“I’m Coming To Stay There”: Zimbabwe Woman Shows What R5,000 in Groceries Looks Like in a Haul

• A Zimbabwe-based woman shared a video revealing what $315 (R5,000) bought her in groceries and household goods
• The haul video, posted by kim_and_tanakaa, quickly went viral across social media platforms
• Viewers flooded the comments with jokes and disbelief at how far the money stretched in Zimbabwe

A Zimbabwe-based content creator has left social media users talking after sharing a grocery haul showing exactly how far $315 (R5,000) can go in Zimbabwe.

The video, shared on 4 September 2026 by Instagram user @kim_and_tanakaa, was filmed in a modern kitchen, where a generous selection of groceries and household goods covered the counter. Her short but confident caption said it all: "This is what 315 US dollars got me in Zimbabwe."

The clip quickly gained traction across social media, with thousands of viewers curious to see how the cost of groceries in Zimbabwe compares with other countries in the region.

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R5,000 worth of groceries in Zimbabwe

For South Africans watching, seeing roughly R5,000 worth of spending translate into such a sizeable haul immediately caught attention. The counter was packed with items including corn, bananas, Coco Pops and a variety of other household essentials.

For many viewers, particularly those in South Africa and elsewhere in the region, the comparison was difficult to ignore.

Some commenters joked about moving to Zimbabwe, while others pointed out that the same amount of money would not stretch nearly as far back home.

View the Instagram video below:

Mzansi and Zimbabwe react to the haul

The comments section quickly filled with reactions from viewers across the region, with many joking about just how much she managed to buy on the page:

@annatoria__:

"I'm coming to move in with yall!"

@tinotendalebohang:

"I'm coming to stay there guys 😂"

@loverboyy.tendencies:

"Pay ya elviddo yese kaiyi 😂" [You bought everyone's stuff, huh?]

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@263memes._:

"Salary yangu ye 3 months 👍" [That's my three months' salary]

@ighostt:

"Dai maenda neni zvaikwana pa $150 izvi 😂" [If I had gone with you, all of this would have cost $150]

@peace.j.bangeni:

"Ukanyatsotenderera neni zvinokwana pa bhuru zvese izvi 😂" [If you had gone around carefully with me, all of this would have fitted in a trolley]

@about_mrsm:

"That's a lot for $300 kuZim [in Zimbabwe] I think."

More Briefly News stories on grocery hauls

• A Zimbabwean TikTok creator’s R8,162 bulk grocery haul stunned South African viewers, with many reacting to its focus on non-perishable goods.
• Content creator Tsontso Zandile’s massive R9,376 grocery haul caught attention after she revealed it was too big to fit in her car.
• A South African woman’s healthy grocery haul sparked Mzansi conversations about eating well while managing hypertension and insulin resistance.

Source: Briefly News