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Santiago vs. Harare Cost of Living Summary

Santiago is 46.7% more expensive than Harare.

Restaurants: pay 81.8% more in Santiago
Groceries: pay 5.7% more in Santiago
Transportation: pay 21.8% less in Santiago
Housing: pay 32.8% more in Santiago
Childcare: pay 35.0% more in Santiago
Entertainment and Sports: pay 80.2% more in Santiago
Clothing: pay 2.1 times more in Santiago

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

Santiago vs. Harare Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 81.8% more for restaurants

	Harare	Santiago
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.00 ZWL3,220.00	$10.50 CLF0.2500	+5.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.00 ZWL1,932.00	$8.10 CLF0.1900	+35.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.69 ZWL223.71	$1.61 CLF0.0400	+132.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 ZWL147.28	$1.16 CLF0.0300	+154.5%
Average			+81.8%

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pay 5.7% more for groceries

	Harare	Santiago
Bread 1 loaf	$1.00 ZWL322.00	$1.55 CLF0.0400	+55.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.77 ZWL1,857.25	$5.13 CLF0.1200	-11.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.10 ZWL1,963.08	$4.52 CLF0.1100	-25.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.09 ZWL672.39	$4.01 CLF0.0900	+92.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.97 ZWL956.35	$3.00 CLF0.0700	+0.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.34 ZWL430.38	$0.91 CLF0.0200	-32.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.74 ZWL239.53	$0.70 CLF0.0200	-5.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 ZWL328.63	$0.92 CLF0.0200	-9.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.75 ZWL242.73	$0.84 CLF0.0200	+11.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 ZWL229.11	$0.79 CLF0.0200	+11.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.97 ZWL311.47	$0.74 CLF0.0200	-23.1%
Average			+5.7%

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pay 21.8% less for transportation

	Harare	Santiago
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.94 ZWL1,912.67	$5.23 CLF0.1200	-12.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$55.00 ZWL17,710.00	$41.99 CLF0.9900	-23.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,000.00 ZWL7,084,000.00	$19,201.90 CLF450.9900	-12.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.00 ZWL6,762.00	$12.86 CLF0.3000	-38.8%
Average			-21.8%

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pay 32.8% more for housing

	Harare	Santiago
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$93.58 ZWL30,133.83	$21.76 CLF0.5100	-76.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$402.94 ZWL129,747.06	$502.56 CLF11.8000	+24.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$284.62 ZWL91,646.15	$424.00 CLF9.9600	+49.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$45.88 ZWL14,774.12	$107.40 CLF2.5200	+134.1%
Average			+32.8%

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pay 35.0% more for childcare

	Harare	Santiago
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$255.56 ZWL82,288.89	$431.25 CLF10.1300	+68.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,812.50 ZWL2,837,625.00	$8,923.79 CLF209.5900	+1.3%
Average			+35.0%

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pay 80.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Harare	Santiago
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.50 ZWL483.00	$3.15 CLF0.0700	+110.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.91 ZWL937.59	$3.09 CLF0.0700	+6.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.20 ZWL386.40	$5.56 CLF0.1300	+363.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.38 ZWL17,833.85	$32.24 CLF0.7600	-41.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 ZWL3,220.00	$6.30 CLF0.1500	-37.0%
Average			+80.2%

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pay 2.1 times more for clothing

	Harare	Santiago
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$18.92 ZWL6,091.17	$53.82 CLF1.2600	+184.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$21.50 ZWL6,923.00	$30.77 CLF0.7200	+43.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$33.85 ZWL10,898.46	$73.54 CLF1.7300	+117.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$38.85 ZWL12,508.46	$81.13 CLF1.9100	+108.8%
Average			+113.4%

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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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