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Pretoria vs. Harare Cost of Living Summary

Pretoria is 26.0% more expensive than Harare.

Restaurants: pay 28.1% more in Pretoria
Groceries: pay 17.3% less in Pretoria
Transportation: pay 36.8% more in Pretoria
Housing: pay 24.4% more in Pretoria
Childcare: pay 38.6% less in Pretoria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 22.0% more in Pretoria
Clothing: pay 2.3 times more in Pretoria

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

Pretoria vs. Harare Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 28.1% more for restaurants

	Harare	Pretoria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.00 ZWL3,220.00	$8.64 ZAR147.89	-13.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.00 ZWL1,932.00	$5.04 ZAR86.27	-16.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.69 ZWL223.71	$1.08 ZAR18.50	+55.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 ZWL147.28	$0.85 ZAR14.58	+86.3%
Average			+28.1%

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pay 17.3% less for groceries

	Harare	Pretoria
Bread 1 loaf	$1.00 ZWL322.00	$1.06 ZAR18.16	+6.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.77 ZWL1,857.25	$4.04 ZAR69.13	-30.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.10 ZWL1,963.08	$4.70 ZAR80.48	-22.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.09 ZWL672.39	$2.48 ZAR42.36	+18.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.97 ZWL956.35	$2.11 ZAR36.15	-28.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.34 ZWL430.38	$0.76 ZAR13.02	-43.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.74 ZWL239.53	$0.71 ZAR12.19	-4.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 ZWL328.63	$0.75 ZAR12.83	-26.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.75 ZWL242.73	$0.76 ZAR13.02	+0.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 ZWL229.11	$0.60 ZAR10.20	-16.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.97 ZWL311.47	$0.55 ZAR9.34	-43.6%
Average			-17.3%

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pay 36.8% more for transportation

	Harare	Pretoria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.94 ZWL1,912.67	$5.00 ZAR85.49	-15.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$55.00 ZWL17,710.00	$170.26 ZAR2,913.51	+209.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,000.00 ZWL7,084,000.00	$20,166.39 ZAR345,085.73	-8.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.00 ZWL6,762.00	$12.96 ZAR221.84	-38.3%
Average			+36.8%

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pay 24.4% more for housing

	Harare	Pretoria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$93.58 ZWL30,133.83	$36.76 ZAR629.04	-60.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$402.94 ZWL129,747.06	$407.94 ZAR6,980.59	+1.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$284.62 ZWL91,646.15	$411.01 ZAR7,033.18	+44.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$45.88 ZWL14,774.12	$97.62 ZAR1,670.51	+112.8%
Average			+24.4%

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pay 38.6% less for childcare

	Harare	Pretoria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$255.56 ZWL82,288.89	$202.82 ZAR3,470.58	-20.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,812.50 ZWL2,837,625.00	$3,822.97 ZAR65,418.40	-56.6%
Average			-38.6%

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pay 22.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Harare	Pretoria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.50 ZWL483.00	$2.30 ZAR39.44	+53.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.91 ZWL937.59	$2.15 ZAR36.72	-26.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.20 ZWL386.40	$2.88 ZAR49.30	+140.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.38 ZWL17,833.85	$35.87 ZAR613.80	-35.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 ZWL3,220.00	$7.78 ZAR133.10	-22.2%
Average			+22.0%

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pay 2.3 times more for clothing

	Harare	Pretoria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$18.92 ZWL6,091.17	$50.50 ZAR864.09	+166.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$21.50 ZWL6,923.00	$33.12 ZAR566.83	+54.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$33.85 ZWL10,898.46	$89.07 ZAR1,524.13	+163.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$38.85 ZWL12,508.46	$86.43 ZAR1,478.94	+122.5%
Average			+126.7%

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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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