Cost of living comparison

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Zimbabwe vs. Chad Cost of Living Summary

Zimbabwe is 76.5% more expensive than Chad overall.

Restaurants: pay 13.1% less in Zimbabwe
Groceries: pay 21.0% more in Zimbabwe
Transportation: pay 2.5 times more in Zimbabwe
Housing: pay 43.9% less in Zimbabwe
Childcare: pay 5.2 times more in Zimbabwe
Entertainment and Sports: pay 31.6% more in Zimbabwe
Clothing: pay 39.3% less in Zimbabwe

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

Zimbabwe vs. Chad Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 13.1% less for restaurants

	Chad	Zimbabwe
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.17 FCFA5,226	$7.12 ZWL2,294.25	-12.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.29 FCFA2,742	$5.00 ZWL1,610.00	+16.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.90 FCFA577	$0.62 ZWL198.95	-31.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.68 FCFA433	$0.51 ZWL164.26	-24.6%
Average			-13.1%

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pay 21.0% more for groceries

	Chad	Zimbabwe
Bread 1 loaf	$0.33 FCFA209	$1.02 ZWL328.81	+212.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.63 FCFA1,045	$5.32 ZWL1,712.90	+225.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.03 FCFA7,056	$5.64 ZWL1,815.06	-48.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.16 FCFA1,385	$2.05 ZWL661.44	-5.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.96 FCFA1,896	$2.28 ZWL732.64	-23.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.22 FCFA1,422	$1.02 ZWL327.34	-54.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78 FCFA499	$0.78 ZWL250.11	-0.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.73 FCFA1,106	$1.16 ZWL375.00	-32.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.06 FCFA680	$0.67 ZWL217.19	-36.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 FCFA442	$0.52 ZWL168.11	-24.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.69 FCFA442	$0.82 ZWL264.39	+18.7%
Average			+21.0%

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pay 2.5 times more for transportation

	Chad	Zimbabwe
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.92 FCFA2,508	$6.15 ZWL1,979.95	+56.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$81.69 FCFA52,258	$36.25 ZWL11,672.50	-55.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$11,273.85 FCFA7,211,628	$25,000.00 ZWL8,050,000.00	+121.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.68 FCFA2,352	$21.94 ZWL7,065.30	+496.9%
Average			+155.0%

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pay 43.9% less for housing

	Chad	Zimbabwe
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$190.62 FCFA121,936	$126.28 ZWL40,661.44	-33.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,386.33 FCFA886,805	$283.93 ZWL91,425.00	-79.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$179.73 FCFA114,968	$200.00 ZWL64,400.00	+11.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$187.42 FCFA119,886	$49.83 ZWL16,046.33	-73.4%
Average			-43.9%

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pay 5.2 times more for childcare

	Chad	Zimbabwe
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$35.95 FCFA22,994	$210.71 ZWL67,850.00	+486.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,633.89 FCFA1,045,163	$7,562.50 ZWL2,435,125.00	+362.9%
Average			+424.5%

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pay 31.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Chad	Zimbabwe
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.23 FCFA784	$1.50 ZWL483.00	+22.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	??	$2.65 ZWL854.83
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$0.94 FCFA601	$1.56 ZWL503.12	+66.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$130.71 FCFA83,613	$44.32 ZWL14,270.45	-66.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.90 FCFA3,135	$10.00 ZWL3,220.00	+104.0%
Average			+31.6%

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pay 39.3% less for clothing

	Chad	Zimbabwe
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$32.68 FCFA20,903	$21.11 ZWL6,797.78	-35.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$61.27 FCFA39,194	$19.44 ZWL6,261.11	-68.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$53.10 FCFA33,968	$52.50 ZWL16,905.00	-1.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$106.20 FCFA67,936	$50.45 ZWL16,246.36	-52.5%
Average			-39.3%

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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: January 2025

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