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Harare vs. Maputo Cost of Living Summary

Harare is 17.5% more expensive than Maputo.

Restaurants: pay 9.9% less in Harare
Groceries: pay 50.2% more in Harare
Transportation: pay 86.7% more in Harare
Housing: pay 9.4% less in Harare
Childcare: pay 54.8% more in Harare
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.1% more in Harare
Clothing: pay 59.0% less in Harare

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

Harare vs. Maputo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 9.9% less for restaurants

	Maputo	Harare
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.39 MZN600.00	$10.00 ZWL3,220.00	+6.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.82 MZN500.00	$6.00 ZWL1,932.00	-23.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.76 MZN48.37	$0.69 ZWL223.71	-8.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.54 MZN34.22	$0.46 ZWL147.28	-14.6%
Average			-9.9%

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pay 50.2% more for groceries

	Maputo	Harare
Bread 1 loaf	$1.07 MZN68.38	$1.00 ZWL322.00	-6.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.60 MZN485.83	$5.77 ZWL1,857.25	-24.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.86 MZN374.34	$6.10 ZWL1,963.08	+4.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.40 MZN153.63	$2.09 ZWL672.39	-13.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.36 MZN150.82	$2.97 ZWL956.35	+25.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.85 MZN54.05	$1.34 ZWL430.38	+58.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.35 MZN22.68	$0.74 ZWL239.53	+109.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.67 MZN43.09	$1.02 ZWL328.63	+51.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 MZN27.67	$0.75 ZWL242.73	+74.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 MZN27.90	$0.71 ZWL229.11	+63.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.31 MZN19.96	$0.97 ZWL311.47	+209.7%
Average			+50.2%

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pay 86.7% more for transportation

	Maputo	Harare
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.12 MZN326.92	$5.94 ZWL1,912.67	+16.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.16 MZN841.30	$55.00 ZWL17,710.00	+317.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,164.61 MZN1,800,000.00	$22,000.00 ZWL7,084,000.00	-21.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$15.58 MZN996.00	$21.00 ZWL6,762.00	+34.7%
Average			+86.7%

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pay 9.4% less for housing

	Maputo	Harare
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$91.27 MZN5,833.33	$93.58 ZWL30,133.83	+2.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$462.89 MZN29,583.33	$402.94 ZWL129,747.06	-13.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$267.30 MZN17,083.33	$284.62 ZWL91,646.15	+6.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$69.12 MZN4,417.54	$45.88 ZWL14,774.12	-33.6%
Average			-9.4%

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pay 54.8% more for childcare

	Maputo	Harare
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$162.34 MZN10,375.00	$255.56 ZWL82,288.89	+57.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,789.39 MZN370,000.00	$8,812.50 ZWL2,837,625.00	+52.2%
Average			+54.8%

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pay 9.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Maputo	Harare
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.41 MZN90.00	$1.50 ZWL483.00	+6.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.08 MZN132.78	$2.91 ZWL937.59	+40.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.82 MZN180.00	$1.20 ZWL386.40	-57.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$43.13 MZN2,756.25	$55.38 ZWL17,833.85	+28.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.82 MZN500.00	$10.00 ZWL3,220.00	+27.8%
Average			+9.1%

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pay 59.0% less for clothing

	Maputo	Harare
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.64 MZN3,300.00	$18.92 ZWL6,091.17	-63.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$61.61 MZN3,937.50	$21.50 ZWL6,923.00	-65.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.24 MZN5,000.00	$33.85 ZWL10,898.46	-56.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.89 MZN5,041.67	$38.85 ZWL12,508.46	-50.8%
Average			-59.0%

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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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