Cost of living comparison

Beijing, China

compared to

Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Zimbabwe is 31.2% more expensive than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 37.5% more in Zimbabwe
Groceries: pay 15.7% more in Zimbabwe
Transportation: pay 2.1 times more in Zimbabwe
Housing: pay 2.9 times more in Zimbabwe
Childcare: pay 69.7% less in Zimbabwe
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.8% less in Zimbabwe
Clothing: pay 50.1% less in Zimbabwe

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

Zimbabwe vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 37.5% more for restaurants

	Beijing	Zimbabwe
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.17 CN¥30.09	$7.12 ZWL2,294.25	+70.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.57 CN¥40.13	$5.00 ZWL1,610.00	-10.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 CN¥3.58	$0.62 ZWL198.95	+24.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.23	$0.51 ZWL164.26	+65.0%
Average			+37.5%

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pay 15.7% more for groceries

	Beijing	Zimbabwe
Bread 1 loaf	$1.43 CN¥10.34	$1.02 ZWL328.81	-28.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.31 CN¥52.68	$5.32 ZWL1,712.90	-27.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.17 CN¥51.69	$5.64 ZWL1,815.06	-21.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.74 CN¥12.53	$2.05 ZWL661.44	+18.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥11.04	$2.28 ZWL732.64	+48.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.92 CN¥6.61	$1.02 ZWL327.34	+10.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 CN¥5.13	$0.78 ZWL250.11	+9.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 CN¥6.39	$1.16 ZWL375.00	+31.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 CN¥4.20	$0.67 ZWL217.19	+15.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 CN¥2.66	$0.52 ZWL168.11	+41.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 CN¥3.40	$0.82 ZWL264.39	+74.3%
Average			+15.7%

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

	Beijing	Zimbabwe
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.36 CN¥31.43	$6.15 ZWL1,979.95	+41.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.40 CN¥240.75	$36.25 ZWL11,672.50	+8.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,872.18 CN¥150,471.71	$25,000.00 ZWL8,050,000.00	+19.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.59 CN¥33.10	$21.94 ZWL7,065.30	+377.8%
Average			+111.8%

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pay 2.9 times more for housing

	Beijing	Zimbabwe
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.28 CN¥95.76	$126.28 ZWL40,661.44	+850.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$929.88 CN¥6,703.68	$283.93 ZWL91,425.00	-69.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$492.44 CN¥3,550.12	$200.00 ZWL64,400.00	-59.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$42.04 CN¥303.08	$49.83 ZWL16,046.33	+18.5%
Average			+185.1%

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pay 69.7% less for childcare

	Beijing	Zimbabwe
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$763.49 CN¥5,504.18	$210.71 ZWL67,850.00	-72.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,913.01 CN¥165,184.50	$7,562.50 ZWL2,435,125.00	-67.0%
Average			-69.7%

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pay 11.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Zimbabwe
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.11 CN¥8.03	$1.50 ZWL483.00	+34.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.60 CN¥25.97	$2.65 ZWL854.83	-26.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.48 CN¥25.08	$1.56 ZWL503.12	-55.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$65.46 CN¥471.89	$44.32 ZWL14,270.45	-32.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.35 CN¥60.19	$10.00 ZWL3,220.00	+19.8%
Average			-11.8%

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pay 50.1% less for clothing

	Beijing	Zimbabwe
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.65 CN¥451.69	$21.11 ZWL6,797.78	-66.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.69 CN¥250.06	$19.44 ZWL6,261.11	-43.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.45 CN¥601.63	$52.50 ZWL16,905.00	-37.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$107.64 CN¥775.97	$50.45 ZWL16,246.36	-53.1%
Average			-50.1%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: May 2025

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