France vs Zimbabwe - Cost of Living Comparison

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France Zimbabwe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1542
$862
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3823
$2240
🏠 One person rent
$791
$352
🏘️ Family rent
$1519
$673
🍽️ Food expenses
$529
$301
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2565
$356
💸 GDP per capita
$40886
$1677
😃 Human freedom index
7.86
4.86
❤️ Life expectancy
82.3
59.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
71
24
🌐 English speaking %
57.3%
82.1%
🎓 Higher education
86
48
😀 Quality of life
85
23
🏙️ Population
67.7M
15.2M

The average cost of living in France ($1542) is 79% more expensive than in Zimbabwe ($862). France ranked 29th vs 102nd for Zimbabwe in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in France compared to 0.4 months in Zimbabwe. Ranked 24th and 165th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in France vs Zimbabwe

We calculate prices for France and Zimbabwe as a population-weighted mean of 151 and 10 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

France Zimbabwe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16
$6.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.4
$38.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.52
$1.5
 Cappuccino
$3.42
$2.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.9
$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$800
$203
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$614
$201
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1560
$645
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1262
$474
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$56.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.8
$114
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.55%
13.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6369
$1061
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4977
$1000
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.91
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.2
$31.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.1
$21.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.98
$1.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.83
$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.19
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$7.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$5.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.3
$5.53
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$2.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$1.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.76
$6.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.3
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.6
$2.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.35
$8.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.9
$5.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.46
$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.4
$38
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.4
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$18
$7.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.9
$20.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.6
$40.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$696
$270
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10708
$7288

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In France

City Cost of living Population
Paris
$2231
2.15M
Marseille
$1602
870K
Lyon
$1523
522K
Toulouse
$1448
498K
Nice
$1616
343K
Montpellier
$1458
299K
Bordeaux
$1504
260K
Nantes
$1490
321K
Strasbourg
$1186
291K
Boulogne-Billancourt
$2256
121K
Lille
$1510
236K
Rennes
$1284
222K
Villeurbanne
$1540
155K
Toulon
$1314
180K
Grenoble
$1398
158K
Angers
$1323
156K
Clermont-Ferrand
$1277
147K
Nanterre
$1647
95.8K
Reims
$1393
180K
Aix-en-Provence
$1575
147K
Rueil-Malmaison
$1633
78.3K
Argenteuil
$1743
109K
Le Havre
$1125
166K
Le Mans
$1212
145K
Tours
$1198
138K
Brest
$1124
139K
Saint-Etienne
$1097
174K
Dijon
$1321
159K
Annecy
$1544
132K
Saint-Denis
$1714
113K

In Zimbabwe

City Cost of living Population
Harare
$957
2.15M
Masvingo
$837
1.64M
Bulawayo
$777
653K
Chitungwiza
$852
365K
Mutare
$645
188K
Gweru
$722
141K
Kadoma
$689
116K
Kwekwe
$691
93.1K
Chinhoyi
$784
56.8K
Marondera
$761
52.3K