Cost of living comparison
Zimbabwe is 15.3% more expensive than Yemen.
If you lived in Zimbabwe instead of Yemen, you would:
pay 19.3% less for restaurants
Yemen
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.66
YER1,667
|
$8.12
ZWL2,616.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.82
YER2,209
|
$6.38
ZWL2,052.75
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
YER297
|
$0.58
ZWL186.16
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
YER141
|
$0.45
ZWL144.90
|
|
pay 32.9% less for groceries
Yemen
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.39
YER348
|
$1.00
ZWL322.00
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.42
YER857
|
$5.10
ZWL1,642.20
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.58
YER2,149
|
$5.65
ZWL1,819.69
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.60
YER900
|
$1.87
ZWL603.02
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.51
YER1,128
|
$1.83
ZWL587.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.61
YER653
|
$1.18
ZWL378.84
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
YER181
|
$0.64
ZWL205.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.14
YER536
|
$0.74
ZWL238.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
YER276
|
$0.60
ZWL194.05
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
YER236
|
$0.64
ZWL206.31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
YER208
|
$0.56
ZWL179.44
|
|
pay 3.3% more for transportation
Yemen
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.63
YER1,910
|
$5.66
ZWL1,822.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$60.75
YER15,213
|
$30.00
ZWL9,660.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,651.76
YER2,667,200
|
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$38.18
YER9,560
|
$21.00
ZWL6,762.00
|
|
pay 24.2% more for housing
Yemen
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.56
YER11,909
|
$88.93
ZWL28,635.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$277.44
YER69,470
|
$237.50
ZWL76,475.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$188.93
YER47,308
|
$220.50
ZWL71,001.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$48.61
YER12,172
|
$52.27
ZWL16,830.87
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for childcare
Yemen
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$80.78
YER20,227
|
$301.67
ZWL97,136.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,233.72
YER809,724
|
$7,712.50
ZWL2,483,425.00
|
|
pay 15.6% less for entertainment and sports
Yemen
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.35
YER589
|
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.06
YER766
|
$2.24
ZWL720.03
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.16
YER1,042
|
$2.00
ZWL644.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.31
YER14,351
|
$30.83
ZWL9,928.33
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.50
YER1,126
|
$8.25
ZWL2,656.50
|
|
pay 58.3% less for clothing
Yemen
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.92
YER15,003
|
$20.62
ZWL6,641.25
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$78.57
YER19,673
|
$18.12
ZWL5,836.25
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.63
YER17,937
|
$32.19
ZWL10,364.38
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.25
YER19,094
|
$48.93
ZWL15,755.00
|
|
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