Cost of living comparison
Zimbabwe is 53.7% more expensive than Sudan.
If you lived in Zimbabwe instead of Sudan, you would:
pay 3.4% more for restaurants
Sudan
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.60
SDG3,967.00
|
$9.12
ZWL2,938.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
SDG4,808.00
|
$5.88
ZWL1,891.75
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
SDG376.83
|
$0.55
ZWL177.10
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
SDG253.36
|
$0.48
ZWL154.90
|
|
pay 2.0% less for groceries
Sudan
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.14
SDG683.66
|
$1.02
ZWL328.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.05
SDG3,636.17
|
$5.06
ZWL1,629.71
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.13
SDG3,684.58
|
$5.53
ZWL1,779.89
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.85
SDG1,715.07
|
$2.00
ZWL643.07
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.81
SDG1,690.29
|
$2.15
ZWL692.05
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.02
SDG1,212.45
|
$1.05
ZWL337.65
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
SDG305.00
|
$0.75
ZWL240.54
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
SDG538.89
|
$1.12
ZWL360.55
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
SDG479.02
|
$0.63
ZWL204.35
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
SDG359.00
|
$0.51
ZWL165.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
SDG255.94
|
$0.76
ZWL244.81
|
|
pay 50.1% more for transportation
Sudan
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.20
SDG3,127.10
|
$6.36
ZWL2,046.45
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$25.00
SDG15,025.00
|
$31.00
ZWL9,982.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.74
SDG6,453.31
|
$21.94
ZWL7,065.30
|
|
pay 8.2% more for housing
Sudan
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.15
SDG42,158.58
|
$127.98
ZWL41,208.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$637.80
SDG383,315.58
|
$255.77
ZWL82,357.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$252.68
SDG151,859.35
|
$196.50
ZWL63,273.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.45
SDG23,709.77
|
$52.19
ZWL16,805.56
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for childcare
Sudan
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$63.07
SDG37,902.15
|
$239.38
ZWL77,078.75
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,057.46
SDG1,236,531.56
|
$7,928.57
ZWL2,553,000.00
|
|
pay 31.1% more for entertainment and sports
Sudan
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SDG1,202.00
|
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.38
SDG1,430.41
|
$2.71
ZWL873.30
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
SDG1,081.80
|
$1.75
ZWL563.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.33
SDG20,033.33
|
$35.56
ZWL11,448.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
SDG2,404.00
|
$10.50
ZWL3,381.00
|
|
pay 2.5% more for clothing
Sudan
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.17
SDG10,918.50
|
$20.52
ZWL6,607.71
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.00
SDG12,020.00
|
$17.50
ZWL5,635.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$55.00
SDG33,055.00
|
$42.62
ZWL13,723.33
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$40.00
SDG24,040.00
|
$52.81
ZWL17,005.62
|
|
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