Last update: Oct 2026

Cost of Living Comparison Between Zimbabwe and Dubai

For one person, living is cheaper in Zimbabwe: $835 a month against $2,854 in Dubai, rent and utilities included – about $24,200 less a year. Rent and utilities account for most of the difference.

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🇿🇼 Zimbabwe

$835

/mo nomad

Dubai

🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates

$2,854

/mo nomad

🙂 Solo nomad: Zimbabwe is 47.5% cheaper than Dubai without rent, and 70.8% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Zimbabwe is 47.8% cheaper than Dubai without rent, and 66.5% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$6.16 ZWL 165

$13.04 AED 47.89

-52.76%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$40.11 ZWL 1,071

$81.4 AED 299

-50.72%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$5.54 ZWL 148

$9.32 AED 34.25

-40.56%

Cappuccino

$2.49 ZWL 66.4

$5.97 AED 21.93

-58.29%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.78 ZWL 20.92

$1.63 AED 5.98

-52.15%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.48 ZWL 12.86

$0.81 AED 2.99

-40.74%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.48 ZWL 39.53

$13.65 AED 50.1

-89.16%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.05 ZWL 54.7

$13.38 AED 49.15

-84.68%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.55 ZWL 41.46

$1.81 AED 6.64

-14.36%

White Bread (500g)

$1.02 ZWL 27.28

$1.57 AED 5.78

-35.03%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.52 ZWL 40.67

$2.49 AED 9.16

-38.96%

Eggs

$1.97 ZWL 52.5

$3.28 AED 12.04

-39.94%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$10.14 ZWL 271

$12.67 AED 46.52

-19.97%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.93 ZWL 132

$9.75 AED 35.80

-49.44%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$5.82 ZWL 155

$13.18 AED 48.39

-55.84%

Apples (1kg)

$2.72 ZWL 72.8

$2.61 AED 9.57

4.21%

Banana (1kg)

$1.70 ZWL 45.46

$1.93 AED 7.09

-11.92%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.89 ZWL 50.4

$1.92 AED 7.05

-1.56%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.36 ZWL 36.22

$1.36 AED 5.00

Potato (1kg)

$1.63 ZWL 43.41

$1.17 AED 4.29

39.32%

Onion (1kg)

$1.50 ZWL 40.02

$1.01 AED 3.71

48.51%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.14 ZWL 30.37

$1.51 AED 5.56

-24.50%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.99 ZWL 26.41

$0.62 AED 2.29

59.68%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.01 ZWL 53.8

$5.85 AED 21.50

-65.64%

Wine (Bottle)

$6.84 ZWL 183

$16.14 AED 59.3

-57.62%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.30 ZWL 34.69

$2.65 AED 9.74

-50.94%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.84 ZWL 49.06

$2.95 AED 10.82

-37.63%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.01 ZWL 27.09

$1.64 AED 6.03

-38.41%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$38.11 ZWL 1,018

$73.6 AED 270

-48.23%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.02 ZWL 80.8

$3.17 AED 11.66

-4.73%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.02 ZWL 54.1

$0.71 AED 2.63

184.51%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$5.05 ZWL 135

$7.96 AED 29.23

-36.56%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.72 ZWL 45.82

$0.99 AED 3.64

73.74%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$25.3K ZWL 675.6K

$27.4K AED 100.5K

-7.59%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$27.1K ZWL 722.6K

$22.5K AED 82.8K

20.02%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$52.0 ZWL 1,388

$250 AED 920

-79.25%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$18.97 ZWL 507

$54.2 AED 199

-65.03%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$69.7 ZWL 1,861

$91.8 AED 337

-24.11%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$41.10 ZWL 1,098

$98.6 AED 362

-58.33%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$20.18 ZWL 539

$42.61 AED 156

-52.64%

Cinema Ticket

$10.19 ZWL 272

$16.03 AED 58.9

-36.43%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$303 ZWL 8,086

$843 AED 3,098

-64.11%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$7,839 ZWL 209.4K

$18.3K AED 67.1K

-57.07%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$19.13 ZWL 511

$68.0 AED 250

-71.85%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$17.25 ZWL 461

$57.9 AED 212

-70.19%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$39.92 ZWL 1,066

$101 AED 370

-60.35%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$43.99 ZWL 1,175

$101 AED 371

-56.47%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$290 ZWL 7,734

$2,380 AED 8,741

-87.83%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$229 ZWL 6,111

$1,506 AED 5,531

-84.81%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$620 ZWL 16.6K

$4,437 AED 16.3K

-86.02%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$518 ZWL 13.8K

$3,010 AED 11.1K

-82.79%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$900 ZWL 24.0K

$7,121 AED 26.2K

-87.37%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$398 ZWL 10.6K

$4,135 AED 15.2K

-90.38%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$363 ZWL 9,693

$3,391 AED 12.5K

-89.30%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

13.77

4.54

203.30%

CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Zimbabwe: October 5, 2026

Last update for Dubai: October 5, 2026

Monthly budget structure

Share of the monthly basket for one person, rent included.

Accommodation & Living

Zimbabwe

$229 26.9%

Dubai

$1.5K 52.5% 558% $1.3K

Groceries & Markets

Zimbabwe

$199 23.3%

Dubai

$293 10.2% 47.5% $94

Monthly Utilities & Internet

Zimbabwe

$141 16.5%

Dubai

$396 13.8% 182% $256

Eating Out

Zimbabwe

$112 13.2%

Dubai

$309 10.8% 175% $196

Sport & Entertainment

Zimbabwe

$61 7.2%

Dubai

$131 4.6% 113% $69

Getting Around

Zimbabwe

$55 6.5%

Dubai

$87 3% 57.1% $32

Clothing & Footwear

Zimbabwe

$54 6.4%

Dubai

$147 5.1% 172% $93

Good to know

🇿🇼 Zimbabwe

🇦🇪 Dubai

🕒 Local time

06:58 6:58 AM

08:58 8:58 AM

2 h ahead of Zimbabwe

🌤 Weather

👥 Population

15,178,979

3,790,000

💱 Currency

Zimbabwean Dollar ZWL $

UAE Dirham AED د.إ

📈 Exchange rate

100 ZWL = 3.74 USD

100 ZWL = 3.34 EUR

1 AED = 0.272 USD

1 AED = 0.243 EUR

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AED, USD, EUR to ZWL – Zimbabwean Dollar Converter

🇺🇸 United States Dollar ($)

🇿🇼 Zimbabwean Dollar ($)

Zimbabwean Dollar exchange rates as of October 10, 2026: 1 USD = 26.71 ZWL (100 ZWL = 3.74 USD). 1 EUR = 29.96 ZWL (100 ZWL = 3.34 EUR).

UAE Dirham exchange rates as of October 10, 2026: 1 USD = 3.67 AED (1 AED = 0.272 USD). 1 EUR = 4.12 AED (1 AED = 0.243 EUR).

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