Cost of living comparison
Zimbabwe is 2.3 times more expensive than Ukraine.
If you lived in Zimbabwe instead of Ukraine, you would:
pay 14.2% more for restaurants
Ukraine
|
Zimbabwe
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.80
UAH240.26
|
$7.12
ZWL2,294.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.14
UAH212.91
|
$5.00
ZWL1,610.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
UAH24.03
|
$0.62
ZWL198.95
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
UAH16.22
|
$0.51
ZWL164.26
|
|
pay 83.0% more for groceries
Ukraine
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
UAH24.39
|
$1.02
ZWL328.81
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.76
UAH155.68
|
$5.32
ZWL1,712.90
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.67
UAH152.15
|
$5.64
ZWL1,815.06
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.58
UAH65.26
|
$2.05
ZWL661.44
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.68
UAH69.52
|
$2.28
ZWL732.64
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.29
UAH12.00
|
$1.02
ZWL327.34
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
UAH27.37
|
$0.78
ZWL250.11
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
UAH27.12
|
$1.16
ZWL375.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
UAH32.96
|
$0.67
ZWL217.19
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
UAH8.36
|
$0.52
ZWL168.11
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
UAH11.77
|
$0.82
ZWL264.39
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for transportation
Ukraine
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.89
UAH202.67
|
$6.15
ZWL1,979.95
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.29
UAH426.34
|
$36.25
ZWL11,672.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,988.02
UAH1,076,681.25
|
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.85
UAH159.45
|
$21.94
ZWL7,065.30
|
|
pay 6.7 times more for housing
Ukraine
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.34
UAH221.31
|
$126.28
ZWL40,661.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$273.41
UAH11,327.18
|
$283.93
ZWL91,425.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$187.56
UAH7,770.48
|
$200.00
ZWL64,400.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.79
UAH2,352.79
|
$49.83
ZWL16,046.33
|
|
pay 11.7% more for childcare
Ukraine
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$271.83
UAH11,261.72
|
$210.71
ZWL67,850.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,183.21
UAH214,739.82
|
$7,562.50
ZWL2,435,125.00
|
|
pay 94.9% more for entertainment and sports
Ukraine
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.94
UAH39.03
|
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.03
UAH42.57
|
$2.65
ZWL854.83
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.19
UAH90.72
|
$1.56
ZWL503.12
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.50
UAH849.45
|
$44.32
ZWL14,270.45
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.71
UAH153.76
|
$10.00
ZWL3,220.00
|
|
pay 40.0% less for clothing
Ukraine
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.28
UAH1,917.48
|
$21.11
ZWL6,797.78
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.59
UAH1,308.75
|
$19.44
ZWL6,261.11
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.32
UAH3,079.04
|
$52.50
ZWL16,905.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.41
UAH3,372.69
|
$50.45
ZWL16,246.36
|
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