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Zimbabwe vs. Belarus Cost of Living Summary

Zimbabwe is 86.6% more expensive than Belarus overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.3% more in Zimbabwe
Groceries: pay 81.3% more in Zimbabwe
Transportation: pay 2.9 times more in Zimbabwe
Housing: pay 4.2 times more in Zimbabwe
Childcare: pay 18.4% less in Zimbabwe
Entertainment and Sports: pay 77.9% more in Zimbabwe
Clothing: pay 47.2% less in Zimbabwe

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

Zimbabwe vs. Belarus Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.3% more for restaurants

	Belarus	Zimbabwe
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.88 BYN22.88	$7.25 ZWL2,334.50	-8.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.34 BYN15.48	$5.50 ZWL1,771.00	+3.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 BYN1.73	$0.60 ZWL192.35
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.37 BYN1.08	$0.42 ZWL134.02	+11.8%
Average			+2.3%

Belarus vs. Zimbabwe - Cost of restaurants

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pay 81.3% more for groceries

	Belarus	Zimbabwe
Bread 1 loaf	$0.54 BYN1.58	$1.01 ZWL326.12	+86.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.03 BYN8.80	$5.30 ZWL1,707.41	+74.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.53 BYN7.33	$5.96 ZWL1,918.06	+135.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.28 BYN3.72	$1.98 ZWL636.46	+54.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.61 BYN4.67	$2.37 ZWL762.99	+47.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.52 BYN1.50	$1.08 ZWL349.08	+109.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73 BYN2.11	$0.73 ZWL234.29	-0.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.77 BYN2.24	$1.07 ZWL344.68	+38.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 BYN2.40	$0.61 ZWL196.88	-26.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.23 BYN0.68	$0.66 ZWL211.93	+182.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.27 BYN0.80	$0.80 ZWL258.09	+191.8%
Average			+81.3%

Belarus vs. Zimbabwe - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.9 times more for transportation

	Belarus	Zimbabwe
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.93 BYN8.49	$5.92 ZWL1,906.80	+102.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.40 BYN35.97	$42.50 ZWL13,685.00	+242.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$17,403.97 BYN50,498.15	$23,500.00 ZWL7,567,000.00	+35.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.24 BYN12.30	$20.00 ZWL6,440.00	+371.8%
Average			+188.0%

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pay 4.2 times more for housing

	Belarus	Zimbabwe
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.01 BYN34.84	$159.29 ZWL51,291.92	+1226.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$298.15 BYN865.10	$301.47 ZWL97,073.53	+1.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$179.17 BYN519.85	$202.31 ZWL65,143.08	+12.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$40.09 BYN116.32	$59.14 ZWL19,042.20	+47.5%
Average			+322.0%

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pay 18.4% less for childcare

	Belarus	Zimbabwe
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$281.30 BYN816.19	$231.11 ZWL74,417.78	-17.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,896.64 BYN22,912.35	$6,406.25 ZWL2,062,812.50	-18.9%
Average			-18.4%

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pay 77.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Belarus	Zimbabwe
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.98 BYN2.85	$1.62 ZWL523.25	+65.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.45 BYN4.20	$2.52 ZWL810.92	+74.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.66 BYN4.82	$1.35 ZWL434.70	-18.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.82 BYN86.53	$45.19 ZWL14,551.92	+51.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.54 BYN10.27	$11.25 ZWL3,622.50	+217.7%
Average			+77.9%

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pay 47.2% less for clothing

	Belarus	Zimbabwe
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$42.44 BYN123.15	$20.71 ZWL6,668.08	-51.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.20 BYN113.73	$16.58 ZWL5,339.83	-57.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$98.42 BYN285.56	$48.80 ZWL15,712.98	-50.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$82.70 BYN239.97	$58.17 ZWL18,731.73	-29.7%
Average			-47.2%

Belarus 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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