Cost of living comparison

Zimbabwe

compared to

Slovakia

Slovakia vs. Zimbabwe Cost of Living Summary

Slovakia is 53.5% more expensive than Zimbabwe overall.

Restaurants: pay 61.7% more in Slovakia
Groceries: pay 19.0% more in Slovakia
Transportation: pay 10.1% less in Slovakia
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Slovakia
Childcare: pay 58.8% more in Slovakia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 25.2% more in Slovakia
Clothing: pay 2.2 times more in Slovakia

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

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Slovakia vs. Zimbabwe Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 61.7% more for restaurants

	Zimbabwe	Slovakia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.25 ZWL2,334.50	$8.84 €7.87	+21.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.38 ZWL1,730.75	$8.92 €7.94	+65.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.73 ZWL234.79	$1.86 €1.66	+155.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.42 ZWL135.90	$1.41 €1.26	+234.5%
Average			+61.7%

Zimbabwe vs. Slovakia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 19.0% more for groceries

	Zimbabwe	Slovakia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.00 ZWL322.00	$1.40 €1.25	+40.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.28 ZWL1,701.44	$5.92 €5.27	+12.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.96 ZWL1,919.26	$3.92 €3.49	-34.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.90 ZWL611.53	$3.72 €3.31	+95.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.12 ZWL682.33	$3.31 €2.94	+56.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.10 ZWL353.72	$0.83 €0.74	-24.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73 ZWL236.30	$0.84 €0.75	+14.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 ZWL328.63	$1.03 €0.92	+0.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.59 ZWL188.63	$1.75 €1.56	+199.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 ZWL217.09	$0.61 €0.54	-9.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.72 ZWL231.09	$0.64 €0.57	-10.2%
Average			+19.0%

Zimbabwe vs. Slovakia - Cost of groceries

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pay 10.1% less for transportation

	Zimbabwe	Slovakia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.57 ZWL2,116.06	$6.85 €6.10	+4.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$45.00 ZWL14,490.00	$29.63 €26.37	-34.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,500.00 ZWL8M	$25,866.96 €23,022.52	+10.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.50 ZWL6,279.00	$12.42 €11.06	-36.3%
Average			-10.1%

Zimbabwe vs. Slovakia - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Zimbabwe	Slovakia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$88.24 ZWL28,414.33	$19.25 €17.14	-78.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$282.50 ZWL90,965.00	$608.23 €541.35	+115.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$212.05 ZWL68,280.10	$502.60 €447.34	+137.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$55.83 ZWL17,977.33	$194.53 €173.14	+248.4%
Average			+114.5%

Zimbabwe vs. Slovakia - Cost of housing

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pay 58.8% more for childcare

	Zimbabwe	Slovakia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$331.89 ZWL107K	$469.66 €418.02	+41.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,027.78 ZWL2M	$10,742.31 €9,561.04	+78.2%
Average			+58.8%

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pay 25.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Zimbabwe	Slovakia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.38 ZWL442.75	$2.27 €2.02	+65.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.56 ZWL825.12	$2.69 €2.40	+5.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.75 ZWL563.50	$6.08 €5.41	+247.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.58 ZWL12,745.83	$42.98 €38.25	+8.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 ZWL3,220.00	$8.85 €7.88	-11.5%
Average			+25.2%

Zimbabwe vs. Slovakia - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 2.2 times more for clothing

	Zimbabwe	Slovakia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$22.24 ZWL7,160.03	$68.85 €61.28	+209.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$16.41 ZWL5,282.85	$34.33 €30.56	+109.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$42.46 ZWL13,673.21	$79.79 €71.02	+87.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$49.35 ZWL15,890.90	$87.22 €77.63	+76.7%
Average			+115.4%

Zimbabwe vs. Slovakia - Cost of clothing

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