Cost of living comparison
Zimbabwe is 2.1 times more expensive than Uzbekistan.
If you lived in Zimbabwe instead of Uzbekistan, you would:
pay 72.8% more for restaurants
Uzbekistan
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.36
UZS42,485
|
$8.12
ZWL2,616.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.99
UZS37,772
|
$6.38
ZWL2,052.75
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
UZS6,199
|
$0.58
ZWL186.16
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
UZS4,797
|
$0.45
ZWL144.90
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Uzbekistan
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.28
UZS3,544
|
$1.00
ZWL322.00
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.02
UZS25,556
|
$5.10
ZWL1,642.20
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.13
UZS39,513
|
$5.65
ZWL1,819.69
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.23
UZS15,523
|
$1.87
ZWL603.02
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.29
UZS16,310
|
$1.83
ZWL587.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.45
UZS5,641
|
$1.18
ZWL378.84
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
UZS9,997
|
$0.64
ZWL205.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
UZS10,395
|
$0.74
ZWL238.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
UZS6,994
|
$0.60
ZWL194.05
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
UZS2,628
|
$0.64
ZWL206.31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.15
UZS1,925
|
$0.56
ZWL179.44
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for transportation
Uzbekistan
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.64
UZS33,346
|
$5.66
ZWL1,822.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.30
UZS155,359
|
$30.00
ZWL9,660.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,336.08
UZS206,381,338
|
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.94
UZS24,463
|
$21.00
ZWL6,762.00
|
|
pay 84.1% more for housing
Uzbekistan
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.09
UZS291,693
|
$88.93
ZWL28,635.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$274.88
UZS3,472,663
|
$237.50
ZWL76,475.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$199.02
UZS2,514,369
|
$220.50
ZWL71,001.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.90
UZS428,297
|
$52.27
ZWL16,830.87
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for childcare
Uzbekistan
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$120.42
UZS1,521,384
|
$301.67
ZWL97,136.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,963.07
UZS62,700,756
|
$7,712.50
ZWL2,483,425.00
|
|
pay 80.5% more for entertainment and sports
Uzbekistan
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.95
UZS11,973
|
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.47
UZS18,627
|
$2.24
ZWL720.03
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.11
UZS26,623
|
$2.00
ZWL644.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.17
UZS292,723
|
$30.83
ZWL9,928.33
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.26
UZS28,610
|
$8.25
ZWL2,656.50
|
|
pay 34.3% less for clothing
Uzbekistan
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.44
UZS333,981
|
$20.62
ZWL6,641.25
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.12
UZS393,139
|
$18.12
ZWL5,836.25
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.32
UZS1,027,321
|
$32.19
ZWL10,364.38
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$56.27
UZS710,850
|
$48.93
ZWL15,755.00
|
|
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