Cost of living comparison
Zimbabwe is 15.2% more expensive than Lebanon.
If you lived in Zimbabwe instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay 19.6% less for restaurants
|
Lebanon
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.00
LBP536,533
|
$9.12
ZWL2,938.25
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
LBP625,955
|
$5.88
ZWL1,891.75
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
LBP135,353
|
$0.55
ZWL177.10
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
LBP87,435
|
$0.48
ZWL154.90
|
|
pay 70.7% more for groceries
|
Lebanon
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
LBP49,803
|
$1.02
ZWL328.99
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.99
LBP356,362
|
$5.06
ZWL1,629.71
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.67
LBP507,099
|
$5.53
ZWL1,779.89
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.89
LBP168,962
|
$2.00
ZWL643.07
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.02
LBP269,918
|
$2.15
ZWL692.05
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
LBP47,406
|
$1.05
ZWL337.65
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.41
LBP36,647
|
$0.75
ZWL240.54
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.29
LBP26,183
|
$1.12
ZWL360.55
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
LBP38,632
|
$0.63
ZWL204.35
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
LBP25,486
|
$0.51
ZWL165.53
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
LBP33,548
|
$0.76
ZWL244.81
|
|
pay 24.1% more for transportation
|
Lebanon
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.51
LBP314,036
|
$6.36
ZWL2,046.45
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$65.22
LBP5,831,881
|
$31.00
ZWL9,982.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,750.00
LBP2,123,776,485
|
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
LBP1,207,199
|
$21.94
ZWL7,065.30
|
|
pay 3.6% more for housing
|
Lebanon
|
Zimbabwe
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.62
LBP4,526,997
|
$127.98
ZWL41,208.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$485.94
LBP43,453,585
|
$255.77
ZWL82,357.69
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$247.12
LBP22,097,593
|
$196.50
ZWL63,273.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$178.38
LBP15,951,337
|
$52.19
ZWL16,805.56
|
|
pay 81.0% more for childcare
|
Lebanon
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$230.00
LBP20,567,099
|
$239.38
ZWL77,078.75
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,075.00
LBP274,973,166
|
$7,928.57
ZWL2,553,000.00
|
|
pay 5.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Lebanon
|
Zimbabwe
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP268,266
|
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
LBP155,700
|
$2.71
ZWL873.30
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.29
LBP204,777
|
$1.75
ZWL563.50
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.17
LBP3,591,790
|
$35.56
ZWL11,448.89
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.75
LBP603,600
|
$10.50
ZWL3,381.00
|
|
pay 58.5% less for clothing
|
Lebanon
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.34
LBP5,306,647
|
$20.52
ZWL6,607.71
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.29
LBP4,854,346
|
$17.50
ZWL5,635.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.60
LBP8,548,333
|
$42.62
ZWL13,723.33
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.43
LBP8,622,852
|
$52.81
ZWL17,005.62
|
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