Cost of living comparison
Zimbabwe is 27.4% more expensive than Zambia.
If you lived in Zimbabwe instead of Zambia, you would:
pay 27.9% more for restaurants
Zambia
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.15
ZMW140.97
|
$9.12
ZWL2,938.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.43
ZMW93.92
|
$5.88
ZWL1,891.75
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
ZMW26.72
|
$0.55
ZWL177.10
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
ZMW12.27
|
$0.48
ZWL154.90
|
|
pay 3.4% more for groceries
Zambia
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.80
ZMW21.93
|
$1.02
ZWL328.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
ZMW107.94
|
$5.06
ZWL1,629.71
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.90
ZMW133.97
|
$5.53
ZWL1,779.89
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.42
ZMW66.06
|
$2.00
ZWL643.07
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.79
ZMW48.85
|
$2.15
ZWL692.05
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
ZMW30.90
|
$1.05
ZWL337.65
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
ZMW19.43
|
$0.75
ZWL240.54
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.21
ZMW33.02
|
$1.12
ZWL360.55
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
ZMW17.00
|
$0.63
ZWL204.35
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
ZMW20.04
|
$0.51
ZWL165.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
ZMW20.07
|
$0.76
ZWL244.81
|
|
pay 75.7% more for transportation
Zambia
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.05
ZMW138.14
|
$6.36
ZWL2,046.45
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.04
ZMW1,012.91
|
$31.00
ZWL9,982.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,004.53
ZMW218,919.81
|
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.13
ZMW331.74
|
$21.94
ZWL7,065.30
|
|
pay 7.1% less for housing
Zambia
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$144.44
ZMW3,950.34
|
$127.98
ZWL41,208.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$262.56
ZMW7,180.97
|
$255.77
ZWL82,357.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$159.59
ZMW4,364.66
|
$196.50
ZWL63,273.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.50
ZMW2,283.73
|
$52.19
ZWL16,805.56
|
|
pay 74.9% more for childcare
Zambia
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$111.30
ZMW3,044.12
|
$239.38
ZWL77,078.75
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,884.51
ZMW160,938.36
|
$7,928.57
ZWL2,553,000.00
|
|
pay 52.5% more for entertainment and sports
Zambia
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
ZMW28.01
|
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.19
ZMW60.02
|
$2.71
ZWL873.30
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.57
ZMW70.37
|
$1.75
ZWL563.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.66
ZMW1,111.91
|
$35.56
ZWL11,448.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.12
ZMW85.22
|
$10.50
ZWL3,381.00
|
|
pay 35.6% less for clothing
Zambia
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.53
ZMW670.86
|
$20.52
ZWL6,607.71
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.26
ZMW718.15
|
$17.50
ZWL5,635.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.18
ZMW2,466.28
|
$42.62
ZWL13,723.33
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.89
ZMW2,403.82
|
$52.81
ZWL17,005.62
|
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