Cost of living comparison

Nairobi, Kenya

compared to

Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe vs. Nairobi Cost of Living Summary

Zimbabwe is 22.8% more expensive than Nairobi.

Restaurants: pay 13.8% more in Zimbabwe
Groceries: pay 29.4% more in Zimbabwe
Transportation: pay 26.3% more in Zimbabwe
Housing: pay 82.4% more in Zimbabwe
Childcare: pay 10.4% more in Zimbabwe
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.6% less in Zimbabwe
Clothing: pay 2.2% less in Zimbabwe

The cost of housing, groceries, transportation, restaurants, and childcare in Zimbabwe are more expensive than in Nairobi. Expenses including clothing and entertainment and sports are lower in Zimbabwe. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Zimbabwe.

Zimbabwe vs. Nairobi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Zimbabwe instead of Nairobi, you would:

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pay 13.8% more for restaurants

	Nairobi	Zimbabwe
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.85 KES498.05	$7.12 ZWL2,294.25	+84.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.17 KES796.87	$5.00 ZWL1,610.00	-18.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.66 KES85.65	$0.62 ZWL198.95	-6.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.53 KES68.82	$0.51 ZWL164.26	-4.2%
Average			+13.8%

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pay 29.4% more for groceries

	Nairobi	Zimbabwe
Bread 1 loaf	$0.56 KES72.13	$1.02 ZWL328.81	+83.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.59 KES722.48	$5.32 ZWL1,712.90	-4.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.35 KES433.19	$5.64 ZWL1,815.06	+68.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.70 KES220.07	$2.05 ZWL661.44	+20.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.71 KES350.21	$2.28 ZWL732.64	-16.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.26 KES163.33	$1.02 ZWL327.34	-19.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.50 KES64.58	$0.78 ZWL250.11	+55.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.87 KES112.93	$1.16 ZWL375.00	+33.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 KES59.08	$0.67 ZWL217.19	+47.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 KES62.36	$0.52 ZWL168.11	+8.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.56 KES71.90	$0.82 ZWL264.39	+47.6%
Average			+29.4%

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pay 26.3% more for transportation

	Nairobi	Zimbabwe
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.17 KES798.05	$6.15 ZWL1,979.95	-0.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.83 KES3,984.37	$36.25 ZWL11,672.50	+17.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,266.80 KES2,490,233.99	$25,000.00 ZWL8,050,000.00	+29.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.87 KES1,792.97	$21.94 ZWL7,065.30	+58.2%
Average			+26.3%

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pay 82.4% more for housing

	Nairobi	Zimbabwe
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.39 KES5,091.51	$126.28 ZWL40,661.44	+220.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$428.53 KES55,387.25	$283.93 ZWL91,425.00	-33.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$166.44 KES21,511.79	$200.00 ZWL64,400.00	+20.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$22.39 KES2,894.23	$49.83 ZWL16,046.33	+122.5%
Average			+82.4%

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pay 10.4% more for childcare

	Nairobi	Zimbabwe
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$166.67 KES21,542.71	$210.71 ZWL67,850.00	+26.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,008.06 KES1,035,041.33	$7,562.50 ZWL2,435,125.00	-5.6%
Average			+10.4%

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pay 0.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Nairobi	Zimbabwe
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.31 KES298.83	$1.50 ZWL483.00	-35.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.24 KES289.63	$2.65 ZWL854.83	+18.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.08 KES398.44	$1.56 ZWL503.12	-49.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.12 KES5,702.13	$44.32 ZWL14,270.45	+0.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.17 KES796.87	$10.00 ZWL3,220.00	+62.2%
Average			-0.6%

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pay 2.2% less for clothing

	Nairobi	Zimbabwe
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$16.84 KES2,176.94	$21.11 ZWL6,797.78	+25.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.95 KES2,966.15	$19.44 ZWL6,261.11	-15.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$61.84 KES7,992.47	$52.50 ZWL16,905.00	-15.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$52.50 KES6,785.85	$50.45 ZWL16,246.36	-3.9%
Average			-2.2%

Nairobi vs. Zimbabwe - Cost of clothing

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