Cost of living comparison
Canada is 2.2 times more expensive than Zimbabwe.
If you lived in Canada instead of Zimbabwe, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Zimbabwe
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.12
ZWL2,616.25
|
$15.95
CA$21.94
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.38
ZWL2,052.75
|
$8.82
CA$12.13
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
ZWL186.16
|
$1.77
CA$2.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
ZWL144.90
|
$1.47
CA$2.02
|
|
pay 83.1% more for groceries
Zimbabwe
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.00
ZWL322.00
|
$2.29
CA$3.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.10
ZWL1,642.20
|
$5.39
CA$7.41
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.65
ZWL1,819.69
|
$7.61
CA$10.47
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
ZWL603.02
|
$3.04
CA$4.18
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.83
ZWL587.88
|
$4.81
CA$6.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.18
ZWL378.84
|
$1.62
CA$2.23
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
ZWL205.94
|
$0.68
CA$0.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
ZWL238.21
|
$1.60
CA$2.20
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
ZWL194.05
|
$1.71
CA$2.36
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
ZWL206.31
|
$1.13
CA$1.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
ZWL179.44
|
$1.11
CA$1.53
|
|
pay 15.8% more for transportation
Zimbabwe
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.66
ZWL1,822.64
|
$4.96
CA$6.82
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.00
ZWL9,660.00
|
$63.09
CA$86.78
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
$21,101.60
CA$29,024.20
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.00
ZWL6,762.00
|
$16.98
CA$23.35
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
Zimbabwe
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$88.93
ZWL28,635.00
|
$64.04
CA$88.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$237.50
ZWL76,475.00
|
$1,066.70
CA$1,467.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$220.50
ZWL71,001.00
|
$952.71
CA$1,310.40
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.27
ZWL16,830.87
|
$112.22
CA$154.35
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Zimbabwe
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$301.67
ZWL97,136.67
|
$746.92
CA$1,027.35
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,712.50
ZWL2,483,425.00
|
$13,296.08
CA$18,288.10
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Zimbabwe
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
$4.67
CA$6.43
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.24
ZWL720.03
|
$3.31
CA$4.56
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
ZWL644.00
|
$11.96
CA$16.45
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.83
ZWL9,928.33
|
$43.49
CA$59.81
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.25
ZWL2,656.50
|
$10.20
CA$14.03
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
Zimbabwe
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.62
ZWL6,641.25
|
$49.87
CA$68.59
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.12
ZWL5,836.25
|
$36.92
CA$50.78
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$32.19
ZWL10,364.38
|
$78.02
CA$107.32
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$48.93
ZWL15,755.00
|
$97.82
CA$134.55
|
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