Cost of living comparison

Bolivia

compared to

Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe vs. Bolivia Cost of Living Summary

Zimbabwe is 55.8% more expensive than Bolivia overall.

Restaurants: pay 85.7% more in Zimbabwe
Groceries: pay 78.2% more in Zimbabwe
Transportation: pay 2.3 times more in Zimbabwe
Housing: pay 28.6% more in Zimbabwe
Childcare: pay 2.5 times more in Zimbabwe
Entertainment and Sports: pay 50.7% more in Zimbabwe
Clothing: pay 26.5% less in Zimbabwe

The cost of childcare, transportation, restaurants, groceries, entertainment and sports, and housing in Zimbabwe are more expensive than in Bolivia. Notably, childcare, transportation, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Zimbabwe.

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Zimbabwe vs. Bolivia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 85.7% more for restaurants

	Bolivia	Zimbabwe
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.00 BOB23.44	$7.25 ZWL2,334.50	+261.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.54 BOB53.06	$5.38 ZWL1,730.75	+18.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.71 BOB8.31	$0.73 ZWL234.79	+2.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.52 BOB6.12	$0.42 ZWL135.90	-19.4%
Average			+85.7%

Bolivia vs. Zimbabwe - Cost of restaurants

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pay 78.2% more for groceries

	Bolivia	Zimbabwe
Bread 1 loaf	$0.97 BOB11.38	$1.00 ZWL322.00	+2.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.77 BOB20.69	$5.28 ZWL1,701.44	+198.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.66 BOB31.04	$5.96 ZWL1,919.26	+124.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.33 BOB15.50	$1.90 ZWL611.53	+43.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.28 BOB15.01	$2.12 ZWL682.33	+65.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.81 BOB9.46	$1.10 ZWL353.72	+35.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.36 BOB4.25	$0.73 ZWL236.30	+101.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.37 BOB4.34	$1.02 ZWL328.63	+175.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.63 BOB7.38	$0.59 ZWL188.63	-7.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 BOB3.65	$0.67 ZWL217.09	+116.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.31 BOB3.60	$0.72 ZWL231.09	+133.2%
Average			+78.2%

Bolivia vs. Zimbabwe - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.3 times more for transportation

	Bolivia	Zimbabwe
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.28 BOB26.70	$6.57 ZWL2,116.06	+187.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.33 BOB249.40	$45.00 ZWL14,490.00	+111.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$13,953.84 BOB163K	$23,500.00 ZWL8M	+68.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.32 BOB85.57	$19.50 ZWL6,279.00	+166.5%
Average			+125.0%

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pay 28.6% more for housing

	Bolivia	Zimbabwe
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.45 BOB250.79	$88.24 ZWL28,414.33	+311.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$279.68 BOB3,270.08	$282.50 ZWL90,965.00	+1.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$198.23 BOB2,317.77	$212.05 ZWL68,280.10	+7.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$20.53 BOB240.01	$55.83 ZWL17,977.33	+172.0%
Average			+28.6%

Bolivia vs. Zimbabwe - Cost of housing

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pay 2.5 times more for childcare

	Bolivia	Zimbabwe
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$120.46 BOB1,408.41	$331.89 ZWL107K	+175.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,766.38 BOB32,345.61	$6,027.78 ZWL2M	+117.9%
Average			+145.0%

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pay 50.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Bolivia	Zimbabwe
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.39 BOB16.21	$1.38 ZWL442.75	-0.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.70 BOB19.90	$2.56 ZWL825.12	+50.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.72 BOB20.16	$1.75 ZWL563.50	+1.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$22.62 BOB264.50	$39.58 ZWL12,745.83	+75.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.70 BOB54.99	$10.00 ZWL3,220.00	+112.6%
Average			+50.7%

Bolivia vs. Zimbabwe - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 26.5% less for clothing

	Bolivia	Zimbabwe
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$30.62 BOB358.01	$22.24 ZWL7,160.03	-27.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.25 BOB341.97	$16.41 ZWL5,282.85	-43.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$52.01 BOB608.10	$42.46 ZWL13,673.21	-18.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$56.19 BOB657.00	$49.35 ZWL15,890.90	-12.2%
Average			-26.5%

Bolivia vs. Zimbabwe - Cost of clothing

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