Cost of living comparison
Zimbabwe is 4.8% more expensive than Maldives.
If you lived in Zimbabwe instead of Maldives, you would:
pay 9.4% more for restaurants
Maldives
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.50
MVR84.97
|
$9.12
ZWL2,938.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.82
MVR136.20
|
$5.88
ZWL1,891.75
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
MVR15.06
|
$0.55
ZWL177.10
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
MVR5.01
|
$0.48
ZWL154.90
|
|
pay 10.9% less for groceries
Maldives
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
MVR23.05
|
$1.02
ZWL328.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.49
MVR69.39
|
$5.06
ZWL1,629.71
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.87
MVR106.09
|
$5.53
ZWL1,779.89
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.64
MVR25.28
|
$2.00
ZWL643.07
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.09
MVR32.27
|
$2.15
ZWL692.05
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.63
MVR25.26
|
$1.05
ZWL337.65
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.64
MVR25.28
|
$0.75
ZWL240.54
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.29
MVR19.92
|
$1.12
ZWL360.55
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
MVR21.49
|
$0.63
ZWL204.35
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
MVR7.34
|
$0.51
ZWL165.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
MVR8.23
|
$0.76
ZWL244.81
|
|
pay 33.4% more for transportation
Maldives
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.67
MVR56.65
|
$6.36
ZWL2,046.45
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.35
MVR329.79
|
$31.00
ZWL9,982.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,822.39
MVR599,805.95
|
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.56
MVR224.93
|
$21.94
ZWL7,065.30
|
|
pay 31.9% less for housing
Maldives
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$74.35
MVR1,148.63
|
$127.98
ZWL41,208.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,114.18
MVR17,214.08
|
$255.77
ZWL82,357.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$815.78
MVR12,603.84
|
$196.50
ZWL63,273.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.13
MVR1,516.18
|
$52.19
ZWL16,805.56
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Maldives
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$143.42
MVR2,215.82
|
$239.38
ZWL77,078.75
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,968.14
MVR45,857.74
|
$7,928.57
ZWL2,553,000.00
|
|
pay 29.7% less for entertainment and sports
Maldives
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.15
MVR48.73
|
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.74
MVR42.35
|
$2.71
ZWL873.30
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.12
MVR109.96
|
$1.75
ZWL563.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$68.75
MVR1,062.14
|
$35.56
ZWL11,448.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
MVR126.21
|
$10.50
ZWL3,381.00
|
|
pay 53.4% less for clothing
Maldives
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.20
MVR729.19
|
$20.52
ZWL6,607.71
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.15
MVR697.55
|
$17.50
ZWL5,635.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.36
MVR1,643.19
|
$42.62
ZWL13,723.33
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.23
MVR1,270.42
|
$52.81
ZWL17,005.62
|
|
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