Cost of living comparison
Zimbabwe is 76.8% more expensive than Kyrgyzstan.
If you lived in Zimbabwe instead of Kyrgyzstan, you would:
pay 14.1% more for restaurants
Kyrgyzstan
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.80
KGS504.64
|
$7.12
ZWL2,294.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.68
KGS494.55
|
$5.00
ZWL1,610.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
KGS58.84
|
$0.62
ZWL198.95
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
KGS28.83
|
$0.51
ZWL164.26
|
|
pay 61.7% more for groceries
Kyrgyzstan
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.48
KGS41.56
|
$1.02
ZWL328.81
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.14
KGS447.11
|
$5.32
ZWL1,712.90
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.25
KGS282.37
|
$5.64
ZWL1,815.06
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
KGS152.88
|
$2.05
ZWL661.44
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.41
KGS210.08
|
$2.28
ZWL732.64
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
KGS41.01
|
$1.02
ZWL327.34
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
KGS74.00
|
$0.78
ZWL250.11
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.94
KGS82.10
|
$1.16
ZWL375.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
KGS78.51
|
$0.67
ZWL217.19
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
KGS19.78
|
$0.52
ZWL168.11
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
KGS20.89
|
$0.82
ZWL264.39
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for transportation
Kyrgyzstan
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.90
KGS252.70
|
$6.15
ZWL1,979.95
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.54
KGS656.03
|
$36.25
ZWL11,672.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,443.16
KGS3,431,554.52
|
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.18
KGS363.34
|
$21.94
ZWL7,065.30
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for housing
Kyrgyzstan
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.05
KGS1,048.06
|
$126.28
ZWL40,661.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$474.69
KGS41,297.67
|
$283.93
ZWL91,425.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$353.07
KGS30,716.80
|
$200.00
ZWL64,400.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$23.19
KGS2,017.48
|
$49.83
ZWL16,046.33
|
|
pay 7.1% more for childcare
Kyrgyzstan
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$230.15
KGS20,023.01
|
$210.71
ZWL67,850.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,168.50
KGS536,659.80
|
$7,562.50
ZWL2,435,125.00
|
|
pay 38.3% more for entertainment and sports
Kyrgyzstan
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
KGS100.93
|
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.06
KGS178.87
|
$2.65
ZWL854.83
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.56
KGS135.75
|
$1.56
ZWL503.12
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.01
KGS3,741.48
|
$44.32
ZWL14,270.45
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.35
KGS378.48
|
$10.00
ZWL3,220.00
|
|
pay 48.8% less for clothing
Kyrgyzstan
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.60
KGS3,532.48
|
$21.11
ZWL6,797.78
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.86
KGS3,381.09
|
$19.44
ZWL6,261.11
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.88
KGS9,037.65
|
$52.50
ZWL16,905.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.67
KGS8,410.67
|
$50.45
ZWL16,246.36
|
|
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