Cost of living comparison
Zimbabwe is 5.8% more expensive than Lithuania.
If you lived in Zimbabwe instead of Lithuania, you would:
pay 44.9% less for restaurants
Lithuania
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.88
€10.09
|
$9.12
ZWL2,938.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.91
€6.41
|
$5.88
ZWL1,891.75
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
€2.14
|
$0.55
ZWL177.10
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
€1.60
|
$0.48
ZWL154.90
|
|
pay 7.0% more for groceries
Lithuania
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.64
€1.52
|
$1.02
ZWL328.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.97
€5.54
|
$5.06
ZWL1,629.71
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.29
€4.91
|
$5.53
ZWL1,779.89
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.63
€2.44
|
$2.00
ZWL643.07
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.34
€3.10
|
$2.15
ZWL692.05
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.53
|
$1.05
ZWL337.65
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.72
|
$0.75
ZWL240.54
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.66
|
$1.12
ZWL360.55
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.49
€1.38
|
$0.63
ZWL204.35
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
€0.35
|
$0.51
ZWL165.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
€0.42
|
$0.76
ZWL244.81
|
|
pay 32.6% more for transportation
Lithuania
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.26
€5.80
|
$6.36
ZWL2,046.45
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.34
€28.14
|
$31.00
ZWL9,982.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,094.53
€32,558.95
|
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.59
€7.97
|
$21.94
ZWL7,065.30
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
Lithuania
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.95
€12.95
|
$127.98
ZWL41,208.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$488.99
€453.66
|
$255.77
ZWL82,357.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$348.24
€323.08
|
$196.50
ZWL63,273.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$145.99
€135.44
|
$52.19
ZWL16,805.56
|
|
pay 28.4% less for childcare
Lithuania
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$497.03
€461.12
|
$239.38
ZWL77,078.75
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,349.41
€7,746.16
|
$7,928.57
ZWL2,553,000.00
|
|
pay 26.4% less for entertainment and sports
Lithuania
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.98
€4.62
|
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.15
€2.93
|
$2.71
ZWL873.30
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.07
€4.71
|
$1.75
ZWL563.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.81
€36.01
|
$35.56
ZWL11,448.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.35
€7.75
|
$10.50
ZWL3,381.00
|
|
pay 64.7% less for clothing
Lithuania
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$101.39
€94.07
|
$20.52
ZWL6,607.71
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.40
€38.41
|
$17.50
ZWL5,635.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.38
€84.78
|
$42.62
ZWL13,723.33
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$164.00
€152.15
|
$52.81
ZWL17,005.62
|
|
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