Bindura

Cost of Living inBindura, Zimbabwe

Mashonaland Central, Zimbabwe50KLower middle income

Image credit: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, NASA Johnson Space Center

Purchasing Power vs. United States

Your money goes 3.04x further

Based on GDP per capita (PPP). Zimbabwe: $5,215/capita.

How Far Your Money Goes

Prices are 64% lower than the global benchmark (New York City = 100).

Using the country-level NYC comparison for now. We do not have a defensible city-level aggregate cost index for this city yet.

Overall
2.8x further
Prices are 64% lower than the global benchmark (New York City = 100).
Rent
10x further
Prices are 90% lower than the global benchmark (New York City = 100).
Groceries
2.9x further
Prices are 65% lower than the global benchmark (New York City = 100).
Restaurants
3.0x further
Prices are 66% lower than the global benchmark (New York City = 100).

Income Category

Lower Middle
World Bank GNI

Happiness

3.3 / 10

#136 globally

GDP per Capita

$5,215
PPP, International $

City Population

50K

Child Education

Public-schooling rules and international-school pricing are not sourced for Zimbabwe yet. Quality, expat-access, instruction language, and tuition will appear here once verified.

Childcare & Domestic Help

Nanny, housekeeper, and driver pricing is not yet sourced for Bindura. We publish this section only when we can tie it to local job-board, agency, or country fallback evidence.

Getting Around

Neighborhood mobility profiles are rolling out city by city.Bindura is still missing a verified walkability, transit, airport, and rideshare profile.

Healthcare

System strength, outcome signals, facility coverage, and self-pay visibility in Zimbabwe.

Method: country metrics come from public system indicators, facility coverage reflects mapped providers we can inventory, direct pricing only reflects observed self-pay pages, and relative care cost can fall back to broad cost-of-living healthcare indices. Sparse pricing does not imply sparse healthcare availability.

9 facilities tracked
Facilities updated 2 months ago

Healthcare system

Limited

Low out-of-pocket burden help, but coverage looks thinner and doctor staffing is lighter.

Public care

Limited

Relatively low patient cost-sharing help, but public coverage looks thinner and public funding looks lighter.

Private care

Limited

The tracked private-style network still looks thin and self-pay pricing transparency is still sparse weigh on this rating.

UHC coverage

59/100

2023

Physicians

0.14/1k

2023

Hospital beds

1.95/1k

2014

Out of pocket

11%

2023

Outcome signals

Life expectancy

63.1 yrs

2024

Maternal mortality

358/100k

2023

Neonatal mortality

33.7/1k

2024

International patient readiness

Limited

Price transparency is still sparse and headline outcomes are less reassuring weigh on this rating.

Pricing transparency

Limited

Published self-pay prices are scarce and few facilities expose web pages we can verify weigh on this rating.

Facility coverage

Clinic: 6Hospital: 2Pharmacy: 1

Self-pay pricing visibility

No verified self-pay prices are published for the tracked facilities in Zimbabwe yet.

This usually reflects low online price transparency rather than a lack of healthcare providers.

Notable facilities

Bindura General Hospital
Hospital · Emergency
Shashi Hospital
Hospital · Emergency
Trojen Mine Clinic
Clinic
Chipadza Poly Clinic
Clinic
Chiwaridzo Poly Clinic
Clinic
Zimbabwe Ezekiel Guti University Clinic
Clinic

System metrics: World Bank WDI · Updated 2026-06-01

Safety & Governance

City-level perceived-crime data is not sourced for Bindura yet. Showing Zimbabwe national safety and governance signals until a matched city row lands.

Street Safety

Safety Index30/100
Crime Index70/100

Source: Numbeo where a city row is matched; otherwise World Bank WGI and country-level safety context.

Political Stability

Political Stability-0.72

World Bank WGI scale: -2.5 to +2.5.

Wages by Sector

SectorMedian
Agriculture & Farming
Construction
Education
Healthcare & Social Work
Information & Technology
Manufacturing
Mining & Quarrying
Public Administration & Defence
Retail & Wholesale Trade
Transport & Logistics
Utilities

2015 annual wages in Bindura, Zimbabwe · Source: ILO ILOSTAT (national)

Price Comparison vs. US

bread 500g
$1.00Estimated71% cheaper
budget hotel
$13.50Estimated63% cheaper
childcare preschool
$399.39Estimated74% cheaper
eggs dozen
$2.08Estimated57% cheaper
gasoline liter
$1.57Estimated52% more
inexpensive meal
$10.00Estimated53% cheaper
internet 60mbps
$75.30Estimated11% more
International School (Annual)
$16500.00Estimated47% cheaper
luxury hotel
$150.00Estimated69% cheaper
milk liter
$1.60Estimated31% more
monthly pass
$42.50Estimated39% cheaper
rent 1br
$411.76Estimated77% cheaper
rent 3br
$986.11Estimated69% cheaper
taxi km
$2.00Estimated7% more
utilities basic
$60.17Estimated72% cheaper

Visa Information (US passport)

Short-stay entry

visa on arrival

US passport holders can obtain a visa on arrival.

Quick comparison FAQ

Structured from the deltas already shown on this page — no invented facts, no extra data sources.

How far does your money go in Bindura compared with the US?

Your money goes about 3.0x further in Bindura than in the US, based on the current PPP estimate. We are using the country-level cost index for Zimbabwe here because a defensible city-level aggregate index is not available yet.

Is Bindura cheaper or more expensive overall than New York City?

Bindura is cheaper overall than New York City — overall living costs are about 64% cheaper than the global benchmark (New York City) for Bindura. We are using the country-level cost index for Zimbabwe here because a defensible city-level aggregate index is not available yet.

How does rent in Bindura compare with New York City?

Rent in Bindura is about 90% cheaper than the global benchmark (New York City). We are using the country-level cost index for Zimbabwe here because a defensible city-level aggregate index is not available yet.

How expensive are groceries and restaurants in Bindura?

Groceries in Bindura are about 65% cheaper than the global benchmark (New York City), and restaurant prices are about 66% cheaper than the same benchmark. We are using the country-level cost index for Zimbabwe here because a defensible city-level aggregate index is not available yet.