Cost of living comparison
Finland is 2.0 times more expensive than Zimbabwe overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 3.0 times more in Finland
- Groceries
-
pay 35.1% more in Finland
- Transportation
-
pay 25.5% more in Finland
- Housing
-
pay 93.3% more in Finland
- Childcare
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pay 26.6% more in Finland
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 3.1 times more in Finland
- Clothing
-
pay 2.2 times more in Finland
The cost of entertainment and sports, restaurants, clothing, housing, groceries, and childcare in Finland are more expensive than in Zimbabwe. Notably, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and clothing are significantly more expensive in Finland.
If you lived in Finland instead of Zimbabwe, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
Zimbabwe
|
Finland
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.12
ZWL2,294.25
|
$14.18
€13.52
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
ZWL1,610.00
|
$10.44
€9.95
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
ZWL198.95
|
$2.58
€2.46
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
ZWL164.26
|
$1.86
€1.78
|
|
pay 35.1% more for groceries
Zimbabwe
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.02
ZWL328.81
|
$2.29
€2.18
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.32
ZWL1,712.90
|
$3.70
€3.52
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.64
ZWL1,815.06
|
$4.27
€4.07
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.05
ZWL661.44
|
$3.02
€2.88
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.28
ZWL732.64
|
$5.38
€5.13
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.02
ZWL327.34
|
$0.99
€0.94
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
ZWL250.11
|
$0.82
€0.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.16
ZWL375.00
|
$0.98
€0.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
ZWL217.19
|
$1.67
€1.59
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
ZWL168.11
|
$0.56
€0.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
ZWL264.39
|
$0.75
€0.71
|
|
pay 25.5% more for transportation
Zimbabwe
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.15
ZWL1,979.95
|
$7.64
€7.29
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$36.25
ZWL11,672.50
|
$60.52
€57.68
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
$31,800.37
€30,310.62
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.94
ZWL7,065.30
|
$18.35
€17.49
|
|
pay 93.3% more for housing
Zimbabwe
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$126.28
ZWL40,661.44
|
$22.24
€21.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$283.93
ZWL91,425.00
|
$734.49
€700.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$200.00
ZWL64,400.00
|
$604.75
€576.42
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.83
ZWL16,046.33
|
$96.90
€92.36
|
|
pay 26.6% more for childcare
Zimbabwe
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$210.71
ZWL67,850.00
|
$291.42
€277.77
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,562.50
ZWL2,435,125.00
|
$8,693.67
€8,286.40
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Zimbabwe
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
$7.29
€6.95
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.65
ZWL854.83
|
$4.21
€4.01
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.56
ZWL503.12
|
$10.54
€10.05
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.32
ZWL14,270.45
|
$41.73
€39.78
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
ZWL3,220.00
|
$15.60
€14.86
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
Zimbabwe
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.11
ZWL6,797.78
|
$75.15
€71.63
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.44
ZWL6,261.11
|
$31.18
€29.72
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$52.50
ZWL16,905.00
|
$82.09
€78.24
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.45
ZWL16,246.36
|
$108.56
€103.48
|
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