Zimbabwe is 43.2% cheaper than British Virgin Islands.

If you lived in Zimbabwe instead of British Virgin Islands, you would:

pay 64.0% less for restaurants

 
British Virgin Islands
Zimbabwe
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $22.50
 
$8.12
ZWL2,616.25
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$11.50
 
$6.38
ZWL2,052.75
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.25
 
$0.58
ZWL186.16

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pay 51.2% less for groceries

 
British Virgin Islands
Zimbabwe
Bread
1 loaf
$3.94
 
$1.00
ZWL322.00
Local cheese (8 oz) $9.00
 
$5.10
ZWL1,642.20
Milk (1 gallon) $7.53
 
$5.65
ZWL1,819.69

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pay 21.4% more for transportation

 
British Virgin Islands
Zimbabwe
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.23
 
$5.66
ZWL1,822.64
Monthly public transit pass ?? $30.00
ZWL9,660.00
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $23,000.00
 
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00

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pay 65.0% less for housing

 
British Virgin Islands
Zimbabwe
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$122.33
 
$88.93
ZWL28,635.00
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,500.00
 
$237.50
ZWL76,475.00
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,266.67
 
$220.50
ZWL71,001.00

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pay 27.9% less for childcare

 
British Virgin Islands
Zimbabwe
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $312.50
 
$301.67
ZWL97,136.67
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $16,200.00
 
$7,712.50
ZWL2,483,425.00

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pay 46.2% less for entertainment and sports

 
British Virgin Islands
Zimbabwe
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.00
 
$1.50
ZWL483.00
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.83
 
$2.24
ZWL720.03
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.40
 
$2.00
ZWL644.00

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pay 69.3% less for clothing

 
British Virgin Islands
Zimbabwe
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$80.00
 
$20.62
ZWL6,641.25
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $18.12
ZWL5,836.25
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$90.00
 
$32.19
ZWL10,364.38

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