Cost of living comparison
Zimbabwe is 85.0% more expensive than Belarus.
If you lived in Zimbabwe instead of Belarus, you would:
pay 4.0% more for restaurants
|
Belarus
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.05
BYN26.36
|
$7.12
ZWL2,294.25
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.72
BYN15.47
|
$5.00
ZWL1,610.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
BYN2.05
|
$0.62
ZWL198.95
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
BYN1.36
|
$0.51
ZWL164.26
|
|
pay 84.4% more for groceries
|
Belarus
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.58
BYN1.89
|
$1.02
ZWL328.81
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.92
BYN9.57
|
$5.32
ZWL1,712.90
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.52
BYN8.26
|
$5.64
ZWL1,815.06
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.23
BYN4.02
|
$2.05
ZWL661.44
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.62
BYN5.31
|
$2.28
ZWL732.64
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
BYN1.55
|
$1.02
ZWL327.34
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
BYN2.37
|
$0.78
ZWL250.11
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
BYN2.44
|
$1.16
ZWL375.00
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
BYN2.86
|
$0.67
ZWL217.19
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
BYN0.66
|
$0.52
ZWL168.11
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
BYN0.83
|
$0.82
ZWL264.39
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for transportation
|
Belarus
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.81
BYN9.20
|
$6.15
ZWL1,979.95
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.76
BYN41.80
|
$36.25
ZWL11,672.50
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,579.62
BYN54,300.40
|
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.80
BYN12.45
|
$21.94
ZWL7,065.30
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for housing
|
Belarus
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.23
BYN33.52
|
$126.28
ZWL40,661.44
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$263.08
BYN861.61
|
$283.93
ZWL91,425.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$174.05
BYN570.03
|
$200.00
ZWL64,400.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.27
BYN135.16
|
$49.83
ZWL16,046.33
|
|
pay 11.8% less for childcare
|
Belarus
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$301.44
BYN987.25
|
$210.71
ZWL67,850.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,103.87
BYN23,266.11
|
$7,562.50
ZWL2,435,125.00
|
|
pay 64.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Belarus
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.12
BYN3.66
|
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.48
BYN4.84
|
$2.65
ZWL854.83
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.64
BYN5.37
|
$1.56
ZWL503.12
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.35
BYN102.69
|
$44.32
ZWL14,270.45
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.68
BYN12.04
|
$10.00
ZWL3,220.00
|
|
pay 47.9% less for clothing
|
Belarus
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.42
BYN194.62
|
$21.11
ZWL6,797.78
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.14
BYN121.63
|
$19.44
ZWL6,261.11
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.71
BYN283.98
|
$52.50
ZWL16,905.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$84.07
BYN275.34
|
$50.45
ZWL16,246.36
|
|
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