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Harare vs. Sarajevo Cost of Living Summary

Harare is 8.9% more expensive than Sarajevo.

Restaurants: pay 39.0% less in Harare
Groceries: pay 11.3% more in Harare
Transportation: pay 47.8% more in Harare
Housing: pay 25.0% more in Harare
Childcare: pay 80.9% more in Harare
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.6% more in Harare
Clothing: pay 64.5% less in Harare

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

Harare vs. Sarajevo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 39.0% less for restaurants

	Sarajevo	Harare
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.01 BAM15.19	$10.00 ZWL3,220.00	+11.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.41 BAM14.17	$6.00 ZWL1,932.00	-28.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.22 BAM3.74	$0.69 ZWL223.71	-68.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.50 BAM2.53	$0.46 ZWL147.28	-69.5%
Average			-39.0%

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pay 11.3% more for groceries

	Sarajevo	Harare
Bread 1 loaf	$1.26 BAM2.13	$1.00 ZWL322.00	-20.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.33 BAM8.98	$5.77 ZWL1,857.25	+8.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.28 BAM8.90	$6.10 ZWL1,963.08	+15.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.01 BAM5.07	$2.09 ZWL672.39	-30.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.89 BAM6.56	$2.97 ZWL956.35	-23.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.71 BAM1.20	$1.34 ZWL430.38	+88.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.86 BAM1.45	$0.74 ZWL239.53	-13.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 BAM1.51	$1.02 ZWL328.63	+14.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.03 BAM1.74	$0.75 ZWL242.73	-26.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.52 BAM0.88	$0.71 ZWL229.11	+35.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 BAM0.92	$0.97 ZWL311.47	+78.1%
Average			+11.3%

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pay 47.8% more for transportation

	Sarajevo	Harare
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.80 BAM9.79	$5.94 ZWL1,912.67	+2.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.82 BAM53.66	$55.00 ZWL17,710.00	+72.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,417.66 BAM49,605.59	$22,000.00 ZWL7,084,000.00	-25.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.71 BAM14.68	$21.00 ZWL6,762.00	+141.2%
Average			+47.8%

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pay 25.0% more for housing

	Sarajevo	Harare
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.76 BAM53.55	$93.58 ZWL30,133.83	+194.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$463.77 BAM782.04	$402.94 ZWL129,747.06	-13.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$320.65 BAM540.69	$284.62 ZWL91,646.15	-11.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$155.51 BAM262.23	$45.88 ZWL14,774.12	-70.5%
Average			+25.0%

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pay 80.9% more for childcare

	Sarajevo	Harare
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$242.40 BAM408.74	$255.56 ZWL82,288.89	+5.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,437.06 BAM5,795.76	$8,812.50 ZWL2,837,625.00	+156.4%
Average			+80.9%

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pay 0.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Sarajevo	Harare
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.00 BAM5.06	$1.50 ZWL483.00	-50.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.16 BAM3.64	$2.91 ZWL937.59	+35.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.90 BAM6.58	$1.20 ZWL386.40	-69.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.31 BAM62.91	$55.38 ZWL17,833.85	+48.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.20 BAM12.15	$10.00 ZWL3,220.00	+38.8%
Average			+0.6%

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pay 64.5% less for clothing

	Sarajevo	Harare
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$93.06 BAM156.92	$18.92 ZWL6,091.17	-79.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.73 BAM70.36	$21.50 ZWL6,923.00	-48.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$101.87 BAM171.78	$33.85 ZWL10,898.46	-66.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.06 BAM177.16	$38.85 ZWL12,508.46	-63.0%
Average			-64.5%

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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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