Cost of living comparison

Ukraine

compared to

Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe vs. Ukraine Cost of Living Summary

Zimbabwe is 13.0% more expensive than Ukraine overall.

Restaurants: pay 4.4% less in Zimbabwe
Groceries: pay 35.3% more in Zimbabwe
Transportation: pay 48.0% more in Zimbabwe
Housing: pay 6.1% more in Zimbabwe
Childcare: pay 6.8% more in Zimbabwe
Entertainment and Sports: pay 53.4% more in Zimbabwe
Clothing: pay 51.4% less in Zimbabwe

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

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Zimbabwe vs. Ukraine Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 4.4% less for restaurants

	Ukraine	Zimbabwe
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.28 UAH327.13	$7.25 ZWL2,334.50	-0.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.79 UAH260.14	$5.38 ZWL1,730.75	-7.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.73 UAH33.01	$0.73 ZWL234.79	-0.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 UAH22.24	$0.42 ZWL135.90	-14.7%
Average			-4.4%

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pay 35.3% more for groceries

	Ukraine	Zimbabwe
Bread 1 loaf	$0.73 UAH32.65	$1.00 ZWL322.00	+37.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.30 UAH193.14	$5.28 ZWL1,701.44	+22.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.41 UAH198.32	$5.96 ZWL1,919.26	+35.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.86 UAH83.64	$1.90 ZWL611.53	+2.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.07 UAH93.16	$2.12 ZWL682.33	+2.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.48 UAH21.66	$1.10 ZWL353.72	+127.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.69 UAH30.95	$0.73 ZWL236.30	+6.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.73 UAH32.89	$1.02 ZWL328.63	+39.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 UAH49.29	$0.59 ZWL188.63	-46.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.32 UAH14.25	$0.67 ZWL217.09	+112.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.24 UAH10.58	$0.72 ZWL231.09	+204.6%
Average			+35.3%

Ukraine vs. Zimbabwe - Cost of groceries

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pay 48.0% more for transportation

	Ukraine	Zimbabwe
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.12 UAH274.80	$6.57 ZWL2,116.06	+7.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.84 UAH621.89	$45.00 ZWL14,490.00	+225.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,153.65 UAH1M	$23,500.00 ZWL8M	-19.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.95 UAH222.27	$19.50 ZWL6,279.00	+294.1%
Average			+48.0%

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pay 6.1% more for housing

	Ukraine	Zimbabwe
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$5.86 UAH263.29	$88.24 ZWL28,414.33	+1405.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$319.96 UAH14,372.78	$282.50 ZWL90,965.00	-11.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$211.12 UAH9,483.83	$212.05 ZWL68,280.10	+0.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$67.64 UAH3,038.34	$55.83 ZWL17,977.33	-17.5%
Average			+6.1%

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pay 6.8% more for childcare

	Ukraine	Zimbabwe
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$264.08 UAH11,862.56	$331.89 ZWL107K	+25.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,644.44 UAH298K	$6,027.78 ZWL2M	-9.3%
Average			+6.8%

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pay 53.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Ukraine	Zimbabwe
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.11 UAH49.85	$1.38 ZWL442.75	+23.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.34 UAH60.14	$2.56 ZWL825.12	+91.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.95 UAH132.47	$1.75 ZWL563.50	-40.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.77 UAH1,247.32	$39.58 ZWL12,745.83	+42.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.17 UAH187.12	$10.00 ZWL3,220.00	+140.1%
Average			+53.4%

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pay 51.4% less for clothing

	Ukraine	Zimbabwe
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.22 UAH2,390.71	$22.24 ZWL7,160.03	-58.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.08 UAH1,665.47	$16.41 ZWL5,282.85	-55.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.72 UAH3,536.08	$42.46 ZWL13,673.21	-46.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$88.09 UAH3,957.09	$49.35 ZWL15,890.90	-44.0%
Average			-51.4%

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