Cost of living comparison
Zimbabwe is 2.3 times more expensive than Ukraine.
If you lived in Zimbabwe instead of Ukraine, you would:
pay 22.4% more for restaurants
Ukraine
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.53
UAH228.23
|
$9.12
ZWL2,938.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.04
UAH208.17
|
$5.88
ZWL1,891.75
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
UAH25.00
|
$0.55
ZWL177.10
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
UAH16.94
|
$0.48
ZWL154.90
|
|
pay 71.2% more for groceries
Ukraine
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
UAH24.41
|
$1.02
ZWL328.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.81
UAH157.46
|
$5.06
ZWL1,629.71
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.66
UAH150.94
|
$5.53
ZWL1,779.89
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.72
UAH70.93
|
$2.00
ZWL643.07
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.72
UAH70.81
|
$2.15
ZWL692.05
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.29
UAH12.07
|
$1.05
ZWL337.65
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
UAH27.48
|
$0.75
ZWL240.54
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
UAH27.82
|
$1.12
ZWL360.55
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
UAH34.08
|
$0.63
ZWL204.35
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
UAH8.80
|
$0.51
ZWL165.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
UAH13.61
|
$0.76
ZWL244.81
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
Ukraine
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.08
UAH209.64
|
$6.36
ZWL2,046.45
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.14
UAH418.49
|
$31.00
ZWL9,982.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,914.31
UAH1,110,997.31
|
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.91
UAH161.27
|
$21.94
ZWL7,065.30
|
|
pay 6.5 times more for housing
Ukraine
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.56
UAH229.45
|
$127.98
ZWL41,208.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$280.46
UAH11,577.26
|
$255.77
ZWL82,357.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$189.50
UAH7,822.22
|
$196.50
ZWL63,273.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$59.87
UAH2,471.51
|
$52.19
ZWL16,805.56
|
|
pay 44.8% more for childcare
Ukraine
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$240.96
UAH9,946.49
|
$239.38
ZWL77,078.75
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,166.24
UAH171,978.27
|
$7,928.57
ZWL2,553,000.00
|
|
pay 86.7% more for entertainment and sports
Ukraine
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
UAH42.21
|
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.09
UAH45.15
|
$2.71
ZWL873.30
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.12
UAH87.47
|
$1.75
ZWL563.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.75
UAH856.49
|
$35.56
ZWL11,448.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.69
UAH152.21
|
$10.50
ZWL3,381.00
|
|
pay 44.5% less for clothing
Ukraine
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.47
UAH1,959.60
|
$20.52
ZWL6,607.71
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.04
UAH1,281.30
|
$17.50
ZWL5,635.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.91
UAH2,968.26
|
$42.62
ZWL13,723.33
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$83.50
UAH3,446.61
|
$52.81
ZWL17,005.62
|
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