Cost of living comparison
Ireland is 2.5 times more expensive than Zimbabwe.
If you lived in Ireland instead of Zimbabwe, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
Zimbabwe
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.12
ZWL2,616.25
|
$16.63
€15.61
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.38
ZWL2,052.75
|
$9.41
€8.82
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
ZWL186.16
|
$2.04
€1.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
ZWL144.90
|
$1.60
€1.50
|
|
pay 40.3% more for groceries
Zimbabwe
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.00
ZWL322.00
|
$1.68
€1.57
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.10
ZWL1,642.20
|
$4.31
€4.05
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.65
ZWL1,819.69
|
$4.75
€4.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
ZWL603.02
|
$3.01
€2.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.83
ZWL587.88
|
$3.87
€3.63
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.18
ZWL378.84
|
$1.17
€1.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
ZWL205.94
|
$0.88
€0.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
ZWL238.21
|
$1.15
€1.08
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
ZWL194.05
|
$1.22
€1.14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
ZWL206.31
|
$0.86
€0.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
ZWL179.44
|
$0.59
€0.55
|
|
pay 81.4% more for transportation
Zimbabwe
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.66
ZWL1,822.64
|
$7.64
€7.17
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.00
ZWL9,660.00
|
$113.76
€106.74
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
$32,407.58
€30,406.41
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.00
ZWL6,762.00
|
$17.14
€16.09
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for housing
Zimbabwe
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$88.93
ZWL28,635.00
|
$52.84
€49.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$237.50
ZWL76,475.00
|
$1,291.60
€1,211.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$220.50
ZWL71,001.00
|
$1,147.51
€1,076.65
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.27
ZWL16,830.87
|
$156.48
€146.82
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for childcare
Zimbabwe
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$301.67
ZWL97,136.67
|
$893.73
€838.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,712.50
ZWL2,483,425.00
|
$8,678.25
€8,142.37
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Zimbabwe
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
$5.53
€5.19
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.24
ZWL720.03
|
$3.60
€3.37
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
ZWL644.00
|
$15.83
€14.85
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.83
ZWL9,928.33
|
$59.94
€56.24
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.25
ZWL2,656.50
|
$11.50
€10.79
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for clothing
Zimbabwe
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.62
ZWL6,641.25
|
$76.22
€71.51
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.12
ZWL5,836.25
|
$37.26
€34.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$32.19
ZWL10,364.38
|
$85.01
€79.76
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$48.93
ZWL15,755.00
|
$90.50
€84.92
|
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