Cost of living comparison
Zimbabwe is 91.7% more expensive than Belarus.
If you lived in Zimbabwe instead of Belarus, you would:
pay 19.0% more for restaurants
Belarus
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.95
BYN22.72
|
$9.12
ZWL2,938.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.33
BYN14.15
|
$5.88
ZWL1,891.75
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
BYN1.98
|
$0.55
ZWL177.10
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
BYN1.33
|
$0.48
ZWL154.90
|
|
pay 81.4% more for groceries
Belarus
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
BYN1.93
|
$1.02
ZWL328.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.10
BYN10.15
|
$5.06
ZWL1,629.71
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.36
BYN7.73
|
$5.53
ZWL1,779.89
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.19
BYN3.90
|
$2.00
ZWL643.07
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.58
BYN5.16
|
$2.15
ZWL692.05
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
BYN1.41
|
$1.05
ZWL337.65
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
BYN2.39
|
$0.75
ZWL240.54
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
BYN2.41
|
$1.12
ZWL360.55
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
BYN2.74
|
$0.63
ZWL204.35
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
BYN0.66
|
$0.51
ZWL165.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BYN0.85
|
$0.76
ZWL244.81
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for transportation
Belarus
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.78
BYN9.09
|
$6.36
ZWL2,046.45
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.98
BYN42.43
|
$31.00
ZWL9,982.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,464.32
BYN53,831.63
|
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.69
BYN12.05
|
$21.94
ZWL7,065.30
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for housing
Belarus
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.11
BYN33.04
|
$127.98
ZWL41,208.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$245.08
BYN801.31
|
$255.77
ZWL82,357.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$157.93
BYN516.36
|
$196.50
ZWL63,273.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.75
BYN133.25
|
$52.19
ZWL16,805.56
|
|
pay 10.2% more for childcare
Belarus
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$350.75
BYN1,146.80
|
$239.38
ZWL77,078.75
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,210.54
BYN17,036.36
|
$7,928.57
ZWL2,553,000.00
|
|
pay 70.4% more for entertainment and sports
Belarus
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
BYN3.24
|
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.41
BYN4.60
|
$2.71
ZWL873.30
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.54
BYN5.05
|
$1.75
ZWL563.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.83
BYN100.81
|
$35.56
ZWL11,448.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.76
BYN12.30
|
$10.50
ZWL3,381.00
|
|
pay 48.8% less for clothing
Belarus
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.63
BYN201.49
|
$20.52
ZWL6,607.71
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.72
BYN106.97
|
$17.50
ZWL5,635.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.42
BYN259.66
|
$42.62
ZWL13,723.33
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.20
BYN268.75
|
$52.81
ZWL17,005.62
|
|
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