Cost of living comparison
Zimbabwe is 74.2% more expensive than Indonesia.
If you lived in Zimbabwe instead of Indonesia, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
|
Indonesia
|
Zimbabwe
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.89
IDR29,880.82
|
$9.12
ZWL2,938.25
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.26
IDR51,691.63
|
$5.88
ZWL1,891.75
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
IDR8,787.43
|
$0.55
ZWL177.10
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
IDR5,618.39
|
$0.48
ZWL154.90
|
|
pay 12.2% more for groceries
|
Indonesia
|
Zimbabwe
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.15
IDR18,153.44
|
$1.02
ZWL328.99
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.13
IDR65,488.64
|
$5.06
ZWL1,629.71
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.06
IDR80,254.23
|
$5.53
ZWL1,779.89
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.54
IDR24,367.37
|
$2.00
ZWL643.07
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.45
IDR23,018.78
|
$2.15
ZWL692.05
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
IDR18,363.41
|
$1.05
ZWL337.65
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
IDR9,700.73
|
$0.75
ZWL240.54
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
IDR13,170.13
|
$1.12
ZWL360.55
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
IDR8,724.07
|
$0.63
ZWL204.35
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
IDR8,893.95
|
$0.51
ZWL165.53
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.93
IDR14,747.03
|
$0.76
ZWL244.81
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for transportation
|
Indonesia
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.05
IDR48,290.23
|
$6.36
ZWL2,046.45
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.64
IDR168,650.12
|
$31.00
ZWL9,982.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,932.07
IDR379,300,754.43
|
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.94
IDR62,477.14
|
$21.94
ZWL7,065.30
|
|
pay 99.7% more for housing
|
Indonesia
|
Zimbabwe
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.71
IDR439,248.87
|
$127.98
ZWL41,208.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$249.00
IDR3,946,404.54
|
$255.77
ZWL82,357.69
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$155.92
IDR2,471,202.19
|
$196.50
ZWL63,273.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$48.30
IDR765,468.12
|
$52.19
ZWL16,805.56
|
|
pay 70.0% more for childcare
|
Indonesia
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$111.78
IDR1,771,531.82
|
$239.38
ZWL77,078.75
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,305.88
IDR99,942,216.85
|
$7,928.57
ZWL2,553,000.00
|
|
pay 57.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Indonesia
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.59
IDR40,987.17
|
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.73
IDR27,378.18
|
$2.71
ZWL873.30
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.18
IDR34,625.88
|
$1.75
ZWL563.50
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.20
IDR399,381.75
|
$35.56
ZWL11,448.89
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.00
IDR47,585.97
|
$10.50
ZWL3,381.00
|
|
pay 34.8% less for clothing
|
Indonesia
|
Zimbabwe
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.19
IDR652,778.61
|
$20.52
ZWL6,607.71
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.77
IDR424,344.96
|
$17.50
ZWL5,635.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.33
IDR1,019,560.64
|
$42.62
ZWL13,723.33
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$66.42
IDR1,052,655.40
|
$52.81
ZWL17,005.62
|
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