Cost of living comparison
Zimbabwe is 3.4 times more expensive than Egypt.
If you lived in Zimbabwe instead of Egypt, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
Egypt
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.69
E£129.82
|
$8.12
ZWL2,616.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.27
E£157.81
|
$6.38
ZWL2,052.75
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
E£12.03
|
$0.58
ZWL186.16
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.14
E£6.78
|
$0.45
ZWL144.90
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for groceries
Egypt
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.40
E£19.37
|
$1.00
ZWL322.00
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.23
E£59.25
|
$5.10
ZWL1,642.20
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.42
E£116.60
|
$5.65
ZWL1,819.69
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.12
E£54.04
|
$1.87
ZWL603.02
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.58
E£76.43
|
$1.83
ZWL587.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.40
E£19.48
|
$1.18
ZWL378.84
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
E£10.59
|
$0.64
ZWL205.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.14
E£6.66
|
$0.74
ZWL238.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.13
E£6.08
|
$0.60
ZWL194.05
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.12
E£5.75
|
$0.64
ZWL206.31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.10
E£4.84
|
$0.56
ZWL179.44
|
|
pay 5.6 times more for transportation
Egypt
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.02
E£49.14
|
$5.66
ZWL1,822.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.97
E£384.78
|
$30.00
ZWL9,660.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,876.53
E£766,322.76
|
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.85
E£89.06
|
$21.00
ZWL6,762.00
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for housing
Egypt
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.98
E£530.12
|
$88.93
ZWL28,635.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$109.16
E£5,269.10
|
$237.50
ZWL76,475.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$71.02
E£3,427.82
|
$220.50
ZWL71,001.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.81
E£811.54
|
$52.27
ZWL16,830.87
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for childcare
Egypt
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$58.30
E£2,814.12
|
$301.67
ZWL97,136.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,699.22
E£82,017.14
|
$7,712.50
ZWL2,483,425.00
|
|
pay 83.0% more for entertainment and sports
Egypt
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.45
E£69.83
|
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.03
E£49.71
|
$2.24
ZWL720.03
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.57
E£75.77
|
$2.00
ZWL644.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$15.18
E£732.66
|
$30.83
ZWL9,928.33
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.13
E£150.96
|
$8.25
ZWL2,656.50
|
|
pay 1.0% more for clothing
Egypt
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.23
E£831.43
|
$20.62
ZWL6,641.25
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.02
E£1,352.61
|
$18.12
ZWL5,836.25
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$63.69
E£3,074.12
|
$32.19
ZWL10,364.38
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$28.91
E£1,395.59
|
$48.93
ZWL15,755.00
|
|
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