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Tripoli vs. Harare Cost of Living Summary

Tripoli is 41.7% cheaper than Harare.

Restaurants: pay 49.7% less in Tripoli
Groceries: pay 47.3% less in Tripoli
Transportation: pay 64.0% less in Tripoli
Housing: pay 57.5% less in Tripoli
Childcare: pay 84.3% less in Tripoli
Entertainment and Sports: pay 34.9% less in Tripoli
Clothing: pay 45.8% more in Tripoli

Expenses including childcare, transportation, housing, restaurants, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Tripoli.

Tripoli vs. Harare Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 49.7% less for restaurants

	Harare	Tripoli
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.00 ZWL3,220.00	$4.63 LYD29.230	-53.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.00 ZWL1,932.00	$3.70 LYD23.380	-38.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.69 ZWL223.71	$0.48 LYD3.060	-30.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 ZWL147.28	$0.11 LYD0.670	-76.7%
Average			-49.7%

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pay 47.3% less for groceries

	Harare	Tripoli
Bread 1 loaf	$1.00 ZWL322.00	$0.26 LYD1.670	-73.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.77 ZWL1,857.25	$2.86 LYD18.050	-50.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.10 ZWL1,963.08	$3.88 LYD24.510	-36.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.09 ZWL672.39	$1.45 LYD9.170	-30.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.97 ZWL956.35	$1.70 LYD10.730	-42.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.34 ZWL430.38	$1.05 LYD6.650	-21.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.74 ZWL239.53	$0.64 LYD4.050	-13.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 ZWL328.63	$0.39 LYD2.450	-62.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.75 ZWL242.73	$0.27 LYD1.720	-63.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 ZWL229.11	$0.33 LYD2.080	-53.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.97 ZWL311.47	$0.26 LYD1.670	-72.6%
Average			-47.3%

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pay 64.0% less for transportation

	Harare	Tripoli
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.94 ZWL1,912.67	$0.11 LYD0.660	-98.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$55.00 ZWL17,710.00	$21.76 LYD137.380	-60.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,000.00 ZWL7M	$13,888.71 LYD87,687.300	-36.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.00 ZWL6,762.00	$8.33 LYD52.610	-60.3%
Average			-64.0%

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pay 57.5% less for housing

	Harare	Tripoli
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$93.58 ZWL30,133.83	$30.71 LYD193.890	-67.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$402.94 ZWL130K	$228.39 LYD1,441.970	-43.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$284.62 ZWL91,646.15	$109.57 LYD691.760	-61.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$45.88 ZWL14,774.12	$19.17 LYD121.020	-58.2%
Average			-57.5%

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pay 84.3% less for childcare

	Harare	Tripoli
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$255.56 ZWL82,288.89	$53.24 LYD336.130	-79.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,812.50 ZWL3M	$925.91 LYD5,845.820	-89.5%
Average			-84.3%

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pay 34.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Harare	Tripoli
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.50 ZWL483.00	$0.69 LYD4.380	-53.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.91 ZWL937.59	$0.51 LYD3.240	-82.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.20 ZWL386.40	$1.94 LYD12.280	+62.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.38 ZWL17,833.85	$29.63 LYD187.070	-46.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 ZWL3,220.00	$4.63 LYD29.230	-53.7%
Average			-34.9%

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pay 45.8% more for clothing

	Harare	Tripoli
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$18.92 ZWL6,091.17	$22.96 LYD144.980	+21.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$21.50 ZWL6,923.00	$35.86 LYD226.430	+66.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$33.85 ZWL10,898.46	$50.77 LYD320.550	+50.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$38.85 ZWL12,508.46	$56.25 LYD355.130	+44.8%
Average			+45.8%

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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: January 2026

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