Cost of living comparison

 Tajikistan
compared to
 Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe vs. Tajikistan Cost of Living Summary

Zimbabwe is 87.7% more expensive than Tajikistan overall.

Restaurants
pay 18.9% more in Zimbabwe
Groceries
pay 72.0% more in Zimbabwe
Transportation
pay 4.5 times more in Zimbabwe
Housing
pay 2.1 times more in Zimbabwe
Childcare
pay 36.3% more in Zimbabwe
Entertainment and Sports
pay 45.0% more in Zimbabwe
Clothing
pay 15.3% less in Zimbabwe

The cost of transportation, housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, childcare, and restaurants in Zimbabwe are more expensive than in Tajikistan. Notably, transportation and housing are significantly more expensive in Zimbabwe.

Zimbabwe vs. Tajikistan Cost Breakdown

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

pay 18.9% more for restaurants

 
Tajikistan
Zimbabwe
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $5.61
TJS61.26
$7.12
ZWL2,294.25
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.97
TJS87.00
$5.00
ZWL1,610.00
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.59
TJS6.47
$0.62
ZWL198.95

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pay 72.0% more for groceries

 
Tajikistan
Zimbabwe
Bread
1 loaf
$0.57
TJS6.23
$1.02
ZWL328.81
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.28
TJS46.69
$5.32
ZWL1,712.90
Milk (1 gallon) $3.05
TJS33.24
$5.64
ZWL1,815.06

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pay 4.5 times more for transportation

 
Tajikistan
Zimbabwe
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.19
TJS34.78
$6.15
ZWL1,979.95
Monthly public transit pass $4.68
TJS51.05
$36.25
ZWL11,672.50
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $20,113.17
TJS219,497.39
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

 
Tajikistan
Zimbabwe
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$23.95
TJS261.36
$126.28
ZWL40,661.44
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $365.06
TJS3,983.91
$283.93
ZWL91,425.00
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $230.24
TJS2,512.67
$200.00
ZWL64,400.00

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pay 36.3% more for childcare

 
Tajikistan
Zimbabwe
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $106.65
TJS1,163.85
$210.71
ZWL67,850.00
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $10,076.23
TJS109,963.09
$7,562.50
ZWL2,435,125.00

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pay 45.0% more for entertainment and sports

 
Tajikistan
Zimbabwe
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.12
TJS12.25
$1.50
ZWL483.00
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.61
TJS17.61
$2.65
ZWL854.83
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.34
TJS25.52
$1.56
ZWL503.12

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pay 15.3% less for clothing

 
Tajikistan
Zimbabwe
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$24.79
TJS270.54
$21.11
ZWL6,797.78
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$36.11
TJS394.07
$19.44
ZWL6,261.11
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$76.71
TJS837.15
$52.50
ZWL16,905.00

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2025
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