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Zimbabwe vs. Tonga Cost of Living Summary

Zimbabwe is 2.8 times more expensive than Tonga overall.

Restaurants: pay 55.4% less in Zimbabwe
Groceries: pay 25.6% less in Zimbabwe
Transportation: pay 80.3% more in Zimbabwe
Housing: pay 27.5% less in Zimbabwe
Childcare: pay 13.6 times more in Zimbabwe
Entertainment and Sports: pay 35.8% less in Zimbabwe
Clothing: pay 67.9% more in Zimbabwe

The cost of childcare, transportation, and clothing in Zimbabwe are more expensive than in Tonga. Expenses including restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, and groceries are lower in Zimbabwe. Notably, childcare and transportation are significantly more expensive in Zimbabwe.

Zimbabwe vs. Tonga Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Zimbabwe instead of Tonga, you would:

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pay 55.4% less for restaurants

	Tonga	Zimbabwe
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.31 TOP20.00	$7.25 ZWL2,334.50	-12.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.38 TOP25.00	$5.50 ZWL1,771.00	-47.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.84 TOP6.83	$0.60 ZWL192.35	-78.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.46 TOP5.92	$0.42 ZWL134.02	-83.1%
Average			-55.4%

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pay 25.6% less for groceries

	Tonga	Zimbabwe
Bread 1 loaf	$1.04 TOP2.50	$1.01 ZWL326.12	-2.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.50 TOP10.83	$5.30 ZWL1,707.41	+17.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.92 TOP14.26	$5.96 ZWL1,918.06	+0.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.09 TOP12.27	$1.98 ZWL636.46	-61.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.67 TOP6.43	$2.37 ZWL762.99	-11.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.26 TOP3.02	$1.08 ZWL349.08	-13.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.26 TOP3.02	$0.73 ZWL234.29	-42.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.32 TOP3.18	$1.07 ZWL344.68	-18.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.70 TOP4.08	$0.61 ZWL196.88	-63.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.44 TOP3.48	$0.66 ZWL211.93	-54.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.19 TOP2.87	$0.80 ZWL258.09	-32.8%
Average			-25.6%

Tonga vs. Zimbabwe - Cost of groceries

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pay 80.3% more for transportation

	Tonga	Zimbabwe
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.50 TOP13.25	$5.92 ZWL1,906.80	+7.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$41.53 TOP100.00	$42.50 ZWL13,685.00	+2.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$5,814.53 TOP14,000.00	$23,500.00 ZWL7,567,000.00	+304.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.69 TOP45.00	$20.00 ZWL6,440.00	+7.0%
Average			+80.3%

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pay 27.5% less for housing

	Tonga	Zimbabwe
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$124.60 TOP300.00	$159.29 ZWL51,291.92	+27.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$622.99 TOP1,500.00	$301.47 ZWL97,073.53	-51.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	??	$202.31 ZWL65,143.08
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$142.92 TOP344.12	$59.14 ZWL19,042.20	-58.6%
Average			-27.5%

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pay 13.6 times more for childcare

	Tonga	Zimbabwe
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$157.82 TOP380.00	$231.11 ZWL74,417.78	+46.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$249.19 TOP600.00	$6,406.25 ZWL2,062,812.50	+2470.8%
Average			+1258.6%

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pay 35.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Tonga	Zimbabwe
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.32 TOP8.00	$1.62 ZWL523.25	-51.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.91 TOP7.00	$2.52 ZWL810.92	-13.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.18 TOP24.50	$1.35 ZWL434.70	-86.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.15 TOP75.00	$45.19 ZWL14,551.92	+45.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$41.53 TOP100.00	$11.25 ZWL3,622.50	-72.9%
Average			-35.8%

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pay 67.9% more for clothing

	Tonga	Zimbabwe
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$14.54 TOP35.00	$20.71 ZWL6,668.08	+42.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$17.65 TOP42.50	$16.58 ZWL5,339.83	-6.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$20.77 TOP50.00	$48.80 ZWL15,712.98	+135.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$29.07 TOP70.00	$58.17 ZWL18,731.73	+100.1%
Average			+67.9%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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