Cost of living comparison
Zimbabwe is 17.0% more expensive than Laos.
If you lived in Zimbabwe instead of Laos, you would:
pay 45.9% more for restaurants
Laos
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.73
₭57,852
|
$8.12
ZWL2,616.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
₭106,037
|
$6.38
ZWL2,052.75
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
₭17,432
|
$0.58
ZWL186.16
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
₭10,871
|
$0.45
ZWL144.90
|
|
pay 33.8% less for groceries
Laos
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
₭32,153
|
$1.00
ZWL322.00
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.94
₭126,074
|
$5.10
ZWL1,642.20
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.92
₭210,301
|
$5.65
ZWL1,819.69
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.96
₭41,626
|
$1.87
ZWL603.02
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
₭41,111
|
$1.83
ZWL587.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.15
₭45,494
|
$1.18
ZWL378.84
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
₭18,012
|
$0.64
ZWL205.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.38
₭29,196
|
$0.74
ZWL238.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
₭39,241
|
$0.60
ZWL194.05
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
₭23,358
|
$0.64
ZWL206.31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.01
₭21,470
|
$0.56
ZWL179.44
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Laos
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
₭94,516
|
$5.66
ZWL1,822.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$5.94
₭126,074
|
$30.00
ZWL9,660.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$59,448.31
₭1,260,743,079
|
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.89
₭294,563
|
$21.00
ZWL6,762.00
|
|
pay 38.6% less for housing
Laos
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$168.24
₭3,567,893
|
$88.93
ZWL28,635.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$553.97
₭11,748,280
|
$237.50
ZWL76,475.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$228.82
₭4,852,744
|
$220.50
ZWL71,001.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.98
₭2,077,856
|
$52.27
ZWL16,830.87
|
|
pay 71.7% more for childcare
Laos
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$301.67
ZWL97,136.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,490.81
₭95,238,225
|
$7,712.50
ZWL2,483,425.00
|
|
pay 19.3% more for entertainment and sports
Laos
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
₭26,026
|
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.02
₭42,744
|
$2.24
ZWL720.03
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.84
₭39,112
|
$2.00
ZWL644.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.22
₭725,658
|
$30.83
ZWL9,928.33
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
₭106,037
|
$8.25
ZWL2,656.50
|
|
pay 51.7% less for clothing
Laos
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.14
₭1,975,161
|
$20.62
ZWL6,641.25
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.63
₭1,073,731
|
$18.12
ZWL5,836.25
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.25
₭2,634,951
|
$32.19
ZWL10,364.38
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.78
₭949,759
|
$48.93
ZWL15,755.00
|
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