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Cost of Living in Harare
Summary about cost of living in Harare:
- Four-person family monthly costs: 2,227.87$ without rent (using our estimator).
- A single person monthly costs: 645.35$ without rent.
- Cost of living rank 337th out of 533 cities in the world.
- Harare has a cost of living index of 47.88.
| Restaurants | [ Edit ] | Range |
|---|---|---|
| Meal, Inexpensive Restaurant | 5.00 $ | |
| Meal for 2 People, Mid-range Restaurant, Three-course | 36.00 $ | |
| McMeal at McDonalds (or Equivalent Combo Meal) | 5.00 $ | |
| Domestic Beer (1 pint draught) | 1.50 $ | |
| Imported Beer (11.2 oz small bottle) | 2.50 $ | |
| Cappuccino (regular) | 2.64 $ | |
| Coke/Pepsi (11.2 oz small bottle) | 0.92 $ | |
| Water (11.2 oz small bottle) | 0.90 $ | |
| Markets | [ Edit ] | |
| Milk (regular), (1 gallon) | 5.11 $ | |
| Loaf of Fresh White Bread (1 lb) | 0.87 $ | |
| Rice (white), (1 lb) | 0.72 $ | |
| Eggs (regular) (12) | 2.13 $ | |
| Local Cheese (1 lb) | 4.53 $ | |
| Chicken Breasts (Boneless, Skinless), (1 lb) | 2.45 $ | |
| Beef Round (1 lb) (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) | 3.49 $ | |
| Apples (1 lb) | 1.14 $ | |
| Banana (1 lb) | 0.60 $ | |
| Oranges (1 lb) | 0.99 $ | |
| Tomato (1 lb) | 0.67 $ | |
| Potato (1 lb) | 0.71 $ | |
| Onion (1 lb) | 0.64 $ | |
| Lettuce (1 head) | 1.24 $ | |
| Water (1.5 liter bottle) | 1.14 $ | |
| Bottle of Wine (Mid-Range) | 8.00 $ | |
| Domestic Beer (0.5 liter bottle) | 1.25 $ | |
| Imported Beer (11.2 oz small bottle) | 1.72 $ | |
| Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro) | 2.15 $ | |
| Transportation | [ Edit ] | |
| One-way Ticket (Local Transport) | 0.50 $ | |
| Monthly Pass (Regular Price) | 30.00 $ | |
| Taxi Start (Normal Tariff) | 3.00 $ | |
| Taxi 1 mile (Normal Tariff) | 1.61 $ | |
| Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff) | 6.00 $ | |
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | 5.20 $ | |
| Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline (Or Equivalent New Car) | 15,000.00 $ | |
| Toyota Corolla 1.6l 97kW Comfort (Or Equivalent New Car) | 28,000.00 $ | |
| Utilities (Monthly) | [ Edit ] | |
| Basic (Electricity, Heating, Cooling, Water, Garbage) for 915 sq ft Apartment | 93.57 $ | |
| 1 min. of Prepaid Mobile Tariff Local (No Discounts or Plans) | 0.16 $ | |
| Internet (60 Mbps or More, Unlimited Data, Cable/ADSL) | 124.70 $ | |
| Sports And Leisure | [ Edit ] | |
| Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult | 57.50 $ | |
| Tennis Court Rent (1 Hour on Weekend) | 12.50 $ | |
| Cinema, International Release, 1 Seat | 6.00 $ | |
| Childcare | [ Edit ] | |
| Preschool (or Kindergarten), Full Day, Private, Monthly for 1 Child | 362.50 $ | |
| International Primary School, Yearly for 1 Child | 8,350.00 $ | |
| Clothing And Shoes | [ Edit ] | |
| 1 Pair of Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar) | 30.00 $ | |
| 1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M, ...) | 23.11 $ | |
| 1 Pair of Nike Running Shoes (Mid-Range) | 62.22 $ | |
| 1 Pair of Men Leather Business Shoes | 74.17 $ | |
| Rent Per Month | [ Edit ] | |
| Apartment (1 bedroom) in City Centre | 328.89 $ | |
| Apartment (1 bedroom) Outside of Centre | 244.44 $ | |
| Apartment (3 bedrooms) in City Centre | 750.00 $ | |
| Apartment (3 bedrooms) Outside of Centre | 600.00 $ | |
| Buy Apartment Price | [ Edit ] | |
| Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment in City Centre | 162.58 $ | |
| Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment Outside of Centre | 136.26 $ | |
| Salaries And Financing | [ Edit ] | |
| Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax) | 385.71 $ | |
| Mortgage Interest Rate in Percentages (%), Yearly, for 20 Years Fixed-Rate | 15.57 |
Prices in Harare
These data are based on 610 entries in the past 18 months from 54 different contributors.
Last update: July 2018
Last update: July 2018
2 Comments so far
At a glance it appears prices stated in this article are a bit inflated. For example, I looked up the price of 1kg of oranges on ZiMart and found that it is $1.10 but in the article above, it is stated as $2.70. 1kg of Rice on ZiMart is only $0.89 but it is stated as $2.10 here which is completely misleading.
Hope that helps
The pricing list on most items for the Harare is overstated. I will collect real prices on some items which I do not know offhand then submit them to you. Zimbabwe has become one of the cheapest cities, in terms of cost of living ever since the introduction of the multi-currency regime in February 2009.The only problem is high unemployment rate which came about as a result of closure of many companies.
Most citizens have either migrated, ventured into the informal sector or unemployed.
I hope this information will be usefull.
Regards