Cost of living comparison
Zimbabwe is 17.8% cheaper than Finland.
If you lived in Zimbabwe instead of Finland, you would:
pay 57.2% less for restaurants
Finland
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.85
€12.73
|
$9.12
ZWL2,938.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.97
€9.17
|
$5.88
ZWL1,891.75
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.57
€2.36
|
$0.55
ZWL177.10
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.92
€1.76
|
$0.48
ZWL154.90
|
|
pay 11.5% less for groceries
Finland
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.30
€2.11
|
$1.02
ZWL328.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.73
€3.43
|
$5.06
ZWL1,629.71
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.21
€3.87
|
$5.53
ZWL1,779.89
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.94
€2.70
|
$2.00
ZWL643.07
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.06
€4.65
|
$2.15
ZWL692.05
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.92
|
$1.05
ZWL337.65
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$0.75
ZWL240.54
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.85
|
$1.12
ZWL360.55
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
€1.52
|
$0.63
ZWL204.35
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.51
|
$0.51
ZWL165.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.68
|
$0.76
ZWL244.81
|
|
pay 17.1% less for transportation
Finland
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.87
€7.24
|
$6.36
ZWL2,046.45
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$60.62
€55.72
|
$31.00
ZWL9,982.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,056.21
€27,626.16
|
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.81
€17.29
|
$21.94
ZWL7,065.30
|
|
pay 74.6% more for housing
Finland
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.06
€20.28
|
$127.98
ZWL41,208.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$746.03
€685.71
|
$255.77
ZWL82,357.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$620.54
€570.37
|
$196.50
ZWL63,273.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.79
€91.72
|
$52.19
ZWL16,805.56
|
|
pay 9.1% less for childcare
Finland
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$310.89
€285.75
|
$239.38
ZWL77,078.75
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,564.54
€6,952.94
|
$7,928.57
ZWL2,553,000.00
|
|
pay 49.7% less for entertainment and sports
Finland
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.16
€6.58
|
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.25
€3.91
|
$2.71
ZWL873.30
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.60
€9.74
|
$1.75
ZWL563.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.05
€39.57
|
$35.56
ZWL11,448.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.48
€14.23
|
$10.50
ZWL3,381.00
|
|
pay 54.9% less for clothing
Finland
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.46
€70.28
|
$20.52
ZWL6,607.71
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.66
€30.02
|
$17.50
ZWL5,635.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.52
€76.77
|
$42.62
ZWL13,723.33
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.88
€99.15
|
$52.81
ZWL17,005.62
|
|
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