Cost of living comparison

Zimbabwe

compared to

Romania

Romania vs. Zimbabwe Cost of Living Summary

Romania is 13.0% more expensive than Zimbabwe overall.

Restaurants: pay 59.2% more in Romania
Groceries: pay 16.0% less in Romania
Transportation: pay 20.6% less in Romania
Housing: pay 22.6% more in Romania
Childcare: pay 31.1% more in Romania
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.8% more in Romania
Clothing: pay 2.1 times more in Romania

The cost of clothing, restaurants, childcare, housing, and entertainment and sports in Romania are more expensive than in Zimbabwe. Expenses including transportation and groceries are lower in Romania. Notably, clothing is significantly more expensive in Romania.

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Romania vs. Zimbabwe Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 59.2% more for restaurants

	Zimbabwe	Romania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.25 ZWL2,334.50	$9.82 RON46.78	+35.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.38 ZWL1,730.75	$7.22 RON34.39	+34.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.73 ZWL234.79	$1.87 RON8.93	+156.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.42 ZWL135.90	$1.57 RON7.49	+272.2%
Average			+59.2%

Zimbabwe vs. Romania - Cost of restaurants

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pay 16.0% less for groceries

	Zimbabwe	Romania
Bread 1 loaf	$1.00 ZWL322.00	$1.10 RON5.23	+9.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.28 ZWL1,701.44	$3.76 RON17.92	-28.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.96 ZWL1,919.26	$5.36 RON25.55	-10.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.90 ZWL611.53	$2.91 RON13.87	+53.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.12 ZWL682.33	$2.69 RON12.82	+26.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.10 ZWL353.72	$0.51 RON2.43	-53.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73 ZWL236.30	$0.67 RON3.20	-8.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 ZWL328.63	$0.65 RON3.10	-36.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.59 ZWL188.63	$0.89 RON4.22	+51.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 ZWL217.09	$0.35 RON1.68	-47.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.72 ZWL231.09	$0.36 RON1.71	-49.9%
Average			-16.0%

Zimbabwe vs. Romania - Cost of groceries

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pay 20.6% less for transportation

	Zimbabwe	Romania
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.57 ZWL2,116.06	$6.55 RON31.21	-0.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$45.00 ZWL14,490.00	$23.38 RON111.41	-48.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,500.00 ZWL8M	$27,083.66 RON129K	+15.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.50 ZWL6,279.00	$6.64 RON31.66	-65.9%
Average			-20.6%

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pay 22.6% more for housing

	Zimbabwe	Romania
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$88.24 ZWL28,414.33	$8.56 RON40.80	-90.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$282.50 ZWL90,965.00	$371.73 RON1,771.66	+31.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$212.05 ZWL68,280.10	$281.26 RON1,340.48	+32.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$55.83 ZWL17,977.33	$107.14 RON510.63	+91.9%
Average			+22.6%

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pay 31.1% more for childcare

	Zimbabwe	Romania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$331.89 ZWL107K	$482.75 RON2,300.77	+45.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,027.78 ZWL2M	$7,125.14 RON33,958.42	+18.2%
Average			+31.1%

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pay 11.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Zimbabwe	Romania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.38 ZWL442.75	$2.18 RON10.39	+58.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.56 ZWL825.12	$2.45 RON11.66	-4.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.75 ZWL563.50	$5.71 RON27.24	+226.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.58 ZWL12,745.83	$38.73 RON184.56	-2.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 ZWL3,220.00	$7.13 RON34.00	-28.7%
Average			+11.8%

Zimbabwe vs. Romania - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 2.1 times more for clothing

	Zimbabwe	Romania
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$22.24 ZWL7,160.03	$62.00 RON295.50	+178.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$16.41 ZWL5,282.85	$35.53 RON169.34	+116.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$42.46 ZWL13,673.21	$77.18 RON367.84	+81.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$49.35 ZWL15,890.90	$85.19 RON405.99	+72.6%
Average			+108.6%

Zimbabwe vs. Romania - Cost of clothing

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