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Zimbabwe vs. Vietnam Cost of Living Summary

Zimbabwe is 2.2 times more expensive than Vietnam overall.

Restaurants: pay 94.2% more in Zimbabwe
Groceries: pay 35.5% more in Zimbabwe
Transportation: pay 3.1 times more in Zimbabwe
Housing: pay 5.4 times more in Zimbabwe
Childcare: pay 15.9% less in Zimbabwe
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.0 times more in Zimbabwe
Clothing: pay 28.6% less in Zimbabwe

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

Zimbabwe vs. Vietnam Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 94.2% more for restaurants

	Vietnam	Zimbabwe
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.88 ₫49,683	$7.25 ZWL2,334.50	+284.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.13 ₫108,845	$5.50 ZWL1,771.00	+33.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.53 ₫13,958	$0.60 ZWL192.35	+12.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.29 ₫7,515	$0.42 ZWL134.02	+46.0%
Average			+94.2%

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pay 35.5% more for groceries

	Vietnam	Zimbabwe
Bread 1 loaf	$0.86 ₫22,659	$1.01 ZWL326.12	+17.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.32 ₫140,160	$5.30 ZWL1,707.41	-0.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.20 ₫137,163	$5.96 ZWL1,918.06	+14.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.45 ₫38,157	$1.98 ZWL636.46	+36.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.56 ₫41,037	$2.37 ZWL762.99	+52.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.18 ₫31,215	$1.08 ZWL349.08	-8.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 ₫12,417	$0.73 ZWL234.29	+54.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.58 ₫15,166	$1.07 ZWL344.68	+86.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 ₫12,939	$0.61 ZWL196.88	+24.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 ₫12,243	$0.66 ZWL211.93	+41.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 ₫12,298	$0.80 ZWL258.09	+71.8%
Average			+35.5%

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pay 3.1 times more for transportation

	Vietnam	Zimbabwe
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.19 ₫84,134	$5.92 ZWL1,906.80	+85.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.64 ₫175,156	$42.50 ZWL13,685.00	+539.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,225.24 ₫875,846,709	$23,500.00 ZWL7,567,000.00	-29.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.90 ₫155,607	$20.00 ZWL6,440.00	+238.8%
Average			+208.7%

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pay 5.4 times more for housing

	Vietnam	Zimbabwe
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.68 ₫228,737	$159.29 ZWL51,291.92	+1735.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$310.38 ₫8,181,759	$301.47 ZWL97,073.53	-2.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$223.57 ₫5,893,546	$202.31 ZWL65,143.08	-9.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$43.27 ₫1,140,722	$59.14 ZWL19,042.20	+36.7%
Average			+440.0%

Vietnam vs. Zimbabwe - Cost of housing

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pay 15.9% less for childcare

	Vietnam	Zimbabwe
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$199.23 ₫5,251,819	$231.11 ZWL74,417.78	+16.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,262.04 ₫323,238,187	$6,406.25 ZWL2,062,812.50	-47.8%
Average			-15.9%

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pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports

	Vietnam	Zimbabwe
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.93 ₫24,541	$1.62 ZWL523.25	+74.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.60 ₫42,129	$2.52 ZWL810.92	+57.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.28 ₫33,698	$1.35 ZWL434.70	+5.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$20.38 ₫537,204	$45.19 ZWL14,551.92	+121.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.19 ₫84,196	$11.25 ZWL3,622.50	+252.2%
Average			+102.3%

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pay 28.6% less for clothing

	Vietnam	Zimbabwe
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$31.66 ₫834,603	$20.71 ZWL6,668.08	-34.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$21.29 ₫561,324	$16.58 ZWL5,339.83	-22.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$72.72 ₫1,916,905	$48.80 ZWL15,712.98	-32.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$77.26 ₫2,036,773	$58.17 ZWL18,731.73	-24.7%
Average			-28.6%

Vietnam vs. Zimbabwe - Cost of clothing

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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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