Cost of Living Comparison Between Harare and Cluj-Napoca Cost of Living Comparison Between Harare and Cluj-Napoca

🙂 Solo nomad: Harare is 3% cheaper than Cluj-Napoca without rent, and 28.9% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Harare is 9.5% cheaper than Cluj-Napoca without rent, and 18.6% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Harare
Cluj-Napoca
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$10.04 ZWL 259
$11.49 RON 50.4
-12.62%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$49.68 ZWL 1,281
$57.3 RON 251
-13.25%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$6.79 ZWL 175
$7.89 RON 34.55
-13.94%
Cappuccino
$3.03 ZWL 78.0
$3.39 RON 14.86
-10.62%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.72 ZWL 18.47
$2.30 RON 10.07
-68.70%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.43 ZWL 11.19
$2.20 RON 9.62
-80.45%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.48 ZWL 38.23
$3.24 RON 14.18
-54.32%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.06 ZWL 53.1
$3.98 RON 17.41
-48.24%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Harare
Cluj-Napoca
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.63 ZWL 41.94
$1.80 RON 7.87
-9.44%
White Bread (500g)
$1.02 ZWL 26.22
$1.35 RON 5.91
-24.44%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.86 ZWL 47.97
$1.80 RON 7.86
3.33%
Eggs
$2.16 ZWL 55.7
$3.35 RON 14.69
-35.52%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$10.94 ZWL 282
$10.22 RON 44.75
7.05%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$6.56 ZWL 169
$7.29 RON 31.94
-10.01%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$6.20 ZWL 160
$11.73 RON 51.4
-47.14%
Apples (1kg)
$2.90 ZWL 74.8
$1.24 RON 5.42
133.87%
Banana (1kg)
$1.70 ZWL 43.84
$1.74 RON 7.60
-2.30%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.24 ZWL 57.9
$1.55 RON 6.80
44.52%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.66 ZWL 42.77
$2.42 RON 10.59
-31.40%
Potato (1kg)
$1.50 ZWL 38.58
$1.01 RON 4.42
48.51%
Onion (1kg)
$1.97 ZWL 50.9
$0.97 RON 4.27
103.09%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.97 ZWL 24.96
$1.09 RON 4.75
-11.01%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.96 ZWL 24.79
$0.95 RON 4.17
1.05%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$1.12 ZWL 28.92
$6.35 RON 27.82
-82.36%
Wine (Bottle)
$9.73 ZWL 251
$7.82 RON 34.24
24.42%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.14 ZWL 29.34
$1.17 RON 5.14
-2.56%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.72 ZWL 44.22
$2.05 RON 8.99
-16.10%
🚌 Getting Around
Harare
Cluj-Napoca
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.98 ZWL 25.35
$0.68 RON 2.98
44.12%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$42.33 ZWL 1,091
$23.04 RON 101
83.72%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$4.99 ZWL 129
$0.93 RON 4.08
436.56%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.99 ZWL 51.3
$0.89 RON 3.91
123.60%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$4.94 ZWL 127
$9.52 RON 41.70
-48.11%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.61 ZWL 41.57
$1.70 RON 7.43
-5.29%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$20.2K ZWL 519.6K
$27.7K RON 121.5K
-27.34%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$23.3K ZWL 600.1K
$27.1K RON 118.5K
-13.96%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Harare
Cluj-Napoca
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$59.5 ZWL 1,533
$157 RON 689
-62.17%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$17.75 ZWL 458
$8.72 RON 38.20
103.56%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$91.3 ZWL 2,353
$9.81 RON 42.96
830.17%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Harare
Cluj-Napoca
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$53.1 ZWL 1,368
$43.31 RON 190
22.51%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$14.06 ZWL 362
$19.67 RON 86.1
-28.52%
Cinema Ticket
$9.88 ZWL 255
$8.30 RON 36.36
19.04%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Harare
Cluj-Napoca
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$282 ZWL 7,265
$480 RON 2,103
-41.30%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$7,254 ZWL 187.0K
$10.5K RON 45.9K
-30.82%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Harare
Cluj-Napoca
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$19.31 ZWL 498
$69.0 RON 302
-71.99%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$21.43 ZWL 552
$40.33 RON 177
-46.86%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$33.94 ZWL 875
$86.9 RON 381
-60.96%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$39.69 ZWL 1,023
$101 RON 444
-60.85%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Harare
Cluj-Napoca
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$397 ZWL 10.2K
$714 RON 3,129
-44.44%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$275 ZWL 7,086
$559 RON 2,449
-50.84%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$949 ZWL 24.5K
$1,277 RON 5,594
-25.70%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$688 ZWL 17.7K
$948 RON 4,152
-27.38%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$915 ZWL 23.6K
$4,754 RON 20.8K
-80.76%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$387 ZWL 9,989
$3,267 RON 14.3K
-88.14%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Harare
Cluj-Napoca
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$391 ZWL 10.1K
$1,423 RON 6,232
-72.49%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
13.31
5.85
127.52%

CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Harare: March 3, 2026

Last update for Cluj-Napoca: March 2, 2026

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