Cost of living comparison
Slovakia is 55.4% more expensive than Zimbabwe.
If you lived in Slovakia instead of Zimbabwe, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
|
Zimbabwe
|
Slovakia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.12
ZWL2,294.25
|
$8.14
€7.81
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
ZWL1,610.00
|
$7.98
€7.65
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
ZWL198.95
|
$1.58
€1.51
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
ZWL164.26
|
$1.39
€1.33
|
|
pay 16.7% more for groceries
|
Zimbabwe
|
Slovakia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.02
ZWL328.81
|
$1.35
€1.29
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.32
ZWL1,712.90
|
$6.03
€5.79
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.64
ZWL1,815.06
|
$3.89
€3.73
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.05
ZWL661.44
|
$3.43
€3.29
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.28
ZWL732.64
|
$3.12
€2.99
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.02
ZWL327.34
|
$0.73
€0.70
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
ZWL250.11
|
$0.79
€0.76
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.16
ZWL375.00
|
$0.96
€0.92
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
ZWL217.19
|
$1.51
€1.45
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
ZWL168.11
|
$0.58
€0.56
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
ZWL264.39
|
$0.61
€0.59
|
|
pay 18.1% less for transportation
|
Zimbabwe
|
Slovakia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.15
ZWL1,979.95
|
$6.34
€6.08
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$36.25
ZWL11,672.50
|
$26.69
€25.59
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
$24,429.89
€23,422.72
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.94
ZWL7,065.30
|
$11.64
€11.16
|
|
pay 98.3% more for housing
|
Zimbabwe
|
Slovakia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$126.28
ZWL40,661.44
|
$20.60
€19.75
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$283.93
ZWL91,425.00
|
$566.87
€543.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$200.00
ZWL64,400.00
|
$468.12
€448.82
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.83
ZWL16,046.33
|
$171.07
€164.02
|
|
pay 48.5% more for childcare
|
Zimbabwe
|
Slovakia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$210.71
ZWL67,850.00
|
$400.86
€384.33
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,562.50
ZWL2,435,125.00
|
$8,069.66
€7,736.97
|
|
pay 45.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Zimbabwe
|
Slovakia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
$1.99
€1.90
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.65
ZWL854.83
|
$2.35
€2.25
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.56
ZWL503.12
|
$5.24
€5.02
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.32
ZWL14,270.45
|
$40.04
€38.39
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
ZWL3,220.00
|
$8.21
€7.88
|
|
pay 96.1% more for clothing
|
Zimbabwe
|
Slovakia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.11
ZWL6,797.78
|
$63.57
€60.95
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.44
ZWL6,261.11
|
$29.21
€28.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$52.50
ZWL16,905.00
|
$78.92
€75.67
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.45
ZWL16,246.36
|
$92.27
€88.47
|
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