Cost of living comparison
Zimbabwe is 37.9% more expensive than Brazil.
If you lived in Zimbabwe instead of Brazil, you would:
pay 7.3% less for restaurants
|
Brazil
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.09
R$29.53
|
$7.12
ZWL2,294.25
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.99
R$34.70
|
$5.00
ZWL1,610.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.99
R$5.72
|
$0.62
ZWL198.95
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
R$3.50
|
$0.51
ZWL164.26
|
|
pay 41.3% more for groceries
|
Brazil
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
R$7.87
|
$1.02
ZWL328.81
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.98
R$23.05
|
$5.32
ZWL1,712.90
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.44
R$19.94
|
$5.64
ZWL1,815.06
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
R$10.84
|
$2.05
ZWL661.44
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.52
R$8.84
|
$2.28
ZWL732.64
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
R$4.70
|
$1.02
ZWL327.34
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
R$3.06
|
$0.78
ZWL250.11
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
R$2.62
|
$1.16
ZWL375.00
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
R$3.65
|
$0.67
ZWL217.19
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
R$2.83
|
$0.52
ZWL168.11
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
R$2.67
|
$0.82
ZWL264.39
|
|
pay 71.6% more for transportation
|
Brazil
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.67
R$21.25
|
$6.15
ZWL1,979.95
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.48
R$228.85
|
$36.25
ZWL11,672.50
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,264.28
R$111,674.05
|
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.39
R$42.85
|
$21.94
ZWL7,065.30
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
|
Brazil
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.79
R$103.13
|
$126.28
ZWL40,661.44
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$286.10
R$1,658.52
|
$283.93
ZWL91,425.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$200.36
R$1,161.50
|
$200.00
ZWL64,400.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.32
R$285.89
|
$49.83
ZWL16,046.33
|
|
pay 2.5% less for childcare
|
Brazil
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$259.04
R$1,501.62
|
$210.71
ZWL67,850.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,658.88
R$38,601.22
|
$7,562.50
ZWL2,435,125.00
|
|
pay 44.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Brazil
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.55
R$9.00
|
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.55
R$9.00
|
$2.65
ZWL854.83
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.94
R$11.25
|
$1.56
ZWL503.12
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.85
R$126.67
|
$44.32
ZWL14,270.45
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.84
R$33.84
|
$10.00
ZWL3,220.00
|
|
pay 34.5% less for clothing
|
Brazil
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.13
R$250.01
|
$21.11
ZWL6,797.78
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.67
R$229.97
|
$19.44
ZWL6,261.11
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.89
R$405.14
|
$52.50
ZWL16,905.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$56.60
R$328.09
|
$50.45
ZWL16,246.36
|
|
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