Cost of living comparison
Zimbabwe is 29.9% cheaper than Uruguay.
If you lived in Zimbabwe instead of Uruguay, you would:
pay 58.1% less for restaurants
Uruguay
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.85
$573.09
|
$8.12
ZWL2,616.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.53
$406.15
|
$6.38
ZWL2,052.75
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.29
$88.35
|
$0.58
ZWL186.16
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
$64.17
|
$0.45
ZWL144.90
|
|
pay 23.5% less for groceries
Uruguay
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.03
$78.42
|
$1.00
ZWL322.00
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.05
$194.99
|
$5.10
ZWL1,642.20
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.04
$156.02
|
$5.65
ZWL1,819.69
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.14
$121.06
|
$1.87
ZWL603.02
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.93
$190.26
|
$1.83
ZWL587.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
$41.76
|
$1.18
ZWL378.84
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.39
$53.62
|
$0.64
ZWL205.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
$28.31
|
$0.74
ZWL238.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
$46.13
|
$0.60
ZWL194.05
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
$30.89
|
$0.64
ZWL206.31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
$31.26
|
$0.56
ZWL179.44
|
|
pay 15.8% less for transportation
Uruguay
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.10
$274.10
|
$5.66
ZWL1,822.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.05
$1,853.82
|
$30.00
ZWL9,660.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,679.53
$1,415,285.18
|
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.61
$640.82
|
$21.00
ZWL6,762.00
|
|
pay 1.6% less for housing
Uruguay
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.95
$1,464.46
|
$88.93
ZWL28,635.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$510.80
$19,709.44
|
$237.50
ZWL76,475.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$384.82
$14,848.41
|
$220.50
ZWL71,001.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$93.98
$3,626.37
|
$52.27
ZWL16,830.87
|
|
pay 3.5% less for childcare
Uruguay
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$389.18
$15,016.64
|
$301.67
ZWL97,136.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,681.58
$257,809.89
|
$7,712.50
ZWL2,483,425.00
|
|
pay 42.0% less for entertainment and sports
Uruguay
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.62
$139.54
|
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.84
$147.98
|
$2.24
ZWL720.03
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.82
$186.05
|
$2.00
ZWL644.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.95
$1,927.29
|
$30.83
ZWL9,928.33
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.51
$366.78
|
$8.25
ZWL2,656.50
|
|
pay 64.9% less for clothing
Uruguay
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.12
$3,554.62
|
$20.62
ZWL6,641.25
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.63
$1,606.37
|
$18.12
ZWL5,836.25
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.70
$4,155.75
|
$32.19
ZWL10,364.38
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.72
$4,233.40
|
$48.93
ZWL15,755.00
|
|
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