Cost of Living Comparison Between Harare and Victoria Falls Cost of Living Comparison Between Harare and Victoria Falls

😐 Solo nomad: Harare is 13.8% more expensive than Victoria Falls without rent, and 13.4% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Harare is 8.1% cheaper than Victoria Falls without rent, and 15.6% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$10.06 ZWL 258

$10.15 ZWL 260

-0.89%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$49.59 ZWL 1,270

$45.36 ZWL 1,162

9.33%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.18 ZWL 184

Cappuccino

$3.05 ZWL 78.1

$5.91 ZWL 151

-48.39%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.66 ZWL 17.03

$1.02 ZWL 26.23

-35.29%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.46 ZWL 11.80

$0.52 ZWL 13.29

-11.54%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.47 ZWL 37.66

$1.74 ZWL 44.55

-15.52%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.06 ZWL 52.7

Milk (1 liter)

$1.60 ZWL 41.07

$2.05 ZWL 52.5

-21.95%

White Bread (500g)

$0.98 ZWL 25.21

$0.97 ZWL 24.89

1.03%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.85 ZWL 47.50

$2.03 ZWL 52.1

-8.87%

Eggs

$2.09 ZWL 53.5

$3.68 ZWL 94.3

-43.21%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$10.75 ZWL 275

$2.45 ZWL 62.6

338.78%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.31 ZWL 161

$6.08 ZWL 156

3.78%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$6.34 ZWL 162

$7.91 ZWL 203

-19.85%

Apples (1kg)

$3.00 ZWL 76.8

$2.99 ZWL 76.5

0.33%

Banana (1kg)

$1.69 ZWL 43.27

$2.96 ZWL 75.9

-42.91%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.20 ZWL 56.3

$3.07 ZWL 78.7

-28.34%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.70 ZWL 43.49

$4.01 ZWL 103

-57.61%

Potato (1kg)

$1.49 ZWL 38.06

Onion (1kg)

$2.00 ZWL 51.2

$1.96 ZWL 50.3

2.04%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.98 ZWL 25.00

$2.02 ZWL 51.7

-51.49%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.00 ZWL 25.51

$1.47 ZWL 37.56

-31.97%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$1.08 ZWL 27.65

$1.34 ZWL 34.35

-19.40%

Wine (Bottle)

$7.71 ZWL 198

$19.84 ZWL 508

-61.14%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.13 ZWL 29.06

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.71 ZWL 43.68

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.97 ZWL 24.86

$0.84 ZWL 21.43

15.48%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$41.73 ZWL 1,069

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$4.98 ZWL 127

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.95 ZWL 49.82

$1.02 ZWL 26.07

91.18%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$5.02 ZWL 129

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.56 ZWL 39.91

$1.81 ZWL 46.42

-13.81%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$20.3K ZWL 520.1K

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$23.5K ZWL 601.0K

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$59.2 ZWL 1,515

$24.95 ZWL 639

137.15%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$17.90 ZWL 458

$24.75 ZWL 634

-27.68%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$94.0 ZWL 2,407

$67.6 ZWL 1,731

39.07%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$53.4 ZWL 1,368

$60.6 ZWL 1,552

-11.83%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$13.98 ZWL 358

$14.73 ZWL 377

-5.09%

Cinema Ticket

$10.18 ZWL 261

$20.12 ZWL 515

-49.40%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$279 ZWL 7,155

$99.4 ZWL 2,545

181.18%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$7,398 ZWL 189.5K

$5,983 ZWL 153.2K

23.64%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$19.24 ZWL 493

$15.08 ZWL 386

27.59%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$20.96 ZWL 537

$25.47 ZWL 652

-17.71%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$34.78 ZWL 891

$60.0 ZWL 1,535

-41.98%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$39.61 ZWL 1,014

$44.70 ZWL 1,145

-11.39%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$395 ZWL 10.1K

$250 ZWL 6,408

57.83%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$282 ZWL 7,217

$179 ZWL 4,582

57.53%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$972 ZWL 24.9K

$500 ZWL 12.8K

94.21%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$697 ZWL 17.9K

$357 ZWL 9,132

95.55%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$919 ZWL 23.5K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$398 ZWL 10.2K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$398 ZWL 10.2K

$802 ZWL 20.5K

-50.36%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

13.31

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

Last update for Harare: January 11, 2026

Last update for Victoria Falls: January 12, 2026

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