Cost of living comparison
Zimbabwe is 35.1% cheaper than Austria.
If you lived in Zimbabwe instead of Austria, you would:
pay 59.1% less for restaurants
Austria
|
Zimbabwe
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.13
€14.14
|
$8.12
ZWL2,616.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.01
€8.42
|
$6.38
ZWL2,052.75
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.84
€2.65
|
$0.58
ZWL186.16
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.40
€2.24
|
$0.45
ZWL144.90
|
|
pay 31.0% less for groceries
Austria
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
€2.14
|
$1.00
ZWL322.00
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.30
€6.82
|
$5.10
ZWL1,642.20
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.02
€4.69
|
$5.65
ZWL1,819.69
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.54
€3.31
|
$1.87
ZWL603.02
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.30
€4.95
|
$1.83
ZWL587.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.10
€1.02
|
$1.18
ZWL378.84
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.81
|
$0.64
ZWL205.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.05
|
$0.74
ZWL238.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.53
€1.43
|
$0.60
ZWL194.05
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$0.64
ZWL206.31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.65
|
$0.56
ZWL179.44
|
|
pay 14.2% less for transportation
Austria
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.22
€6.74
|
$5.66
ZWL1,822.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.12
€44.95
|
$30.00
ZWL9,660.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,940.65
€24,231.31
|
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.81
€18.50
|
$21.00
ZWL6,762.00
|
|
pay 18.0% less for housing
Austria
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.53
€35.06
|
$88.93
ZWL28,635.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$743.38
€694.40
|
$237.50
ZWL76,475.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$621.91
€580.93
|
$220.50
ZWL71,001.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$222.11
€207.48
|
$52.27
ZWL16,830.87
|
|
pay 16.9% less for childcare
Austria
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$416.59
€389.14
|
$301.67
ZWL97,136.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,210.34
€7,669.33
|
$7,712.50
ZWL2,483,425.00
|
|
pay 45.2% less for entertainment and sports
Austria
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.19
€3.92
|
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
€3.10
|
$2.24
ZWL720.03
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.20
€5.79
|
$2.00
ZWL644.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.56
€38.82
|
$30.83
ZWL9,928.33
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.77
€11.92
|
$8.25
ZWL2,656.50
|
|
pay 61.0% less for clothing
Austria
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.76
€70.77
|
$20.62
ZWL6,641.25
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.64
€36.10
|
$18.12
ZWL5,836.25
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.33
€79.71
|
$32.19
ZWL10,364.38
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.53
€103.24
|
$48.93
ZWL15,755.00
|
|
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