Cost of living comparison
Zimbabwe is 1.6% cheaper than Sweden.
If you lived in Zimbabwe instead of Sweden, you would:
pay 50.5% less for restaurants
Sweden
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.31
SEK122.92
|
$9.12
ZWL2,938.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.30
SEK101.01
|
$5.88
ZWL1,891.75
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
SEK20.92
|
$0.55
ZWL177.10
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
SEK20.47
|
$0.48
ZWL154.90
|
|
pay 27.0% less for groceries
Sweden
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.55
SEK27.69
|
$1.02
ZWL328.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.31
SEK57.67
|
$5.06
ZWL1,629.71
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.59
SEK60.72
|
$5.53
ZWL1,779.89
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.82
SEK41.50
|
$2.00
ZWL643.07
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.89
SEK53.09
|
$2.15
ZWL692.05
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.22
SEK13.22
|
$1.05
ZWL337.65
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.07
SEK11.61
|
$0.75
ZWL240.54
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
SEK12.36
|
$1.12
ZWL360.55
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.80
SEK19.59
|
$0.63
ZWL204.35
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
SEK7.24
|
$0.51
ZWL165.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
SEK7.86
|
$0.76
ZWL244.81
|
|
pay 16.4% less for transportation
Sweden
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.80
SEK73.90
|
$6.36
ZWL2,046.45
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$68.13
SEK740.19
|
$31.00
ZWL9,982.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,059.79
SEK293,974.29
|
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.32
SEK231.61
|
$21.94
ZWL7,065.30
|
|
pay 43.9% more for housing
Sweden
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.04
SEK315.44
|
$127.98
ZWL41,208.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$873.36
SEK9,488.03
|
$255.77
ZWL82,357.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$653.04
SEK7,094.53
|
$196.50
ZWL63,273.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.04
SEK750.06
|
$52.19
ZWL16,805.56
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Sweden
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$121.10
SEK1,315.62
|
$239.38
ZWL77,078.75
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,856.48
SEK31,032.45
|
$7,928.57
ZWL2,553,000.00
|
|
pay 42.2% less for entertainment and sports
Sweden
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.81
SEK74.03
|
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.75
SEK40.69
|
$2.71
ZWL873.30
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.25
SEK67.87
|
$1.75
ZWL563.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.42
SEK428.21
|
$35.56
ZWL11,448.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.75
SEK149.35
|
$10.50
ZWL3,381.00
|
|
pay 56.8% less for clothing
Sweden
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.13
SEK870.57
|
$20.52
ZWL6,607.71
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.51
SEK374.87
|
$17.50
ZWL5,635.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.17
SEK892.66
|
$42.62
ZWL13,723.33
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.97
SEK1,281.63
|
$52.81
ZWL17,005.62
|
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