Cost of living comparison
Zimbabwe is 12.3% cheaper than Japan.
If you lived in Zimbabwe instead of Japan, you would:
pay 13.7% less for restaurants
|
Japan
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.44
¥994
|
$7.12
ZWL2,294.25
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.94
¥763
|
$5.00
ZWL1,610.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
¥150
|
$0.62
ZWL198.95
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
¥113
|
$0.51
ZWL164.26
|
|
pay 28.0% less for groceries
|
Japan
|
Zimbabwe
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
¥235
|
$1.02
ZWL328.81
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.72
¥883
|
$5.32
ZWL1,712.90
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
¥842
|
$5.64
ZWL1,815.06
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
¥311
|
$2.05
ZWL661.44
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
¥421
|
$2.28
ZWL732.64
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.17
¥336
|
$1.02
ZWL327.34
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
¥158
|
$0.78
ZWL250.11
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.64
¥253
|
$1.16
ZWL375.00
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.04
¥314
|
$0.67
ZWL217.19
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
¥195
|
$0.52
ZWL168.11
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.08
¥167
|
$0.82
ZWL264.39
|
|
pay 2.0% more for transportation
|
Japan
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.22
¥652
|
$6.15
ZWL1,979.95
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$57.82
¥8,923
|
$36.25
ZWL11,672.50
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,042.19
¥3,401,882
|
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.42
¥3,924
|
$21.94
ZWL7,065.30
|
|
pay 42.1% more for housing
|
Japan
|
Zimbabwe
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.09
¥4,798
|
$126.28
ZWL40,661.44
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$500.38
¥77,226
|
$283.93
ZWL91,425.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$325.42
¥50,223
|
$200.00
ZWL64,400.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.04
¥17,446
|
$49.83
ZWL16,046.33
|
|
pay 29.4% less for childcare
|
Japan
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$288.10
¥44,464
|
$210.71
ZWL67,850.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,095.30
¥1,712,394
|
$7,562.50
ZWL2,435,125.00
|
|
pay 29.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Japan
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.71
¥418
|
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.78
¥429
|
$2.65
ZWL854.83
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.98
¥615
|
$1.56
ZWL503.12
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.72
¥8,908
|
$44.32
ZWL14,270.45
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.97
¥1,848
|
$10.00
ZWL3,220.00
|
|
pay 29.1% less for clothing
|
Japan
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.54
¥6,257
|
$21.11
ZWL6,797.78
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.82
¥4,139
|
$19.44
ZWL6,261.11
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$54.08
¥8,346
|
$52.50
ZWL16,905.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.66
¥12,604
|
$50.45
ZWL16,246.36
|
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