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Zimbabwe vs. Ethiopia Cost of Living Summary

Zimbabwe is 26.6% more expensive than Ethiopia overall.

Restaurants: pay 6.6% more in Zimbabwe
Groceries: pay 11.2% more in Zimbabwe
Transportation: pay 2.7 times more in Zimbabwe
Housing: pay 38.2% less in Zimbabwe
Childcare: pay 33.4% more in Zimbabwe
Entertainment and Sports: pay 62.3% more in Zimbabwe
Clothing: pay 57.4% less in Zimbabwe

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

Zimbabwe vs. Ethiopia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 6.6% more for restaurants

	Ethiopia	Zimbabwe
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.26 ETB655.54	$7.25 ZWL2,334.50	+70.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.50 ETB1,000.24	$5.50 ZWL1,771.00	-15.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 ETB93.51	$0.60 ZWL192.35	-1.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 ETB87.20	$0.42 ZWL134.02	-26.6%
Average			+6.6%

Ethiopia vs. Zimbabwe - Cost of restaurants

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pay 11.2% more for groceries

	Ethiopia	Zimbabwe
Bread 1 loaf	$1.26 ETB193.73	$1.01 ZWL326.12	-19.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.34 ETB667.36	$5.30 ZWL1,707.41	+22.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.42 ETB834.53	$5.96 ZWL1,918.06	+9.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 ETB351.02	$1.98 ZWL636.46	-13.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.76 ETB886.79	$2.37 ZWL762.99	-58.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.08 ETB473.48	$1.08 ZWL349.08	-64.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.43 ETB66.40	$0.73 ZWL234.29	+68.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.06 ETB162.78	$1.07 ZWL344.68	+1.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.40 ETB62.30	$0.61 ZWL196.88	+51.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.28 ETB42.45	$0.66 ZWL211.93	+138.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.91 ETB139.43	$0.80 ZWL258.09	-11.5%
Average			+11.2%

Ethiopia vs. Zimbabwe - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.7 times more for transportation

	Ethiopia	Zimbabwe
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.81 ETB740.52	$5.92 ZWL1,906.80	+23.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.00 ETB1,846.60	$42.50 ZWL13,685.00	+254.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$55,000.00 ETB8,463,587.61	$23,500.00 ZWL7,567,000.00	-57.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.62 ETB556.29	$20.00 ZWL6,440.00	+453.3%
Average			+168.3%

Ethiopia vs. Zimbabwe - Cost of transportation

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pay 38.2% less for housing

	Ethiopia	Zimbabwe
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$130.20 ETB20,035.62	$159.29 ZWL51,291.92	+22.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$815.99 ETB125,568.08	$301.47 ZWL97,073.53	-63.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$512.43 ETB78,854.26	$202.31 ZWL65,143.08	-60.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$121.97 ETB18,769.25	$59.14 ZWL19,042.20	-51.5%
Average			-38.2%

Ethiopia vs. Zimbabwe - Cost of housing

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pay 33.4% more for childcare

	Ethiopia	Zimbabwe
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$94.05 ETB14,472.47	$231.11 ZWL74,417.78	+145.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$30,187.50 ETB4,645,355.47	$6,406.25 ZWL2,062,812.50	-78.8%
Average			+33.4%

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pay 62.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Ethiopia	Zimbabwe
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.90 ETB138.50	$1.62 ZWL523.25	+80.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.09 ETB167.35	$2.52 ZWL810.92	+131.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.10 ETB784.81	$1.35 ZWL434.70	-73.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$62.10 ETB9,556.74	$45.19 ZWL14,551.92	-27.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 ETB577.06	$11.25 ZWL3,622.50	+200.0%
Average			+62.3%

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pay 57.4% less for clothing

	Ethiopia	Zimbabwe
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$45.03 ETB6,929.81	$20.71 ZWL6,668.08	-54.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$75.17 ETB11,566.90	$16.58 ZWL5,339.83	-77.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$94.08 ETB14,477.62	$48.80 ZWL15,712.98	-48.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$115.09 ETB17,709.97	$58.17 ZWL18,731.73	-49.5%
Average			-57.4%

Ethiopia vs. Zimbabwe - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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