Cost of living comparison
Zimbabwe is 24.3% more expensive than South Africa.
If you lived in Zimbabwe instead of South Africa, you would:
pay 0.8% more for restaurants
South Africa
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.74
ZAR144.68
|
$8.12
ZWL2,616.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.92
ZAR73.32
|
$6.38
ZWL2,052.75
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
ZAR16.25
|
$0.58
ZWL186.16
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
ZAR12.17
|
$0.45
ZWL144.90
|
|
pay 31.5% more for groceries
South Africa
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.82
ZAR15.30
|
$1.00
ZWL322.00
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.09
ZAR57.83
|
$5.10
ZWL1,642.20
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.51
ZAR65.60
|
$5.65
ZWL1,819.69
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.71
ZAR32.03
|
$1.87
ZWL603.02
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.85
ZAR34.53
|
$1.83
ZWL587.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
ZAR11.42
|
$1.18
ZWL378.84
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
ZAR10.64
|
$0.64
ZWL205.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
ZAR11.05
|
$0.74
ZWL238.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
ZAR10.94
|
$0.60
ZWL194.05
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
ZAR8.72
|
$0.64
ZWL206.31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
ZAR8.69
|
$0.56
ZWL179.44
|
|
pay 53.3% more for transportation
South Africa
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
ZAR86.88
|
$5.66
ZWL1,822.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.67
ZAR760.04
|
$30.00
ZWL9,660.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,011.69
ZAR336,594.02
|
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.53
ZAR140.78
|
$21.00
ZWL6,762.00
|
|
pay 2.7% less for housing
South Africa
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.06
ZAR898.06
|
$88.93
ZWL28,635.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$341.02
ZAR6,372.89
|
$237.50
ZWL76,475.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$317.79
ZAR5,938.73
|
$220.50
ZWL71,001.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$80.15
ZAR1,497.80
|
$52.27
ZWL16,830.87
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
South Africa
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$157.19
ZAR2,937.44
|
$301.67
ZWL97,136.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,082.89
ZAR57,611.57
|
$7,712.50
ZWL2,483,425.00
|
|
pay 10.7% more for entertainment and sports
South Africa
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.70
ZAR31.69
|
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
ZAR31.28
|
$2.24
ZWL720.03
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.56
ZAR47.91
|
$2.00
ZWL644.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.74
ZAR574.40
|
$30.83
ZWL9,928.33
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.40
ZAR100.86
|
$8.25
ZWL2,656.50
|
|
pay 44.2% less for clothing
South Africa
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.19
ZAR807.06
|
$20.62
ZWL6,641.25
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.96
ZAR503.76
|
$18.12
ZWL5,836.25
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.72
ZAR1,508.39
|
$32.19
ZWL10,364.38
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.81
ZAR1,341.95
|
$48.93
ZWL15,755.00
|
|
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