Cost of living comparison
Zimbabwe is 20.3% more expensive than South Africa.
If you lived in Zimbabwe instead of South Africa, you would:
pay 7.8% less for restaurants
South Africa
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.29
ZAR153.78
|
$9.12
ZWL2,938.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.51
ZAR83.73
|
$5.88
ZWL1,891.75
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
ZAR17.25
|
$0.55
ZWL177.10
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
ZAR12.85
|
$0.48
ZWL154.90
|
|
pay 26.4% more for groceries
South Africa
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.93
ZAR17.23
|
$1.02
ZWL328.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.52
ZAR65.23
|
$5.06
ZWL1,629.71
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.04
ZAR75.03
|
$5.53
ZWL1,779.89
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
ZAR38.70
|
$2.00
ZWL643.07
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.97
ZAR36.47
|
$2.15
ZWL692.05
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.64
ZAR11.94
|
$1.05
ZWL337.65
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
ZAR11.44
|
$0.75
ZWL240.54
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
ZAR10.90
|
$1.12
ZWL360.55
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
ZAR12.80
|
$0.63
ZWL204.35
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
ZAR9.16
|
$0.51
ZWL165.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
ZAR11.37
|
$0.76
ZWL244.81
|
|
pay 45.2% more for transportation
South Africa
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.81
ZAR89.18
|
$6.36
ZWL2,046.45
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.85
ZAR943.62
|
$31.00
ZWL9,982.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,587.45
ZAR363,452.62
|
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.44
ZAR156.61
|
$21.94
ZWL7,065.30
|
|
pay 28.4% more for housing
South Africa
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.70
ZAR755.28
|
$127.98
ZWL41,208.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$363.07
ZAR6,736.90
|
$255.77
ZWL82,357.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$324.06
ZAR6,013.05
|
$196.50
ZWL63,273.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.48
ZAR1,419.09
|
$52.19
ZWL16,805.56
|
|
pay 75.2% more for childcare
South Africa
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.15
ZAR3,157.29
|
$239.38
ZWL77,078.75
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,782.54
ZAR70,186.52
|
$7,928.57
ZWL2,553,000.00
|
|
pay 18.3% more for entertainment and sports
South Africa
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.04
ZAR37.86
|
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.79
ZAR33.23
|
$2.71
ZWL873.30
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.68
ZAR49.76
|
$1.75
ZWL563.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.55
ZAR529.67
|
$35.56
ZWL11,448.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.94
ZAR110.17
|
$10.50
ZWL3,381.00
|
|
pay 43.9% less for clothing
South Africa
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.73
ZAR829.93
|
$20.52
ZWL6,607.71
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.20
ZAR560.36
|
$17.50
ZWL5,635.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.48
ZAR1,511.86
|
$42.62
ZWL13,723.33
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.16
ZAR1,431.64
|
$52.81
ZWL17,005.62
|
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