Cost of living comparison
Zimbabwe is 17.1% cheaper than Portugal.
If you lived in Zimbabwe instead of Portugal, you would:
pay 49.5% less for restaurants
|
Portugal
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.32
€10.85
|
$7.12
ZWL2,294.25
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.41
€8.06
|
$5.00
ZWL1,610.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
€1.60
|
$0.62
ZWL198.95
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
€1.15
|
$0.51
ZWL164.26
|
|
pay 0.7% less for groceries
|
Portugal
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
€1.29
|
$1.02
ZWL328.81
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.06
€4.86
|
$5.32
ZWL1,712.90
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.79
€3.63
|
$5.64
ZWL1,815.06
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.88
€2.76
|
$2.05
ZWL661.44
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.25
€3.11
|
$2.28
ZWL732.64
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.95
|
$1.02
ZWL327.34
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.58
|
$0.78
ZWL250.11
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.73
|
$1.16
ZWL375.00
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
€1.01
|
$0.67
ZWL217.19
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.65
|
$0.52
ZWL168.11
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.82
|
$0.82
ZWL264.39
|
|
pay 17.4% more for transportation
|
Portugal
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.79
€6.51
|
$6.15
ZWL1,979.95
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.96
€36.40
|
$36.25
ZWL11,672.50
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,047.67
€29,767.67
|
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.80
€10.36
|
$21.94
ZWL7,065.30
|
|
pay 6.6% more for housing
|
Portugal
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.33
€38.67
|
$126.28
ZWL40,661.44
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$900.66
€863.53
|
$283.93
ZWL91,425.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$732.72
€702.52
|
$200.00
ZWL64,400.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$91.05
€87.29
|
$49.83
ZWL16,046.33
|
|
pay 39.2% less for childcare
|
Portugal
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$455.47
€436.69
|
$210.71
ZWL67,850.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,051.70
€9,637.30
|
$7,562.50
ZWL2,435,125.00
|
|
pay 5.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Portugal
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
€2.14
|
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
€1.77
|
$2.65
ZWL854.83
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.67
€5.44
|
$1.56
ZWL503.12
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.99
€39.30
|
$44.32
ZWL14,270.45
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.85
€7.53
|
$10.00
ZWL3,220.00
|
|
pay 49.0% less for clothing
|
Portugal
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.92
€74.70
|
$21.11
ZWL6,797.78
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.75
€32.36
|
$19.44
ZWL6,261.11
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.24
€76.93
|
$52.50
ZWL16,905.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.85
€89.98
|
$50.45
ZWL16,246.36
|
|
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