Cost of living comparison
Zimbabwe is 5.1 times more expensive than Pakistan.
If you lived in Zimbabwe instead of Pakistan, you would:
pay 4.4 times more for restaurants
Pakistan
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.98
PKR274.04
|
$8.12
ZWL2,616.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.67
PKR744.33
|
$6.38
ZWL2,052.75
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
PKR47.88
|
$0.58
ZWL186.16
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.13
PKR35.64
|
$0.45
ZWL144.90
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for groceries
Pakistan
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.33
PKR90.80
|
$1.00
ZWL322.00
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.14
PKR596.38
|
$5.10
ZWL1,642.20
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$1.71
PKR476.11
|
$5.65
ZWL1,819.69
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.81
PKR225.31
|
$1.87
ZWL603.02
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$0.74
PKR205.25
|
$1.83
ZWL587.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.32
PKR89.10
|
$1.18
ZWL378.84
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.18
PKR50.49
|
$0.64
ZWL205.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.25
PKR69.69
|
$0.74
ZWL238.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.18
PKR49.24
|
$0.60
ZWL194.05
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.09
PKR26.32
|
$0.64
ZWL206.31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.12
PKR34.75
|
$0.56
ZWL179.44
|
|
pay 5.4 times more for transportation
Pakistan
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.55
PKR709.44
|
$5.66
ZWL1,822.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$5.51
PKR1,534.79
|
$30.00
ZWL9,660.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,243.87
PKR2,852,392.03
|
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.80
PKR502.13
|
$21.00
ZWL6,762.00
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for housing
Pakistan
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.57
PKR4,892.13
|
$88.93
ZWL28,635.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$57.96
PKR16,139.54
|
$237.50
ZWL76,475.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$36.22
PKR10,086.40
|
$220.50
ZWL71,001.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.70
PKR9,106.27
|
$52.27
ZWL16,830.87
|
|
pay 14.1 times more for childcare
Pakistan
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$19.40
PKR5,403.11
|
$301.67
ZWL97,136.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$607.98
PKR169,290.14
|
$7,712.50
ZWL2,483,425.00
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Pakistan
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.69
PKR470.82
|
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.92
PKR255.55
|
$2.24
ZWL720.03
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.85
PKR237.40
|
$2.00
ZWL644.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$7.61
PKR2,118.35
|
$30.83
ZWL9,928.33
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.54
PKR705.93
|
$8.25
ZWL2,656.50
|
|
pay 63.3% more for clothing
Pakistan
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.53
PKR2,931.86
|
$20.62
ZWL6,641.25
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$13.64
PKR3,797.49
|
$18.12
ZWL5,836.25
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$30.17
PKR8,399.41
|
$32.19
ZWL10,364.38
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$22.47
PKR6,257.80
|
$48.93
ZWL15,755.00
|
|
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