Cost of living comparison
Zimbabwe is 77.9% more expensive than Russia.
If you lived in Zimbabwe instead of Russia, you would:
pay 4.7% more for restaurants
Russia
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.74
₽713.55
|
$8.12
ZWL2,616.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.69
₽432.24
|
$6.38
ZWL2,052.75
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
₽78.10
|
$0.58
ZWL186.16
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
₽37.76
|
$0.45
ZWL144.90
|
|
pay 47.8% more for groceries
Russia
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
₽49.32
|
$1.00
ZWL322.00
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.40
₽405.70
|
$5.10
ZWL1,642.20
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.48
₽320.43
|
$5.65
ZWL1,819.69
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.27
₽117.40
|
$1.87
ZWL603.02
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.79
₽164.87
|
$1.83
ZWL587.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
₽56.73
|
$1.18
ZWL378.84
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
₽51.50
|
$0.64
ZWL205.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
₽61.03
|
$0.74
ZWL238.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
₽94.96
|
$0.60
ZWL194.05
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
₽27.39
|
$0.64
ZWL206.31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
₽23.32
|
$0.56
ZWL179.44
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
Russia
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.37
₽218.76
|
$5.66
ZWL1,822.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.36
₽1,783.91
|
$30.00
ZWL9,660.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,226.85
₽2,878,051.14
|
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.41
₽314.06
|
$21.00
ZWL6,762.00
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for housing
Russia
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.56
₽604.78
|
$88.93
ZWL28,635.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$310.33
₽28,601.67
|
$237.50
ZWL76,475.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$214.38
₽19,758.17
|
$220.50
ZWL71,001.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.84
₽6,437.33
|
$52.27
ZWL16,830.87
|
|
pay 50.6% more for childcare
Russia
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$220.41
₽20,314.35
|
$301.67
ZWL97,136.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,693.93
₽432,620.02
|
$7,712.50
ZWL2,483,425.00
|
|
pay 23.2% more for entertainment and sports
Russia
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.55
₽143.16
|
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.73
₽159.65
|
$2.24
ZWL720.03
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.23
₽205.84
|
$2.00
ZWL644.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.55
₽2,908.18
|
$30.83
ZWL9,928.33
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.06
₽374.33
|
$8.25
ZWL2,656.50
|
|
pay 55.8% less for clothing
Russia
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.85
₽5,793.05
|
$20.62
ZWL6,641.25
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.44
₽3,635.41
|
$18.12
ZWL5,836.25
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.13
₽7,293.37
|
$32.19
ZWL10,364.38
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.30
₽7,861.96
|
$48.93
ZWL15,755.00
|
|
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