Cost of living comparison
Zimbabwe is 36.7% cheaper than Norway.
If you lived in Zimbabwe instead of Norway, you would:
pay 65.7% less for restaurants
Norway
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.51
NOK200.68
|
$9.12
ZWL2,938.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.71
NOK126.98
|
$5.88
ZWL1,891.75
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.99
NOK32.43
|
$0.55
ZWL177.10
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.51
NOK27.24
|
$0.48
ZWL154.90
|
|
pay 35.4% less for groceries
Norway
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.95
NOK32.03
|
$1.02
ZWL328.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.22
NOK56.63
|
$5.06
ZWL1,629.71
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.39
NOK80.08
|
$5.53
ZWL1,779.89
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.72
NOK40.33
|
$2.00
ZWL643.07
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.79
NOK62.82
|
$2.15
ZWL692.05
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
NOK14.25
|
$1.05
ZWL337.65
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
NOK10.46
|
$0.75
ZWL240.54
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.24
NOK13.43
|
$1.12
ZWL360.55
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.77
NOK19.21
|
$0.63
ZWL204.35
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
NOK10.11
|
$0.51
ZWL165.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.01
NOK10.97
|
$0.76
ZWL244.81
|
|
pay 24.5% less for transportation
Norway
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.55
NOK81.91
|
$6.36
ZWL2,046.45
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$74.48
NOK807.57
|
$31.00
ZWL9,982.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,686.16
NOK365,252.87
|
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.49
NOK233.03
|
$21.94
ZWL7,065.30
|
|
pay 14.7% less for housing
Norway
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.62
NOK548.83
|
$127.98
ZWL41,208.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,050.72
NOK11,392.71
|
$255.77
ZWL82,357.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$796.76
NOK8,639.13
|
$196.50
ZWL63,273.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.58
NOK1,437.56
|
$52.19
ZWL16,805.56
|
|
pay 6.1% less for childcare
Norway
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$293.64
NOK3,183.88
|
$239.38
ZWL77,078.75
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,459.17
NOK80,878.38
|
$7,928.57
ZWL2,553,000.00
|
|
pay 49.9% less for entertainment and sports
Norway
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.25
NOK100.30
|
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.58
NOK49.62
|
$2.71
ZWL873.30
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.52
NOK146.58
|
$1.75
ZWL563.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.22
NOK468.66
|
$35.56
ZWL11,448.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.15
NOK142.63
|
$10.50
ZWL3,381.00
|
|
pay 60.8% less for clothing
Norway
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.76
NOK897.32
|
$20.52
ZWL6,607.71
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.00
NOK444.58
|
$17.50
ZWL5,635.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.09
NOK998.54
|
$42.62
ZWL13,723.33
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.04
NOK1,334.08
|
$52.81
ZWL17,005.62
|
|
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