Cost of living comparison
Comoros is 61.2% more expensive than Zimbabwe overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 61.6% more in Comoros
- Groceries
-
pay 60.4% more in Comoros
- Transportation
-
pay 6.7% less in Comoros
- Housing
-
pay 2.1 times more in Comoros
- Childcare
-
pay 79.5% more in Comoros
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 5.3% less in Comoros
- Clothing
-
pay 2.3 times more in Comoros
The cost of clothing, housing, childcare, restaurants, and groceries in Comoros are more expensive than in Zimbabwe. Expenses including transportation and entertainment and sports are lower in Comoros. Notably, clothing, housing, and childcare are significantly more expensive in Comoros.
If you lived in Comoros instead of Zimbabwe, you would:
pay 61.6% more for restaurants
|
Zimbabwe
|
Comoros
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.12
ZWL2,294.25
|
$1.61
KMF725
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
ZWL1,610.00
|
$7.62
KMF3,436
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
ZWL198.95
|
$1.55
KMF698
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
ZWL164.26
|
$1.13
KMF507
|
|
pay 60.4% more for groceries
|
Zimbabwe
|
Comoros
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.02
ZWL328.81
|
$0.61
KMF275
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.32
ZWL1,712.90
|
$5.14
KMF2,317
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.64
ZWL1,815.06
|
$15.61
KMF7,037
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.05
ZWL661.44
|
$4.80
KMF2,165
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.28
ZWL732.64
|
$2.65
KMF1,195
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.02
ZWL327.34
|
$2.43
KMF1,096
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
ZWL250.11
|
$0.21
KMF96
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.16
ZWL375.00
|
$0.24
KMF110
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
ZWL217.19
|
$1.79
KMF807
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
ZWL168.11
|
$1.46
KMF661
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
ZWL264.39
|
$1.22
KMF550
|
|
pay 6.7% less for transportation
|
Zimbabwe
|
Comoros
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.15
ZWL1,979.95
|
$10.91
KMF4,921
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$36.25
ZWL11,672.50
|
$30.95
KMF13,956
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
$18,241.41
KMF8,225,946
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.94
ZWL7,065.30
|
$8.20
KMF3,696
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Zimbabwe
|
Comoros
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$126.28
ZWL40,661.44
|
$155.86
KMF70,287
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$283.93
ZWL91,425.00
|
$696.65
KMF314,152
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$200.00
ZWL64,400.00
|
$578.75
KMF260,988
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.83
ZWL16,046.33
|
$81.96
KMF36,959
|
|
pay 79.5% more for childcare
|
Zimbabwe
|
Comoros
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$210.71
ZWL67,850.00
|
$381.55
KMF172,059
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,562.50
ZWL2,435,125.00
|
$13,464.56
KMF6,071,831
|
|
pay 5.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Zimbabwe
|
Comoros
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
$1.57
KMF708
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.65
ZWL854.83
|
$2.98
KMF1,346
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.56
ZWL503.12
|
$1.88
KMF846
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.32
ZWL14,270.45
|
$32.92
KMF14,846
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
ZWL3,220.00
|
$6.23
KMF2,808
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
|
Zimbabwe
|
Comoros
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.11
ZWL6,797.78
|
$57.88
KMF26,099
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.44
ZWL6,261.11
|
$57.88
KMF26,099
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$52.50
ZWL16,905.00
|
$105.03
KMF47,364
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.45
ZWL16,246.36
|
$81.45
KMF36,732
|
|
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