Cost of living comparison
Zimbabwe is 2.4% cheaper than Latvia.
If you lived in Zimbabwe instead of Latvia, you would:
pay 42.7% less for restaurants
|
Latvia
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.23
€9.70
|
$7.12
ZWL2,294.25
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.08
€6.71
|
$5.00
ZWL1,610.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
€1.30
|
$0.62
ZWL198.95
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
€1.11
|
$0.51
ZWL164.26
|
|
pay 12.8% more for groceries
|
Latvia
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
€1.29
|
$1.02
ZWL328.81
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.17
€4.91
|
$5.32
ZWL1,712.90
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.66
€4.42
|
$5.64
ZWL1,815.06
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
€2.58
|
$2.05
ZWL661.44
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.05
€2.90
|
$2.28
ZWL732.64
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.55
|
$1.02
ZWL327.34
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.73
|
$0.78
ZWL250.11
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
€0.99
|
$1.16
ZWL375.00
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
€1.32
|
$0.67
ZWL217.19
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
€0.36
|
$0.52
ZWL168.11
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
€0.35
|
$0.82
ZWL264.39
|
|
pay 30.6% more for transportation
|
Latvia
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.76
€6.41
|
$6.15
ZWL1,979.95
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.41
€37.37
|
$36.25
ZWL11,672.50
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,606.21
€24,283.95
|
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.07
€8.60
|
$21.94
ZWL7,065.30
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
|
Latvia
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.22
€16.33
|
$126.28
ZWL40,661.44
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$467.65
€443.50
|
$283.93
ZWL91,425.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$322.68
€306.02
|
$200.00
ZWL64,400.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$196.83
€186.67
|
$49.83
ZWL16,046.33
|
|
pay 47.1% less for childcare
|
Latvia
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$427.69
€405.61
|
$210.71
ZWL67,850.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,383.30
€12,692.21
|
$7,562.50
ZWL2,435,125.00
|
|
pay 34.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Latvia
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.87
€3.67
|
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.06
€2.90
|
$2.65
ZWL854.83
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.95
€4.69
|
$1.56
ZWL503.12
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.71
€40.50
|
$44.32
ZWL14,270.45
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
€9.49
|
$10.00
ZWL3,220.00
|
|
pay 55.9% less for clothing
|
Latvia
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.51
€72.55
|
$21.11
ZWL6,797.78
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.17
€40.94
|
$19.44
ZWL6,261.11
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.42
€80.06
|
$52.50
ZWL16,905.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.68
€114.45
|
$50.45
ZWL16,246.36
|
|
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