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Zimbabwe vs. Benin Cost of Living Summary

Zimbabwe is 45.7% more expensive than Benin overall.

Restaurants: pay 1.9% more in Zimbabwe
Groceries: pay 6.0% less in Zimbabwe
Transportation: pay 93.8% more in Zimbabwe
Housing: pay 57.3% more in Zimbabwe
Childcare: pay 40.0% more in Zimbabwe
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.2% less in Zimbabwe
Clothing: pay 2.4 times more in Zimbabwe

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

Zimbabwe vs. Benin Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 1.9% more for restaurants

	Benin	Zimbabwe
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.56 F CFA2,006	$7.25 ZWL2,334.50	+103.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.23 F CFA3,511	$5.50 ZWL1,771.00	-11.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.93 F CFA527	$0.60 ZWL192.35	-36.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.80 F CFA451	$0.42 ZWL134.02	-48.1%
Average			+1.9%

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pay 6.0% less for groceries

	Benin	Zimbabwe
Bread 1 loaf	$1.60 F CFA903	$1.01 ZWL326.12	-36.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.90 F CFA2,758	$5.30 ZWL1,707.41	+8.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.90 F CFA6,139	$5.96 ZWL1,918.06	-45.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.42 F CFA1,362	$1.98 ZWL636.46	-18.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.36 F CFA1,331	$2.37 ZWL762.99	+0.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.62 F CFA910	$1.08 ZWL349.08	-32.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.85 F CFA478	$0.73 ZWL234.29	-14.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.62 F CFA349	$1.07 ZWL344.68	+72.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.74 F CFA417	$0.61 ZWL196.88	-17.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 F CFA379	$0.66 ZWL211.93	-2.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.67 F CFA379	$0.80 ZWL258.09	+19.1%
Average			-6.0%

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pay 93.8% more for transportation

	Benin	Zimbabwe
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.13 F CFA2,327	$5.92 ZWL1,906.80	+43.4%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$42.50 ZWL13,685.00
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$23,500.00 ZWL7,567,000.00
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.19 F CFA4,614	$20.00 ZWL6,440.00	+144.2%
Average			+93.8%

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pay 57.3% more for housing

	Benin	Zimbabwe
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$50.45 F CFA28,421	$159.29 ZWL51,291.92	+215.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$211.44 F CFA119,116	$301.47 ZWL97,073.53	+42.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$142.45 F CFA80,247	$202.31 ZWL65,143.08	+42.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$204.24 F CFA115,060	$59.14 ZWL19,042.20	-71.0%
Average			+57.3%

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pay 40.0% more for childcare

	Benin	Zimbabwe
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$136.51 F CFA76,903	$231.11 ZWL74,417.78	+69.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,786.92 F CFA3,260,020	$6,406.25 ZWL2,062,812.50	+10.7%
Average			+40.0%

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pay 9.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Benin	Zimbabwe
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.07 F CFA602	$1.62 ZWL523.25	+52.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.94 F CFA3,344	$2.52 ZWL810.92	-57.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.56 F CFA2,006	$1.35 ZWL434.70	-62.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$47.48 F CFA26,749	$45.19 ZWL14,551.92	-4.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.90 F CFA5,015	$11.25 ZWL3,622.50	+26.4%
Average			-9.2%

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pay 2.4 times more for clothing

	Benin	Zimbabwe
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$17.81 F CFA10,031	$20.71 ZWL6,668.08	+16.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$8.90 F CFA5,015	$16.58 ZWL5,339.83	+86.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$8.90 F CFA5,015	$48.80 ZWL15,712.98	+448.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$48.97 F CFA27,585	$58.17 ZWL18,731.73	+18.8%
Average			+142.4%

Benin 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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