Cost of living comparison

Zimbabwe

compared to

Colombia

Colombia vs. Zimbabwe Cost of Living Summary

Colombia is 55.6% more expensive than Zimbabwe overall.

Restaurants: pay 45.7% more in Colombia
Groceries: pay 18.6% more in Colombia
Transportation: pay 2.0% less in Colombia
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Colombia
Childcare: pay 54.6% more in Colombia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 14.0% more in Colombia
Clothing: pay 3.1 times more in Colombia

The cost of clothing, housing, childcare, restaurants, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Colombia are more expensive than in Zimbabwe. Notably, clothing and housing are significantly more expensive in Colombia.

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Colombia vs. Zimbabwe Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 45.7% more for restaurants

	Zimbabwe	Colombia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.25 ZWL2,334.50	$7.09 COP22,489.29	-2.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.38 ZWL1,730.75	$9.93 COP31,528.63	+84.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.73 ZWL234.79	$1.50 COP4,759.09	+105.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.42 ZWL135.90	$1.15 COP3,637.93	+171.6%
Average			+45.7%

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pay 18.6% more for groceries

	Zimbabwe	Colombia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.00 ZWL322.00	$2.08 COP6,604.13	+108.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.28 ZWL1,701.44	$3.94 COP12,511.51	-25.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.96 ZWL1,919.26	$5.55 COP17,600.16	-7.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.90 ZWL611.53	$3.08 COP9,765.50	+62.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.12 ZWL682.33	$4.90 COP15,548.14	+131.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.10 ZWL353.72	$1.60 COP5,080.61	+45.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73 ZWL236.30	$0.63 COP1,990.45	-14.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 ZWL328.63	$0.72 COP2,297.32	-29.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.59 ZWL188.63	$0.88 COP2,778.06	+49.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 ZWL217.09	$0.68 COP2,174.11	+1.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.72 ZWL231.09	$0.64 COP2,046.26	-10.2%
Average			+18.6%

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pay 2.0% less for transportation

	Zimbabwe	Colombia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.57 ZWL2,116.06	$4.89 COP15,507.12	-25.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$45.00 ZWL14,490.00	$57.51 COP183K	+27.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,500.00 ZWL8M	$24,696.92 COP78M	+5.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.50 ZWL6,279.00	$21.04 COP66,775.93	+7.9%
Average			-2.0%

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Zimbabwe	Colombia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$88.24 ZWL28,414.33	$27.89 COP88,530.84	-68.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$282.50 ZWL90,965.00	$745.73 COP2M	+164.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$212.05 ZWL68,280.10	$482.25 COP2M	+127.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$55.83 ZWL17,977.33	$101.48 COP322K	+81.8%
Average			+111.5%

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pay 54.6% more for childcare

	Zimbabwe	Colombia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$331.89 ZWL107K	$597.35 COP2M	+80.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,027.78 ZWL2M	$8,009.31 COP25M	+32.9%
Average			+54.6%

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pay 14.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Zimbabwe	Colombia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.38 ZWL442.75	$2.59 COP8,214.62	+88.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.56 ZWL825.12	$2.72 COP8,641.67	+6.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.75 ZWL563.50	$4.03 COP12,788.35	+130.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.58 ZWL12,745.83	$41.34 COP131K	+4.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 ZWL3,220.00	$6.65 COP21,122.50	-33.5%
Average			+14.0%

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pay 3.1 times more for clothing

	Zimbabwe	Colombia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$22.24 ZWL7,160.03	$82.92 COP263K	+272.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$16.41 ZWL5,282.85	$53.80 COP171K	+227.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$42.46 ZWL13,673.21	$134.00 COP425K	+215.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$49.35 ZWL15,890.90	$115.03 COP365K	+133.1%
Average			+208.0%

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