Cost of living comparison
Ireland is 2.7 times more expensive than Zimbabwe.
If you lived in Ireland instead of Zimbabwe, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
Zimbabwe
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.12
ZWL2,938.25
|
$17.10
€15.87
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.88
ZWL1,891.75
|
$9.80
€9.09
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
ZWL177.10
|
$2.19
€2.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
ZWL154.90
|
$1.73
€1.60
|
|
pay 43.7% more for groceries
Zimbabwe
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.02
ZWL328.99
|
$1.77
€1.64
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.06
ZWL1,629.71
|
$4.27
€3.97
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.53
ZWL1,779.89
|
$4.97
€4.61
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.00
ZWL643.07
|
$3.80
€3.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.15
ZWL692.05
|
$4.34
€4.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
ZWL337.65
|
$1.26
€1.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
ZWL240.54
|
$0.93
€0.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.12
ZWL360.55
|
$1.26
€1.17
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
ZWL204.35
|
$1.51
€1.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
ZWL165.53
|
$0.85
€0.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.76
ZWL244.81
|
$0.60
€0.56
|
|
pay 82.4% more for transportation
Zimbabwe
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.36
ZWL2,046.45
|
$7.23
€6.71
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.00
ZWL9,982.00
|
$118.73
€110.16
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
$36,966.92
€34,296.06
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.94
ZWL7,065.30
|
$18.66
€17.31
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for housing
Zimbabwe
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$127.98
ZWL41,208.33
|
$49.22
€45.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$255.77
ZWL82,357.69
|
$1,390.35
€1,289.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$196.50
ZWL63,273.00
|
$1,168.86
€1,084.41
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.19
ZWL16,805.56
|
$162.61
€150.86
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
Zimbabwe
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$239.38
ZWL77,078.75
|
$1,101.52
€1,021.93
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,928.57
ZWL2,553,000.00
|
$7,468.96
€6,929.33
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Zimbabwe
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
$6.02
€5.58
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.71
ZWL873.30
|
$3.78
€3.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.75
ZWL563.50
|
$16.48
€15.29
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.56
ZWL11,448.89
|
$58.33
€54.12
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.50
ZWL3,381.00
|
$12.21
€11.33
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for clothing
Zimbabwe
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.52
ZWL6,607.71
|
$84.67
€78.55
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$17.50
ZWL5,635.00
|
$40.37
€37.46
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$42.62
ZWL13,723.33
|
$91.93
€85.29
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$52.81
ZWL17,005.62
|
$90.97
€84.39
|
|
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