Cost of living comparison
Zimbabwe is 34.7% cheaper than Austria.
If you lived in Zimbabwe instead of Austria, you would:
pay 66.4% less for restaurants
Austria
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.38
€14.59
|
$7.12
ZWL2,294.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.63
€10.08
|
$5.00
ZWL1,610.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.11
€2.95
|
$0.62
ZWL198.95
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.40
€2.28
|
$0.51
ZWL164.26
|
|
pay 32.1% less for groceries
Austria
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.51
€2.38
|
$1.02
ZWL328.81
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.15
€7.73
|
$5.32
ZWL1,712.90
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.62
€5.33
|
$5.64
ZWL1,815.06
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.05
€3.84
|
$2.05
ZWL661.44
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.06
€5.75
|
$2.28
ZWL732.64
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.09
|
$1.02
ZWL327.34
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.92
|
$0.78
ZWL250.11
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.36
€1.29
|
$1.16
ZWL375.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.88
€1.79
|
$0.67
ZWL217.19
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.83
|
$0.52
ZWL168.11
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.76
|
$0.82
ZWL264.39
|
|
pay 6.6% less for transportation
Austria
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.30
€5.98
|
$6.15
ZWL1,979.95
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.89
€46.36
|
$36.25
ZWL11,672.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,790.93
€25,407.50
|
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.20
€19.16
|
$21.94
ZWL7,065.30
|
|
pay 7.7% more for housing
Austria
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.05
€34.18
|
$126.28
ZWL40,661.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$834.31
€791.23
|
$283.93
ZWL91,425.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$704.76
€668.37
|
$200.00
ZWL64,400.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$275.88
€261.64
|
$49.83
ZWL16,046.33
|
|
pay 49.2% less for childcare
Austria
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$436.40
€413.87
|
$210.71
ZWL67,850.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,173.71
€13,441.81
|
$7,562.50
ZWL2,435,125.00
|
|
pay 38.9% less for entertainment and sports
Austria
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.65
€4.41
|
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.63
€3.44
|
$2.65
ZWL854.83
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.56
€6.22
|
$1.56
ZWL503.12
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.89
€43.52
|
$44.32
ZWL14,270.45
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.58
€11.93
|
$10.00
ZWL3,220.00
|
|
pay 57.2% less for clothing
Austria
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.11
€80.72
|
$21.11
ZWL6,797.78
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.90
€41.63
|
$19.44
ZWL6,261.11
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.16
€83.61
|
$52.50
ZWL16,905.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.74
€112.61
|
$50.45
ZWL16,246.36
|
|
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