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

😐 Solo nomad: Southwark is 50.8% more expensive than Harare without rent, and 138.7% more expensive with rent.
😐 Family of 3: Southwark is 59.9% more expensive than Harare without rent, and 203.2% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Southwark
Harare
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$22.13 £16.29
$9.98 ZWL 269
121.74%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$89.1 £65.6
$49.84 ZWL 1,344
78.71%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$10.98 £8.08
$7.16 ZWL 193
53.35%
Cappuccino
$5.34 £3.93
$3.01 ZWL 81.1
77.41%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.76 £2.03
$0.72 ZWL 19.44
283.33%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.87 £1.38
$0.44 ZWL 11.74
325.00%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$6.91 £5.08
$1.51 ZWL 40.82
357.62%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$6.62 £4.87
$2.05 ZWL 55.3
222.93%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Southwark
Harare
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.78 £1.31
$1.62 ZWL 43.58
9.88%
White Bread (500g)
$2.17 £1.6
$1.03 ZWL 27.65
110.68%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.16 £1.59
$1.93 ZWL 52.1
11.92%
Eggs
$3.71 £2.73
$2.14 ZWL 57.6
73.36%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$8.2 £6.03
$10.98 ZWL 296
-25.32%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$8.28 £6.09
$6.44 ZWL 174
28.57%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$13.29 £9.78
$6.4 ZWL 173
107.66%
Apples (1kg)
$3.44 £2.53
$2.86 ZWL 77.2
20.28%
Banana (1kg)
$1.5 £1.11
$1.63 ZWL 43.99
-7.98%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.99 £2.2
$2.25 ZWL 60.6
32.89%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.95 £2.17
$1.64 ZWL 44.11
79.88%
Potato (1kg)
$1.71 £1.26
$1.56 ZWL 42.09
9.62%
Onion (1kg)
$1.53 £1.12
$2.04 ZWL 55
-25.00%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.25 £0.92
$1.02 ZWL 27.51
22.55%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.4 £1.03
$0.97 ZWL 26.15
44.33%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$20.61 £15.17
$1.12 ZWL 30.16
1740.18%
Wine (Bottle)
$12.07 £8.88
$8.21 ZWL 221
47.02%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$2.85 £2.1
$1.18 ZWL 31.72
141.53%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.48 £1.82
$1.78 ZWL 47.9
39.33%
🚌 Getting Around
Southwark
Harare
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$3.42 £2.52
$0.98 ZWL 26.42
248.98%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$160 £118
$43.17 ZWL 1,164
270.72%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$5.35 £3.94
$4.96 ZWL 134
7.86%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$2.09 £1.54
$2.03 ZWL 54.8
2.96%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$29.75 £21.89
$4.99 ZWL 135
496.19%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.88 £1.38
$1.55 ZWL 41.74
21.29%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$38.9K £28.6K
$20.2K ZWL 545K
92.39%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$39.8K £29.3K
$23.9K ZWL 643.2K
66.84%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Southwark
Harare
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$335 £247
$58 ZWL 1,564
477.62%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$18.7 £13.76
$17.9 ZWL 483
4.47%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$34.41 £25.33
$92.1 ZWL 2,484
-62.65%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Southwark
Harare
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$45.5 £33.48
$53.8 ZWL 1,450
-15.40%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$14.05 ZWL 379
-
Cinema Ticket
$20.53 £15.11
$10.19 ZWL 275
101.47%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Southwark
Harare
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$2,468 £1,816
$273 ZWL 7,369
803.36%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$22.9K £16.8K
$7,242 ZWL 195.3K
216.07%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Southwark
Harare
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$117 £85.8
$19.35 ZWL 522
502.43%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$40.67 £29.93
$21.31 ZWL 575
90.85%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$87.5 £64.4
$34.91 ZWL 942
150.76%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$98.8 £72.7
$40.71 ZWL 1,098
142.77%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Southwark
Harare
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,424 £1,784
$394 ZWL 10.6K
515.57%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$986 £726
$281 ZWL 7,591
250.47%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,049 £1,508
$973 ZWL 26.2K
110.53%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$3,883 £2,857
$686 ZWL 18.5K
465.84%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
-
$1,147 ZWL 30.9K
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
-
$582 ZWL 15.7K
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Southwark
Harare
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$3,774 £2,777
$410 ZWL 11K
821.42%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.45
13.31
-59.05%

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Last update for Southwark: October 28, 2025

Last update for Harare: October 27, 2025

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