This is a typical price list for a Zimbabwean as at 9am today 11th
> November
> 2003 because the prices will have gone up before it hits 5pm.
>
> Grocery (Economy goods)
> 1 loaf bread $2,800
> 1 dozen eggs $3,500
> 2kg sugar $2,000
> 500g powdered milk $18,000
> 1kg mince $25,000
> 2kg chicken portions $20,000
> 750ml cooking oil $7,500
> 1 packet cerevita cereal $8,000
> 2 litres mazoe orange $10,000
> 4 pack toilet rolls $3,500
> 1 packet of 5 tomatoes $1,000
> 1 packet onions $1,000
> 1 banana $500
> 1 orange $500
> 1 apple $800
> 1 packet 8 sanitary pads $8,000
> 1kg of dried kapenta $5,000
> 1 can heinz baked beans $4,017
> 1kg margerine $10,000
> 2kg rice $8,000
> 1 litre coke $2,500
> 1 bottle cane/vodka $9,700
> 1 carton cigarettes $13,000
> 500g pork sauages $12,000
> 250g bacon $8,000
>
> Transport:
> Petrol and diesel $2600-$3000 per litre
> Public Transport Central business district & surrounding areas $1,000
> up
> from $400 per trip 2 weeks ago
> Long distance buses eg Harare to Bulawayo $30,000
> Harare Mutare $25,000
> Harare to Masvingo $25,000
>
> Clothing:
> 1 napkin $15,000
> 1 pair of court shoes $200,000
> 1 pair mens shoes $150,000
> 1 pair pata pata $3,000
> 1 pair rafters $30,000
> 1 blouse $60,000
> 1 ladies suit $400,000
> 1 mens suit $800,000
> 1 shirt (not Van Heusen) $50,000
>
> Electrical Items:
> 1 TV 14inch to 36 inch color $8-million to $20-million
> 1 radio any label ranges from $1-million to $10-million
> 1 electrical jug kettle $100,000 plus
> Iron $100,000 plus
>
> Accommodation:
> To buy a 3-bedroomed house & above $300-million to US$100,000
> To rent a 3-bedroomed house & above $500,000 & above per month
>
> Tax/Aids Levy
> 50% of your gross earnings
>
> Water/Electricity/Rates:
> Too High, when there is load shedding, water rationing & no-one come to
> collect the trash & its piled up at all street corners.
>
> Bank interest rates and charges:
> Way too high
>
> The average & the majority of Zimbabwean folk earn from a paltry
> $200,000 to
> $800,000. Few lower middle class earn $800,000 to $1-million. The
> middle
> class & above $1-million to infinity.
>
> How many things can you buy with $200,000 when it can't even take you
> to
> work, when it can't even feed your family, when it can't even feed you.