Cost of living comparison
Zimbabwe is 19.9% more expensive than Serbia.
If you lived in Zimbabwe instead of Serbia, you would:
pay 38.0% less for restaurants
|
Serbia
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.13
RSD801
|
$7.12
ZWL2,294.25
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
RSD858
|
$5.00
ZWL1,610.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
RSD180
|
$0.62
ZWL198.95
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
RSD130
|
$0.51
ZWL164.26
|
|
pay 31.1% more for groceries
|
Serbia
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.70
RSD79
|
$1.02
ZWL328.81
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.97
RSD446
|
$5.32
ZWL1,712.90
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.84
RSD544
|
$5.64
ZWL1,815.06
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.39
RSD268
|
$2.05
ZWL661.44
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.93
RSD329
|
$2.28
ZWL732.64
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.48
RSD54
|
$1.02
ZWL327.34
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
RSD85
|
$0.78
ZWL250.11
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
RSD72
|
$1.16
ZWL375.00
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
RSD91
|
$0.67
ZWL217.19
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
RSD52
|
$0.52
ZWL168.11
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
RSD49
|
$0.82
ZWL264.39
|
|
pay 62.6% more for transportation
|
Serbia
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.22
RSD699
|
$6.15
ZWL1,979.95
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.52
RSD2,642
|
$36.25
ZWL11,672.50
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,112.26
RSD3,158,103
|
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.11
RSD798
|
$21.94
ZWL7,065.30
|
|
pay 87.9% more for housing
|
Serbia
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.16
RSD2,602
|
$126.28
ZWL40,661.44
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$353.21
RSD39,680
|
$283.93
ZWL91,425.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$242.83
RSD27,280
|
$200.00
ZWL64,400.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.86
RSD12,791
|
$49.83
ZWL16,046.33
|
|
pay 14.5% more for childcare
|
Serbia
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$238.41
RSD26,782
|
$210.71
ZWL67,850.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,379.39
RSD604,316
|
$7,562.50
ZWL2,435,125.00
|
|
pay 33.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Serbia
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.03
RSD228
|
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
RSD189
|
$2.65
ZWL854.83
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.80
RSD427
|
$1.56
ZWL503.12
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.78
RSD2,896
|
$44.32
ZWL14,270.45
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.53
RSD508
|
$10.00
ZWL3,220.00
|
|
pay 52.2% less for clothing
|
Serbia
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.17
RSD8,219
|
$21.11
ZWL6,797.78
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.45
RSD3,983
|
$19.44
ZWL6,261.11
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.31
RSD10,370
|
$52.50
ZWL16,905.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.77
RSD11,208
|
$50.45
ZWL16,246.36
|
|
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