Cost of living comparison

Eritrea

compared to

Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe vs. Eritrea Cost of Living Summary

Zimbabwe is 2.3% more expensive than Eritrea overall.

Restaurants: pay 47.0% less in Zimbabwe
Groceries: pay 19.5% less in Zimbabwe
Transportation: pay 1.0% less in Zimbabwe
Housing: pay 21.2% more in Zimbabwe
Childcare: pay 5.5 times more in Zimbabwe
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.1 times more in Zimbabwe
Clothing: pay 80.1% less in Zimbabwe

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

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Zimbabwe vs. Eritrea Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 47.0% less for restaurants

	Eritrea	Zimbabwe
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$21.00 ERN315.00	$7.25 ZWL2,334.50	-65.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.99 ERN89.85	$5.38 ZWL1,730.75	-10.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.00 ERN15.00	$0.73 ZWL234.79	-27.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.00 ERN15.00	$0.42 ZWL135.90	-57.8%
Average			-47.0%

Eritrea vs. Zimbabwe - Cost of restaurants

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pay 19.5% less for groceries

	Eritrea	Zimbabwe
Bread 1 loaf	??	$1.00 ZWL322.00
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.50 ERN22.50	$5.28 ZWL1,701.44	+252.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.06 ERN90.85	$5.96 ZWL1,919.26	-1.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.38 ERN65.70	$1.90 ZWL611.53	-56.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$12.17 ERN182.57	$2.12 ZWL682.33	-82.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$5.54 ERN83.16	$1.10 ZWL353.72	-80.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.58 ERN8.69	$0.73 ZWL236.30	+26.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.91 ERN13.61	$1.02 ZWL328.63	+12.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.53 ERN7.94	$0.59 ZWL188.63	+10.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.82 ERN12.25	$0.67 ZWL217.09	-17.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.42 ERN6.35	$0.72 ZWL231.09	+69.5%
Average			-19.5%

Eritrea vs. Zimbabwe - Cost of groceries

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pay 1.0% less for transportation

	Eritrea	Zimbabwe
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$9.46 ERN141.95	$6.57 ZWL2,116.06	-30.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.00 ERN120.00	$45.00 ZWL14,490.00	+462.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$66,666.00 ERN1000K	$23,500.00 ZWL8M	-64.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$19.50 ZWL6,279.00
Average			-1.0%

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pay 21.2% more for housing

	Eritrea	Zimbabwe
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$200.00 ERN3,000.00	$88.24 ZWL28,414.33	-55.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$250.00 ERN3,750.00	$282.50 ZWL90,965.00	+13.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$200.00 ERN3,000.00	$212.05 ZWL68,280.10	+6.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$19.12 ERN286.76	$55.83 ZWL17,977.33	+192.0%
Average			+21.2%

Eritrea vs. Zimbabwe - Cost of housing

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pay 5.5 times more for childcare

	Eritrea	Zimbabwe
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$25.00 ERN375.00	$331.89 ZWL107K	+1227.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,600.00 ERN39,000.00	$6,027.78 ZWL2M	+131.8%
Average			+454.8%

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pay 3.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Eritrea	Zimbabwe
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.60 ERN9.00	$1.38 ZWL442.75	+129.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.80 ERN12.00	$2.56 ZWL825.12	+220.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$1.75 ZWL563.50
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.00 ERN405.00	$39.58 ZWL12,745.83	+46.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$1.20 ERN18.00	$10.00 ZWL3,220.00	+733.3%
Average			+212.1%

Eritrea vs. Zimbabwe - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 80.1% less for clothing

	Eritrea	Zimbabwe
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$135.00 ERN2,025.00	$22.24 ZWL7,160.03	-83.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$120.00 ERN1,800.00	$16.41 ZWL5,282.85	-86.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$200.00 ERN3,000.00	$42.46 ZWL13,673.21	-78.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$150.00 ERN2,250.00	$49.35 ZWL15,890.90	-67.1%
Average			-80.1%

Eritrea vs. Zimbabwe - Cost of clothing

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