Cost of living comparison
Zimbabwe is 11.9% cheaper than San Marino.
If you lived in Zimbabwe instead of San Marino, you would:
pay 50.4% less for restaurants
San Marino
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.33
€15.04
|
$9.12
ZWL2,938.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.52
€6.93
|
$5.88
ZWL1,891.75
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
€1.87
|
$0.55
ZWL177.10
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
€1.19
|
$0.48
ZWL154.90
|
|
pay 6.9% less for groceries
San Marino
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.45
€1.34
|
$1.02
ZWL328.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.17
€4.76
|
$5.06
ZWL1,629.71
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.40
€4.05
|
$5.53
ZWL1,779.89
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.50
€2.30
|
$2.00
ZWL643.07
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.44
€4.09
|
$2.15
ZWL692.05
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$1.05
ZWL337.65
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.91
|
$0.75
ZWL240.54
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$1.12
ZWL360.55
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.63
ZWL204.35
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.51
|
$0.51
ZWL165.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.64
|
$0.76
ZWL244.81
|
|
pay 0.7% less for transportation
San Marino
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.35
€5.85
|
$6.36
ZWL2,046.45
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.74
€31.08
|
$31.00
ZWL9,982.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,402.53
€21,556.24
|
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.10
€20.35
|
$21.94
ZWL7,065.30
|
|
pay 39.0% more for housing
San Marino
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.47
€29.91
|
$127.98
ZWL41,208.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$544.24
€501.31
|
$255.77
ZWL82,357.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$503.43
€463.71
|
$196.50
ZWL63,273.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.75
€63.33
|
$52.19
ZWL16,805.56
|
|
pay 6.5% more for childcare
San Marino
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$355.57
€327.52
|
$239.38
ZWL77,078.75
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,442.45
€5,013.08
|
$7,928.57
ZWL2,553,000.00
|
|
pay 13.0% less for entertainment and sports
San Marino
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.63
€4.26
|
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.49
€1.37
|
$2.71
ZWL873.30
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.44
€5.01
|
$1.75
ZWL563.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$70.75
€65.17
|
$35.56
ZWL11,448.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.62
€7.02
|
$10.50
ZWL3,381.00
|
|
pay 58.0% less for clothing
San Marino
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$97.96
€90.24
|
$20.52
ZWL6,607.71
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.38
€32.59
|
$17.50
ZWL5,635.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.96
€90.24
|
$42.62
ZWL13,723.33
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.96
€90.24
|
$52.81
ZWL17,005.62
|
|
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