Cost of living comparison
Canada is 2.3 times more expensive than Zimbabwe.
If you lived in Canada instead of Zimbabwe, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
|
Zimbabwe
|
Canada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.12
ZWL2,294.25
|
$16.37
CA$23.09
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
ZWL1,610.00
|
$10.01
CA$14.12
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
ZWL198.95
|
$2.00
CA$2.81
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
ZWL164.26
|
$1.62
CA$2.28
|
|
pay 71.7% more for groceries
|
Zimbabwe
|
Canada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.02
ZWL328.81
|
$2.48
CA$3.50
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.32
ZWL1,712.90
|
$5.30
CA$7.48
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.64
ZWL1,815.06
|
$8.04
CA$11.33
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.05
ZWL661.44
|
$3.39
CA$4.78
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.28
ZWL732.64
|
$5.12
CA$7.22
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.02
ZWL327.34
|
$1.79
CA$2.52
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
ZWL250.11
|
$0.64
CA$0.90
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.16
ZWL375.00
|
$1.60
CA$2.25
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
ZWL217.19
|
$1.74
CA$2.46
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
ZWL168.11
|
$1.16
CA$1.63
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
ZWL264.39
|
$1.14
CA$1.61
|
|
pay 6.2% more for transportation
|
Zimbabwe
|
Canada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.15
ZWL1,979.95
|
$4.35
CA$6.13
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$36.25
ZWL11,672.50
|
$65.88
CA$92.90
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
$24,555.94
CA$34,627.56
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.94
ZWL7,065.30
|
$16.33
CA$23.03
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
|
Zimbabwe
|
Canada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$126.28
ZWL40,661.44
|
$60.95
CA$85.95
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$283.93
ZWL91,425.00
|
$1,220.42
CA$1,720.97
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$200.00
ZWL64,400.00
|
$1,114.36
CA$1,571.41
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.83
ZWL16,046.33
|
$115.39
CA$162.71
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
|
Zimbabwe
|
Canada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$210.71
ZWL67,850.00
|
$729.99
CA$1,029.39
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,562.50
ZWL2,435,125.00
|
$12,017.58
CA$16,946.59
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Zimbabwe
|
Canada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
$5.20
CA$7.33
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.65
ZWL854.83
|
$3.58
CA$5.05
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.56
ZWL503.12
|
$12.91
CA$18.21
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.32
ZWL14,270.45
|
$42.97
CA$60.59
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
ZWL3,220.00
|
$10.95
CA$15.44
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for clothing
|
Zimbabwe
|
Canada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.11
ZWL6,797.78
|
$53.89
CA$75.99
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.44
ZWL6,261.11
|
$39.01
CA$55.01
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$52.50
ZWL16,905.00
|
$84.94
CA$119.77
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.45
ZWL16,246.36
|
$102.12
CA$144.00
|
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