Cost of living comparison
Zimbabwe is 15.8% more expensive than El Salvador.
If you lived in Zimbabwe instead of El Salvador, you would:
pay 1.2% less for restaurants
El Salvador
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.83
SVC50.81
|
$8.12
ZWL2,616.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.91
SVC51.51
|
$6.38
ZWL2,052.75
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
SVC6.18
|
$0.58
ZWL186.16
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
SVC5.88
|
$0.45
ZWL144.90
|
|
pay 18.5% less for groceries
El Salvador
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.83
SVC15.98
|
$1.00
ZWL322.00
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.97
SVC25.86
|
$5.10
ZWL1,642.20
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
SVC59.42
|
$5.65
ZWL1,819.69
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
SVC20.54
|
$1.87
ZWL603.02
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
SVC18.79
|
$1.83
ZWL587.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
SVC12.50
|
$1.18
ZWL378.84
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
SVC6.50
|
$0.64
ZWL205.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
SVC8.94
|
$0.74
ZWL238.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
SVC9.52
|
$0.60
ZWL194.05
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
SVC9.03
|
$0.64
ZWL206.31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
SVC7.26
|
$0.56
ZWL179.44
|
|
pay 23.6% more for transportation
El Salvador
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
SVC33.84
|
$5.66
ZWL1,822.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.74
SVC189.37
|
$30.00
ZWL9,660.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,000.00
SVC156,796.90
|
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.19
SVC254.26
|
$21.00
ZWL6,762.00
|
|
pay 0.4% more for housing
El Salvador
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.89
SVC382.31
|
$88.93
ZWL28,635.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$610.09
SVC5,314.44
|
$237.50
ZWL76,475.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$369.44
SVC3,218.21
|
$220.50
ZWL71,001.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.06
SVC453.46
|
$52.27
ZWL16,830.87
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
El Salvador
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$96.15
SVC837.54
|
$301.67
ZWL97,136.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,776.67
SVC32,898.31
|
$7,712.50
ZWL2,483,425.00
|
|
pay 2.4% more for entertainment and sports
El Salvador
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SVC13.07
|
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.31
SVC20.09
|
$2.24
ZWL720.03
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC34.84
|
$2.00
ZWL644.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.48
SVC274.23
|
$30.83
ZWL9,928.33
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SVC43.55
|
$8.25
ZWL2,656.50
|
|
pay 55.0% less for clothing
El Salvador
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.50
SVC466.04
|
$20.62
ZWL6,641.25
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.12
SVC358.24
|
$18.12
ZWL5,836.25
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.36
SVC708.75
|
$32.19
ZWL10,364.38
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.00
SVC740.43
|
$48.93
ZWL15,755.00
|
|
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