Cost of living comparison
Zimbabwe is 15.6% cheaper than South Korea.
If you lived in Zimbabwe instead of South Korea, you would:
pay 9.1% less for restaurants
South Korea
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.13
₩8,447
|
$8.12
ZWL2,616.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.18
₩7,137
|
$6.38
ZWL2,052.75
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.41
₩1,938
|
$0.58
ZWL186.16
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
₩930
|
$0.45
ZWL144.90
|
|
pay 51.7% less for groceries
South Korea
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.74
₩3,780
|
$1.00
ZWL322.00
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.12
₩11,188
|
$5.10
ZWL1,642.20
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.20
₩9,922
|
$5.65
ZWL1,819.69
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.73
₩3,764
|
$1.87
ZWL603.02
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.58
₩4,940
|
$1.83
ZWL587.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.90
₩3,991
|
$1.18
ZWL378.84
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.51
₩2,080
|
$0.64
ZWL205.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.66
₩3,667
|
$0.74
ZWL238.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.29
₩3,159
|
$0.60
ZWL194.05
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
₩1,925
|
$0.64
ZWL206.31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.08
₩1,494
|
$0.56
ZWL179.44
|
|
pay 23.9% more for transportation
South Korea
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.92
₩6,786
|
$5.66
ZWL1,822.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.73
₩60,258
|
$30.00
ZWL9,660.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,660.56
₩39,493,672
|
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.34
₩12,865
|
$21.00
ZWL6,762.00
|
|
pay 50.5% more for housing
South Korea
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.09
₩29,060
|
$88.93
ZWL28,635.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$392.42
₩540,750
|
$237.50
ZWL76,475.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$302.43
₩416,742
|
$220.50
ZWL71,001.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$111.18
₩153,199
|
$52.27
ZWL16,830.87
|
|
pay 35.7% less for childcare
South Korea
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$342.96
₩472,586
|
$301.67
ZWL97,136.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,987.50
₩26,164,395
|
$7,712.50
ZWL2,483,425.00
|
|
pay 32.0% less for entertainment and sports
South Korea
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.92
₩4,021
|
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.29
₩4,533
|
$2.24
ZWL720.03
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.45
₩4,754
|
$2.00
ZWL644.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.03
₩60,668
|
$30.83
ZWL9,928.33
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.93
₩12,299
|
$8.25
ZWL2,656.50
|
|
pay 55.1% less for clothing
South Korea
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.44
₩66,752
|
$20.62
ZWL6,641.25
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.60
₩61,457
|
$18.12
ZWL5,836.25
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.46
₩103,978
|
$32.19
ZWL10,364.38
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.03
₩125,443
|
$48.93
ZWL15,755.00
|
|
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