Cost of living comparison
Zimbabwe is 76.6% more expensive than Nigeria.
If you lived in Zimbabwe instead of Nigeria, you would:
pay 87.5% more for restaurants
|
Nigeria
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.61
NGN4,195.39
|
$7.12
ZWL2,294.25
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.61
NGN9,010.24
|
$5.00
ZWL1,610.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
NGN611.15
|
$0.62
ZWL198.95
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.23
NGN363.63
|
$0.51
ZWL164.26
|
|
pay 2.0% more for groceries
|
Nigeria
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
NGN2,036.98
|
$1.02
ZWL328.81
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.51
NGN4,040.22
|
$5.32
ZWL1,712.90
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.86
NGN15,844.30
|
$5.64
ZWL1,815.06
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
NGN3,011.54
|
$2.05
ZWL661.44
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.04
NGN3,270.93
|
$2.28
ZWL732.64
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.75
NGN2,809.79
|
$1.02
ZWL327.34
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
NGN1,450.85
|
$0.78
ZWL250.11
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
NGN1,177.63
|
$1.16
ZWL375.00
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
NGN1,266.16
|
$0.67
ZWL217.19
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.82
NGN1,314.56
|
$0.52
ZWL168.11
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
NGN1,341.10
|
$0.82
ZWL264.39
|
|
pay 93.2% more for transportation
|
Nigeria
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.41
NGN3,871.46
|
$6.15
ZWL1,979.95
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$36.26
NGN58,266.54
|
$36.25
ZWL11,672.50
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,757.94
NGN26,931,911.49
|
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.54
NGN20,149.23
|
$21.94
ZWL7,065.30
|
|
pay 94.0% more for housing
|
Nigeria
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.99
NGN48,204.40
|
$126.28
ZWL40,661.44
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$731.80
NGN1,176,086.47
|
$283.93
ZWL91,425.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$456.14
NGN733,073.51
|
$200.00
ZWL64,400.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$18.28
NGN29,380.80
|
$49.83
ZWL16,046.33
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for childcare
|
Nigeria
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$85.98
NGN138,183.52
|
$210.71
ZWL67,850.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,787.42
NGN2,872,594.12
|
$7,562.50
ZWL2,435,125.00
|
|
pay 33.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Nigeria
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.91
NGN1,455.08
|
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.04
NGN3,271.71
|
$2.65
ZWL854.83
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.60
NGN2,570.45
|
$1.56
ZWL503.12
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.79
NGN59,128.00
|
$44.32
ZWL14,270.45
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.47
NGN10,393.04
|
$10.00
ZWL3,220.00
|
|
pay 8.6% less for clothing
|
Nigeria
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.81
NGN28,628.31
|
$21.11
ZWL6,797.78
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.83
NGN46,339.95
|
$19.44
ZWL6,261.11
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$57.22
NGN91,955.49
|
$52.50
ZWL16,905.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.36
NGN92,189.52
|
$50.45
ZWL16,246.36
|
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