Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 2.7 times more expensive than Zimbabwe.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Zimbabwe, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
Zimbabwe
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.12
ZWL2,938.25
|
$18.07
£14.43
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.88
ZWL1,891.75
|
$8.96
£7.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
ZWL177.10
|
$2.14
£1.71
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
ZWL154.90
|
$1.52
£1.22
|
|
pay 29.2% more for groceries
Zimbabwe
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.02
ZWL328.99
|
$1.46
£1.16
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.06
ZWL1,629.71
|
$4.24
£3.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.53
ZWL1,779.89
|
$5.75
£4.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.00
ZWL643.07
|
$3.68
£2.94
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.15
ZWL692.05
|
$3.66
£2.92
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
ZWL337.65
|
$1.20
£0.96
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
ZWL240.54
|
$0.67
£0.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.12
ZWL360.55
|
$1.22
£0.97
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
ZWL204.35
|
$1.40
£1.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
ZWL165.53
|
$0.63
£0.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.76
ZWL244.81
|
$0.60
£0.48
|
|
pay 57.6% more for transportation
Zimbabwe
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.36
ZWL2,046.45
|
$7.22
£5.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.00
ZWL9,982.00
|
$94.64
£75.57
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
$33,464.66
£26,720.43
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.94
ZWL7,065.30
|
$16.98
£13.56
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for housing
Zimbabwe
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$127.98
ZWL41,208.33
|
$37.59
£30.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$255.77
ZWL82,357.69
|
$1,224.35
£977.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$196.50
ZWL63,273.00
|
$974.65
£778.23
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.19
ZWL16,805.56
|
$234.45
£187.20
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for childcare
Zimbabwe
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$239.38
ZWL77,078.75
|
$1,426.61
£1,139.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,928.57
ZWL2,553,000.00
|
$18,036.83
£14,401.82
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Zimbabwe
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
$5.42
£4.33
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.71
ZWL873.30
|
$3.93
£3.14
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.75
ZWL563.50
|
$16.35
£13.06
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.56
ZWL11,448.89
|
$43.82
£34.99
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.50
ZWL3,381.00
|
$12.87
£10.28
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
Zimbabwe
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.52
ZWL6,607.71
|
$76.61
£61.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$17.50
ZWL5,635.00
|
$39.64
£31.65
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$42.62
ZWL13,723.33
|
$90.51
£72.27
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$52.81
ZWL17,005.62
|
$94.66
£75.59
|
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