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Zimbabwe vs. Argentina Cost of Living Summary

Zimbabwe is 13.2% more expensive than Argentina overall.

Restaurants: pay 53.0% less in Zimbabwe
Groceries: pay 1.6% more in Zimbabwe
Transportation: pay 47.5% more in Zimbabwe
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in Zimbabwe
Childcare: pay 37.9% more in Zimbabwe
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.8% less in Zimbabwe
Clothing: pay 65.3% less in Zimbabwe

The cost of housing, transportation, childcare, and groceries in Zimbabwe are more expensive than in Argentina. Expenses including clothing, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are lower in Zimbabwe. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Zimbabwe.

Zimbabwe vs. Argentina Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Zimbabwe instead of Argentina, you would:

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pay 53.0% less for restaurants

	Argentina	Zimbabwe
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.34 ARS16,398.33	$7.25 ZWL2,334.50	-36.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.04 ARS13,080.64	$5.50 ZWL1,771.00	-39.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.76 ARS2,539.50	$0.60 ZWL192.35	-66.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.42 ARS2,060.90	$0.42 ZWL134.02	-70.8%
Average			-53.0%

Argentina vs. Zimbabwe - Cost of restaurants

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pay 1.6% more for groceries

	Argentina	Zimbabwe
Bread 1 loaf	$1.96 ARS2,828.30	$1.01 ZWL326.12	-48.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.26 ARS7,602.90	$5.30 ZWL1,707.41	+0.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.01 ARS7,239.43	$5.96 ZWL1,918.06	+19.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.36 ARS3,411.96	$1.98 ZWL636.46	-16.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.01 ARS4,356.84	$2.37 ZWL762.99	-21.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.03 ARS1,489.58	$1.08 ZWL349.08	+5.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.91 ARS1,311.43	$0.73 ZWL234.29	-19.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.64 ARS918.92	$1.07 ZWL344.68	+68.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.22 ARS1,759.09	$0.61 ZWL196.88	-49.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.53 ARS766.60	$0.66 ZWL211.93	+24.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.52 ARS747.37	$0.80 ZWL258.09	+55.1%
Average			+1.6%

Argentina vs. Zimbabwe - Cost of groceries

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pay 47.5% more for transportation

	Argentina	Zimbabwe
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.12 ARS5,959.44	$5.92 ZWL1,906.80	+43.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.10 ARS33,411.22	$42.50 ZWL13,685.00	+84.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,600.00 ARS39,919,901.70	$23,500.00 ZWL7,567,000.00	-14.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.28 ARS16,320.50	$20.00 ZWL6,440.00	+77.2%
Average			+47.5%

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Argentina	Zimbabwe
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.35 ARS35,223.12	$159.29 ZWL51,291.92	+554.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$389.68 ARS563,615.91	$301.47 ZWL97,073.53	-22.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$297.74 ARS430,644.43	$202.31 ZWL65,143.08	-32.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$58.36 ARS84,407.07	$59.14 ZWL19,042.20	+1.3%
Average			+125.2%

Argentina vs. Zimbabwe - Cost of housing

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pay 37.9% more for childcare

	Argentina	Zimbabwe
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$268.88 ARS388,903.71	$231.11 ZWL74,417.78	-14.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,376.06 ARS4,883,046.49	$6,406.25 ZWL2,062,812.50	+89.8%
Average			+37.9%

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pay 1.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Argentina	Zimbabwe
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.55 ARS3,692.80	$1.62 ZWL523.25	-36.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.16 ARS4,571.51	$2.52 ZWL810.92	-20.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.29 ARS4,756.76	$1.35 ZWL434.70	-59.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.30 ARS46,717.74	$45.19 ZWL14,551.92	+39.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.74 ARS9,742.23	$11.25 ZWL3,622.50	+67.0%
Average			-1.8%

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pay 65.3% less for clothing

	Argentina	Zimbabwe
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$89.61 ARS129,604.40	$20.71 ZWL6,668.08	-76.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$79.61 ARS115,148.16	$16.58 ZWL5,339.83	-79.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$115.13 ARS166,513.96	$48.80 ZWL15,712.98	-57.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$111.12 ARS160,717.92	$58.17 ZWL18,731.73	-47.6%
Average			-65.3%

Argentina vs. Zimbabwe - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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