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Zimbabwe vs. Georgia Cost of Living Summary

Zimbabwe is 55.0% more expensive than Georgia overall.

Restaurants: pay 24.9% less in Zimbabwe
Groceries: pay 49.6% more in Zimbabwe
Transportation: pay 2.3 times more in Zimbabwe
Housing: pay 3.1 times more in Zimbabwe
Childcare: pay 58.8% more in Zimbabwe
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.1% more in Zimbabwe
Clothing: pay 54.0% less in Zimbabwe

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

Zimbabwe vs. Georgia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 24.9% less for restaurants

	Georgia	Zimbabwe
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.63 GEL26.00	$7.25 ZWL2,334.50	-24.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.59 GEL23.20	$5.50 ZWL1,771.00	-36.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.81 GEL2.19	$0.60 ZWL192.35	-26.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 GEL1.28	$0.42 ZWL134.02	-12.5%
Average			-24.9%

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pay 49.6% more for groceries

	Georgia	Zimbabwe
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 GEL1.47	$1.01 ZWL326.12	+85.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.59 GEL9.70	$5.30 ZWL1,707.41	+47.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.97 GEL18.83	$5.96 ZWL1,918.06	-14.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.36 GEL6.37	$1.98 ZWL636.46	-16.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.31 GEL6.23	$2.37 ZWL762.99	+2.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.51 GEL1.39	$1.08 ZWL349.08	+111.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.69 GEL1.87	$0.73 ZWL234.29	+5.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.68 GEL1.83	$1.07 ZWL344.68	+57.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.75 GEL2.04	$0.61 ZWL196.88	-18.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 GEL0.85	$0.66 ZWL211.93	+109.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.29 GEL0.78	$0.80 ZWL258.09	+176.1%
Average			+49.6%

Georgia vs. Zimbabwe - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.3 times more for transportation

	Georgia	Zimbabwe
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.28 GEL11.56	$5.92 ZWL1,906.80	+38.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.19 GEL32.90	$42.50 ZWL13,685.00	+248.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,518.52 GEL50,000.00	$23,500.00 ZWL7,567,000.00	+26.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.44 GEL17.40	$20.00 ZWL6,440.00	+210.3%
Average			+131.1%

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pay 3.1 times more for housing

	Georgia	Zimbabwe
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$15.72 GEL42.43	$159.29 ZWL51,291.92	+913.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$442.75 GEL1,195.43	$301.47 ZWL97,073.53	-31.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$313.10 GEL845.36	$202.31 ZWL65,143.08	-35.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$55.90 GEL150.93	$59.14 ZWL19,042.20	+5.8%
Average			+213.0%

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pay 58.8% more for childcare

	Georgia	Zimbabwe
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$197.25 GEL532.57	$231.11 ZWL74,417.78	+17.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,197.12 GEL8,632.22	$6,406.25 ZWL2,062,812.50	+100.4%
Average			+58.8%

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pay 11.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Georgia	Zimbabwe
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.67 GEL4.50	$1.62 ZWL523.25	-2.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.49 GEL6.73	$2.52 ZWL810.92	+1.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.98 GEL8.04	$1.35 ZWL434.70	-54.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.86 GEL121.13	$45.19 ZWL14,551.92	+0.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.33 GEL14.40	$11.25 ZWL3,622.50	+110.9%
Average			+11.1%

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pay 54.0% less for clothing

	Georgia	Zimbabwe
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$64.76 GEL174.86	$20.71 ZWL6,668.08	-68.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.85 GEL110.30	$16.58 ZWL5,339.83	-59.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$100.01 GEL270.02	$48.80 ZWL15,712.98	-51.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.77 GEL250.47	$58.17 ZWL18,731.73	-37.3%
Average			-54.0%

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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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