Cost of living comparison
Italy is 91.1% more expensive than Zimbabwe overall.
- Restaurants
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pay 2.7 times more in Italy
- Groceries
-
pay 39.4% more in Italy
- Transportation
-
pay 6.2% more in Italy
- Housing
-
pay 2.0 times more in Italy
- Childcare
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pay 83.3% more in Italy
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 2.0 times more in Italy
- Clothing
-
pay 2.3 times more in Italy
The cost of restaurants, clothing, housing, entertainment and sports, childcare, and groceries in Italy are more expensive than in Zimbabwe. Notably, restaurants, clothing, and housing are significantly more expensive in Italy.
If you lived in Italy instead of Zimbabwe, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
Zimbabwe
|
Italy
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.12
ZWL2,294.25
|
$16.15
€15.64
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
ZWL1,610.00
|
$10.06
€9.74
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
ZWL198.95
|
$2.55
€2.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
ZWL164.26
|
$1.22
€1.18
|
|
pay 39.4% more for groceries
Zimbabwe
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.02
ZWL328.81
|
$2.04
€1.98
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.32
ZWL1,712.90
|
$6.83
€6.62
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.64
ZWL1,815.06
|
$5.53
€5.36
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.05
ZWL661.44
|
$3.41
€3.30
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.28
ZWL732.64
|
$5.05
€4.89
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.02
ZWL327.34
|
$0.97
€0.94
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
ZWL250.11
|
$0.85
€0.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.16
ZWL375.00
|
$1.04
€1.01
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
ZWL217.19
|
$1.31
€1.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
ZWL168.11
|
$0.76
€0.73
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
ZWL264.39
|
$0.71
€0.69
|
|
pay 6.2% more for transportation
Zimbabwe
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.15
ZWL1,979.95
|
$7.22
€6.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$36.25
ZWL11,672.50
|
$38.81
€37.58
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
$28,223.13
€27,326.82
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.94
ZWL7,065.30
|
$19.13
€18.52
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
Zimbabwe
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$126.28
ZWL40,661.44
|
$28.87
€27.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$283.93
ZWL91,425.00
|
$656.19
€635.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$200.00
ZWL64,400.00
|
$511.91
€495.65
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.83
ZWL16,046.33
|
$150.39
€145.61
|
|
pay 83.3% more for childcare
Zimbabwe
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$210.71
ZWL67,850.00
|
$508.72
€492.57
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,562.50
ZWL2,435,125.00
|
$9,465.55
€9,164.94
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Zimbabwe
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
$5.01
€4.85
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.65
ZWL854.83
|
$1.69
€1.63
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.56
ZWL503.12
|
$6.20
€6.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.32
ZWL14,270.45
|
$52.12
€50.46
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
ZWL3,220.00
|
$9.39
€9.09
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
Zimbabwe
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.11
ZWL6,797.78
|
$78.41
€75.92
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.44
ZWL6,261.11
|
$33.87
€32.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$52.50
ZWL16,905.00
|
$86.07
€83.33
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.45
ZWL16,246.36
|
$115.43
€111.77
|
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