Cost of Living Comparison Between Harare and Southwark Cost of Living Comparison Between Harare and Southwark

🙂 Solo nomad: Harare is 33.7% cheaper than Southwark without rent, and 58.1% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Harare is 37.4% cheaper than Southwark without rent, and 67% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Harare
Southwark
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$9.98 ZWL 269
$22.13 £16.29
-54.90%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$49.84 ZWL 1,344
$89.1 £65.6
-44.04%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$7.16 ZWL 193
$10.98 £8.08
-34.79%
Cappuccino
$3.01 ZWL 81.1
$5.34 £3.93
-43.63%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.72 ZWL 19.44
$2.76 £2.03
-73.91%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.44 ZWL 11.74
$1.87 £1.38
-76.47%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.51 ZWL 40.82
$6.91 £5.08
-78.15%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.05 ZWL 55.3
$6.62 £4.87
-69.03%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Harare
Southwark
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.62 ZWL 43.58
$1.78 £1.31
-8.99%
White Bread (500g)
$1.03 ZWL 27.65
$2.17 £1.6
-52.53%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.93 ZWL 52.1
$2.16 £1.59
-10.65%
Eggs
$2.14 ZWL 57.6
$3.71 £2.73
-42.32%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$10.98 ZWL 296
$8.2 £6.03
33.90%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$6.44 ZWL 174
$8.28 £6.09
-22.22%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$6.4 ZWL 173
$13.29 £9.78
-51.84%
Apples (1kg)
$2.86 ZWL 77.2
$3.44 £2.53
-16.86%
Banana (1kg)
$1.63 ZWL 43.99
$1.5 £1.11
8.67%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.25 ZWL 60.6
$2.99 £2.2
-24.75%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.64 ZWL 44.11
$2.95 £2.17
-44.41%
Potato (1kg)
$1.56 ZWL 42.09
$1.71 £1.26
-8.77%
Onion (1kg)
$2.04 ZWL 55
$1.53 £1.12
33.33%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.02 ZWL 27.51
$1.25 £0.92
-18.40%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.97 ZWL 26.15
$1.4 £1.03
-30.71%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$1.12 ZWL 30.16
$20.61 £15.17
-94.57%
Wine (Bottle)
$8.21 ZWL 221
$12.07 £8.88
-31.98%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.18 ZWL 31.72
$2.85 £2.1
-58.60%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.78 ZWL 47.9
$2.48 £1.82
-28.23%
🚌 Getting Around
Harare
Southwark
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.98 ZWL 26.42
$3.42 £2.52
-71.35%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$43.17 ZWL 1,164
$160 £118
-73.03%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$4.96 ZWL 134
$5.35 £3.94
-7.29%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$2.03 ZWL 54.8
$2.09 £1.54
-2.87%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$4.99 ZWL 135
$29.75 £21.89
-83.23%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.55 ZWL 41.74
$1.88 £1.38
-17.55%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$20.2K ZWL 545K
$38.9K £28.6K
-48.02%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$23.9K ZWL 643.2K
$39.8K £29.3K
-40.06%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Harare
Southwark
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$58 ZWL 1,564
$335 £247
-82.69%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$17.9 ZWL 483
$18.7 £13.76
-4.28%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$92.1 ZWL 2,484
$34.41 £25.33
167.71%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Harare
Southwark
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$53.8 ZWL 1,450
$45.5 £33.48
18.20%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$14.05 ZWL 379
-
-
Cinema Ticket
$10.19 ZWL 275
$20.53 £15.11
-50.37%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Harare
Southwark
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$273 ZWL 7,369
$2,468 £1,816
-88.93%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$7,242 ZWL 195.3K
$22.9K £16.8K
-68.36%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Harare
Southwark
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$19.35 ZWL 522
$117 £85.8
-83.40%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$21.31 ZWL 575
$40.67 £29.93
-47.60%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$34.91 ZWL 942
$87.5 £64.4
-60.12%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$40.71 ZWL 1,098
$98.8 £72.7
-58.81%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Harare
Southwark
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$394 ZWL 10.6K
$2,424 £1,784
-83.75%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$281 ZWL 7,591
$986 £726
-71.47%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$973 ZWL 26.2K
$2,049 £1,508
-52.50%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$686 ZWL 18.5K
$3,883 £2,857
-82.33%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$1,147 ZWL 30.9K
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-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$582 ZWL 15.7K
-
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Harare
Southwark
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$410 ZWL 11K
$3,774 £2,777
-89.15%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
13.31
5.45
144.22%

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Last update for Harare: October 27, 2025

Last update for Southwark: October 28, 2025

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