Cost of living comparison
Australia is 3.1 times more expensive than Zimbabwe.
If you lived in Australia instead of Zimbabwe, you would:
pay 3.2 times more for restaurants
|
Zimbabwe
|
Australia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.12
ZWL2,294.25
|
$16.76
A$26.81
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
ZWL1,610.00
|
$9.73
A$15.57
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
ZWL198.95
|
$2.56
A$4.10
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
ZWL164.26
|
$2.16
A$3.46
|
|
pay 67.1% more for groceries
|
Zimbabwe
|
Australia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.02
ZWL328.81
|
$2.37
A$3.79
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.32
ZWL1,712.90
|
$4.36
A$6.98
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.64
ZWL1,815.06
|
$5.80
A$9.28
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.05
ZWL661.44
|
$4.07
A$6.51
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.28
ZWL732.64
|
$3.94
A$6.30
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.02
ZWL327.34
|
$1.45
A$2.32
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
ZWL250.11
|
$1.26
A$2.01
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.16
ZWL375.00
|
$1.35
A$2.16
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
ZWL217.19
|
$2.01
A$3.22
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
ZWL168.11
|
$1.12
A$1.78
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
ZWL264.39
|
$0.96
A$1.54
|
|
pay 24.9% more for transportation
|
Zimbabwe
|
Australia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.15
ZWL1,979.95
|
$4.65
A$7.44
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$36.25
ZWL11,672.50
|
$83.03
A$132.83
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
$27,742.09
A$44,380.25
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.94
ZWL7,065.30
|
$18.38
A$29.40
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
|
Zimbabwe
|
Australia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$126.28
ZWL40,661.44
|
$55.59
A$88.94
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$283.93
ZWL91,425.00
|
$1,182.30
A$1,891.39
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$200.00
ZWL64,400.00
|
$957.92
A$1,532.43
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.83
ZWL16,046.33
|
$138.16
A$221.03
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for childcare
|
Zimbabwe
|
Australia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$210.71
ZWL67,850.00
|
$1,485.91
A$2,377.08
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,562.50
ZWL2,435,125.00
|
$14,667.78
A$23,464.70
|
|
pay 5.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Zimbabwe
|
Australia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
$6.64
A$10.63
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.65
ZWL854.83
|
$3.55
A$5.67
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.56
ZWL503.12
|
$28.07
A$44.91
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.32
ZWL14,270.45
|
$52.89
A$84.61
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
ZWL3,220.00
|
$13.13
A$21.00
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
|
Zimbabwe
|
Australia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.11
ZWL6,797.78
|
$71.78
A$114.82
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.44
ZWL6,261.11
|
$50.24
A$80.37
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$52.50
ZWL16,905.00
|
$100.30
A$160.45
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.45
ZWL16,246.36
|
$111.73
A$178.74
|
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