Cost of living comparison
Zimbabwe is 0.4% cheaper than Djibouti.
If you lived in Zimbabwe instead of Djibouti, you would:
pay 33.7% less for restaurants
Djibouti
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.13
DJF1,802
|
$9.12
ZWL2,938.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.13
DJF1,802
|
$5.88
ZWL1,891.75
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
DJF163
|
$0.55
ZWL177.10
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
DJF150
|
$0.48
ZWL154.90
|
|
pay 45.7% less for groceries
Djibouti
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$5.77
DJF1,026
|
$1.02
ZWL328.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$5.06
ZWL1,629.71
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.84
DJF2,463
|
$5.53
ZWL1,779.89
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.58
DJF1,171
|
$2.00
ZWL643.07
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$11.20
DJF1,993
|
$2.15
ZWL692.05
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
DJF318
|
$1.05
ZWL337.65
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
DJF182
|
$0.75
ZWL240.54
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
DJF227
|
$1.12
ZWL360.55
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
DJF193
|
$0.63
ZWL204.35
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
DJF129
|
$0.51
ZWL165.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
DJF156
|
$0.76
ZWL244.81
|
|
pay 2.4% less for transportation
Djibouti
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.86
DJF1,042
|
$6.36
ZWL2,046.45
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$31.00
ZWL9,982.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.32
DJF4,505
|
$21.94
ZWL7,065.30
|
|
pay 9.1% less for housing
Djibouti
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.89
DJF7,630
|
$127.98
ZWL41,208.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,369.10
DJF243,578
|
$255.77
ZWL82,357.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$669.36
DJF119,087
|
$196.50
ZWL63,273.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$305.63
DJF54,375
|
$52.19
ZWL16,805.56
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
Djibouti
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$168.79
DJF30,030
|
$239.38
ZWL77,078.75
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,025.51
DJF360,362
|
$7,928.57
ZWL2,553,000.00
|
|
pay 38.3% less for entertainment and sports
Djibouti
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.19
DJF1,101
|
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.39
DJF425
|
$2.71
ZWL873.30
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$1.75
ZWL563.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$103.15
DJF18,352
|
$35.56
ZWL11,448.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.07
DJF2,503
|
$10.50
ZWL3,381.00
|
|
pay 40.1% less for clothing
Djibouti
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.76
DJF6,006
|
$20.52
ZWL6,607.71
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.91
DJF4,254
|
$17.50
ZWL5,635.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$118.15
DJF21,021
|
$42.62
ZWL13,723.33
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.96
DJF13,514
|
$52.81
ZWL17,005.62
|
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