Georgetown
Groceries
pay 96.3% more in Georgetown
Transportation
pay 10.1% less in Georgetown
Housing
pay 47.9% more in Georgetown
Childcare
pay 3.3 times more in Georgetown
Entertainment and Sports
pay 37.9% more in Georgetown
Clothing
pay 3.1 times more in Georgetown

The cost of childcare, clothing, groceries, housing, restaurants, and entertainment and sports in Georgetown are more expensive than in Harare. Notably, childcare, clothing, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Georgetown.

Georgetown vs. Harare Cost Breakdown

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

pay 46.3% more for restaurants

 
Harare
Georgetown
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $10.00
ZWL3,220.00
$11.95
GYD2,499.12
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$6.00
ZWL1,932.00
$9.37
GYD1,959.31
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.69
ZWL223.71
$1.18
GYD246.58

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pay 96.3% more for groceries

 
Harare
Georgetown
Bread
1 loaf
$1.00
ZWL322.00
$2.09
GYD436.99
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.77
ZWL1,857.25
$6.94
GYD1,451.28
Milk (1 gallon) $6.10
ZWL1,963.08
$13.04
GYD2,728.24

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pay 10.1% less for transportation

 
Harare
Georgetown
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.94
ZWL1,912.67
$3.89
GYD813.58
Monthly public transit pass $55.00
ZWL17,710.00
$28.67
GYD5,997.89
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $22,000.00
ZWL7,084,000.00
$22,218.32
GYD4,648,363.71

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pay 47.9% more for housing

 
Harare
Georgetown
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$93.58
ZWL30,133.83
$50.36
GYD10,536.29
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $402.94
ZWL129,747.06
$906.97
GYD189,749.59
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $284.62
ZWL91,646.15
$410.12
GYD85,803.13

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pay 3.3 times more for childcare

 
Harare
Georgetown
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $255.56
ZWL82,288.89
$1,014.45
GYD212,235.80
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $8,812.50
ZWL2,837,625.00
$23,232.76
GYD4,860,597.08

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pay 37.9% more for entertainment and sports

 
Harare
Georgetown
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.50
ZWL483.00
$2.03
GYD424.85
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.91
ZWL937.59
$5.83
GYD1,219.57
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.20
ZWL386.40
$2.68
GYD559.80

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pay 3.1 times more for clothing

 
Harare
Georgetown
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$18.92
ZWL6,091.17
$50.17
GYD10,496.31
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$21.50
ZWL6,923.00
$52.56
GYD10,996.13
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$33.85
ZWL10,898.46
$148.12
GYD30,989.09

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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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