United Kingdom vs Zimbabwe - Cost of Living Comparison

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United Kingdom Zimbabwe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2292
$896
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5537
$2280
🏠 One person rent
$1425
$354
🏘️ Family rent
$2546
$627
🍽️ Food expenses
$534
$332
🚐 Transport expenses
$168
$140
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3442
$324
💸 GDP per capita
$48867
$1592
😃 Human freedom index
8.39
4.86
❤️ Life expectancy
82.1
59.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
71
24
🌐 English speaking %
98.3%
82.1%
🎓 Higher education
100
48
😀 Quality of life
91
19
🏙️ Population
67.3M
15.2M

The average cost of living in the United Kingdom ($2292) is 156% more expensive than in Zimbabwe ($896). the United Kingdom ranked 13th vs 101st 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 1.5 months in the United Kingdom compared to 0.4 months in Zimbabwe. Ranked 13th and 168th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in the United Kingdom vs Zimbabwe

We calculate prices for the United Kingdom and Zimbabwe as a population-weighted mean of 277 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.

United Kingdom Zimbabwe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.9
$7.54
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.2
$52.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.75
$5.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.53
$1.91
 Cappuccino
$4.42
$2.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.3
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1463
$214
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1146
$196
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2840
$619
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2084
$411
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$176
$36
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$270
$55.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.1
$118
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.65%
15.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8199
$1341
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5588
$1440
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.27
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.6
$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.6
$21.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.94
$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.63
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.07
$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$9.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.85
$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$6.07
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$2.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$2.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.91
$2.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$6.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.67
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.2
$1.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.04
$8.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.19
$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.83
$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.27
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.3
$49
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$9.85
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$115
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.6
$6.67
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.6
$19.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.1
$37.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1730
$234
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19028
$8762

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In the United Kingdom

City Cost of living Population
London
$3427
8.8M
Birmingham
$2046
1.14M
Leeds
$1987
789K
Glasgow
$2013
626K
Edinburgh
$2246
488K
Manchester
$2137
548K
Sheffield
$1809
518K
Bristol
$2373
472K
Coventry
$2050
363K
Liverpool
$1889
513K
Leicester
$1898
464K
Cardiff
$2019
361K
Newcastle upon Tyne
$1847
300K
Belfast
$1830
345K
Westminster
$3054
255K
Bradford
$1670
293K
Southampton
$2023
271K
Milton Keynes
$2384
264K
Bolton
$1852
285K
Nottingham
$1944
289K
Brighton and Hove
$3152
277K
Derby
$1817
255K
Aberdeen
$1701
201K
Solihull
$1827
207K
Norwich
$1926
196K
York
$1893
208K
Plymouth
$1779
268K
Luton
$2053
213K
Sunderland
$1571
277K
Northampton
$1755
246K

In Zimbabwe

City Cost of living Population
Harare
$1012
2.15M
Masvingo
$871
1.64M
Bulawayo
$756
666K
Chitungwiza
$890
365K
Mutare
$662
225K
Gweru
$761
141K
Kadoma
$729
116K
Kwekwe
$731
93.1K
Chinhoyi
$830
56.8K
Marondera
$810
52.3K