Cost of living comparison

Zimbabwe

compared to

New Zealand

New Zealand vs. Zimbabwe Cost of Living Summary

New Zealand is 2.0 times more expensive than Zimbabwe overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.0 times more in New Zealand
Groceries: pay 45.7% more in New Zealand
Transportation: pay 14.7% more in New Zealand
Housing: pay 3.0 times more in New Zealand
Childcare: pay 2.5 times more in New Zealand
Entertainment and Sports: pay 80.9% more in New Zealand
Clothing: pay 2.3 times more in New Zealand

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

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New Zealand vs. Zimbabwe Cost Breakdown

If you lived in New Zealand instead of Zimbabwe, you would:

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pay 2.0 times more for restaurants

	Zimbabwe	New Zealand
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.25 ZWL2,334.50	$13.26 NZ$23.46	+83.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.38 ZWL1,730.75	$8.99 NZ$15.90	+67.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.73 ZWL234.79	$2.04 NZ$3.61	+180.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.42 ZWL135.90	$1.83 NZ$3.24	+334.0%
Average			+101.7%

Zimbabwe vs. New Zealand - Cost of restaurants

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pay 45.7% more for groceries

	Zimbabwe	New Zealand
Bread 1 loaf	$1.00 ZWL322.00	$1.73 NZ$3.05	+72.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.28 ZWL1,701.44	$3.78 NZ$6.69	-28.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.96 ZWL1,919.26	$6.47 NZ$11.45	+8.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.90 ZWL611.53	$5.79 NZ$10.24	+204.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.12 ZWL682.33	$3.83 NZ$6.77	+80.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.10 ZWL353.72	$1.22 NZ$2.15	+10.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73 ZWL236.30	$0.94 NZ$1.67	+28.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 ZWL328.63	$1.32 NZ$2.33	+29.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.59 ZWL188.63	$2.20 NZ$3.89	+275.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 ZWL217.09	$0.89 NZ$1.57	+32.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.72 ZWL231.09	$0.67 NZ$1.18	-7.2%
Average			+45.7%

Zimbabwe vs. New Zealand - Cost of groceries

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pay 14.7% more for transportation

	Zimbabwe	New Zealand
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.57 ZWL2,116.06	$6.34 NZ$11.21	-3.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$45.00 ZWL14,490.00	$83.43 NZ$147.53	+85.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,500.00 ZWL8M	$24,108.51 NZ$42,632.21	+2.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.50 ZWL6,279.00	$17.20 NZ$30.41	-11.8%
Average			+14.7%

Zimbabwe vs. New Zealand - Cost of transportation

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pay 3.0 times more for housing

	Zimbabwe	New Zealand
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$88.24 ZWL28,414.33	$49.30 NZ$87.18	-44.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$282.50 ZWL90,965.00	$976.74 NZ$1,727.21	+245.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$212.05 ZWL68,280.10	$843.74 NZ$1,492.02	+297.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$55.83 ZWL17,977.33	$95.64 NZ$169.12	+71.3%
Average			+200.5%

Zimbabwe vs. New Zealand - Cost of housing

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pay 2.5 times more for childcare

	Zimbabwe	New Zealand
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$331.89 ZWL107K	$716.92 NZ$1,267.75	+116.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,027.78 ZWL2M	$16,937.81 NZ$29,951.92	+181.0%
Average			+146.4%

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pay 80.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Zimbabwe	New Zealand
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.38 ZWL442.75	$5.70 NZ$10.07	+314.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.56 ZWL825.12	$3.26 NZ$5.77	+27.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.75 ZWL563.50	$22.75 NZ$40.22	+1199.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.58 ZWL12,745.83	$39.17 NZ$69.26	-1.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 ZWL3,220.00	$10.27 NZ$18.16	+2.7%
Average			+80.9%

Zimbabwe vs. New Zealand - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 2.3 times more for clothing

	Zimbabwe	New Zealand
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$22.24 ZWL7,160.03	$63.30 NZ$111.94	+184.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$16.41 ZWL5,282.85	$33.63 NZ$59.46	+105.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$42.46 ZWL13,673.21	$91.48 NZ$161.76	+115.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$49.35 ZWL15,890.90	$114.46 NZ$202.41	+131.9%
Average			+132.4%

Zimbabwe vs. New Zealand - Cost of clothing

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