Cost of living comparison

Zimbabwe

compared to

Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan vs. Zimbabwe Cost of Living Summary

Uzbekistan is 8.9% cheaper than Zimbabwe overall.

Restaurants: pay 29.3% less in Uzbekistan
Groceries: pay 33.4% less in Uzbekistan
Transportation: pay 58.7% less in Uzbekistan
Housing: pay 0.7% less in Uzbekistan
Childcare: pay 4.6% less in Uzbekistan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 22.4% less in Uzbekistan
Clothing: pay 87.0% more in Uzbekistan

Expenses including transportation, groceries, restaurants, entertainment and sports, childcare, and housing are lower in Uzbekistan. Notably, clothing is significantly more expensive in Uzbekistan.

Uzbekistan vs. Zimbabwe Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Uzbekistan instead of Zimbabwe, you would:

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pay 29.3% less for restaurants

	Zimbabwe	Uzbekistan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.12 ZWL2,294.25	$4.55 UZS58,905.41	-36.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.00 ZWL1,610.00	$3.99 UZS51,670.68	-20.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 ZWL198.95	$0.56 UZS7,222.23	-9.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.51 ZWL164.26	$0.25 UZS3,199.59	-51.5%
Average			-29.3%

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pay 33.4% less for groceries

	Zimbabwe	Uzbekistan
Bread 1 loaf	$1.02 ZWL328.81	$0.40 UZS5,113.58	-61.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.32 ZWL1,712.90	$3.57 UZS46,219.79	-32.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.64 ZWL1,815.06	$4.13 UZS53,436.16	-26.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.05 ZWL661.44	$1.65 UZS21,372.44	-19.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.28 ZWL732.64	$1.75 UZS22,658.62	-23.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.02 ZWL327.34	$0.57 UZS7,436.55	-43.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78 ZWL250.11	$0.77 UZS9,922.52	-1.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.16 ZWL375.00	$0.96 UZS12,446.53	-17.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 ZWL217.19	$0.65 UZS8,367.09	-4.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.52 ZWL168.11	$0.22 UZS2,781.07	-58.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.82 ZWL264.39	$0.17 UZS2,238.86	-78.9%
Average			-33.4%

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pay 58.7% less for transportation

	Zimbabwe	Uzbekistan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.15 ZWL1,979.95	$3.69 UZS47,714.73	-40.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$36.25 ZWL11,672.50	$6.91 UZS89,405.58	-80.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,000.00 ZWL8,050,000.00	$18,473.32 UZS238,936,190.59	-26.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.94 ZWL7,065.30	$2.69 UZS34,845.22	-87.7%
Average			-58.7%

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pay 0.7% less for housing

	Zimbabwe	Uzbekistan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$126.28 ZWL40,661.44	$12.72 UZS164,553.09	-89.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$283.93 ZWL91,425.00	$489.90 UZS6,336,393.09	+72.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$200.00 ZWL64,400.00	$312.70 UZS4,044,539.67	+56.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$49.83 ZWL16,046.33	$29.11 UZS376,465.15	-41.6%
Average			-0.7%

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pay 4.6% less for childcare

	Zimbabwe	Uzbekistan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$210.71 ZWL67,850.00	$205.10 UZS2,652,778.83	-2.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,562.50 ZWL2,435,125.00	$7,070.48 UZS91,450,496.07	-6.5%
Average			-4.6%

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pay 22.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Zimbabwe	Uzbekistan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.50 ZWL483.00	$1.17 UZS15,083.26	-22.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.65 ZWL854.83	$1.72 UZS22,298.55	-35.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.56 ZWL503.12	$1.78 UZS22,989.63	+13.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.32 ZWL14,270.45	$43.03 UZS556,575.09	-2.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 ZWL3,220.00	$3.47 UZS44,904.69	-65.3%
Average			-22.4%

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pay 87.0% more for clothing

	Zimbabwe	Uzbekistan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$21.11 ZWL6,797.78	$32.61 UZS421,761.43	+54.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$19.44 ZWL6,261.11	$47.09 UZS609,105.40	+142.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$52.50 ZWL16,905.00	$86.06 UZS1,113,118.63	+63.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.45 ZWL16,246.36	$94.57 UZS1,223,128.65	+87.4%
Average			+87.0%

Zimbabwe vs. Uzbekistan - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2025

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