Cost of living comparison
Zambia is 12.0% more expensive than Cabo Verde.
If you lived in Zambia instead of Cabo Verde, you would:
pay 26.3% less for restaurants
Cabo Verde
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.66
CVE471.78
|
$5.15
ZMW130.88
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.05
CVE409.65
|
$3.43
ZMW87.20
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.80
CVE182.01
|
$0.98
ZMW24.81
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
CVE101.02
|
$0.45
ZMW11.39
|
|
pay 15.8% less for groceries
Cabo Verde
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.64
CVE166.45
|
$0.80
ZMW20.36
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.91
CVE497.28
|
$3.95
ZMW100.21
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.40
CVE445.55
|
$4.90
ZMW124.38
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.51
CVE253.60
|
$2.42
ZMW61.33
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.64
CVE266.97
|
$1.79
ZMW45.36
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
CVE130.08
|
$1.13
ZMW28.69
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
CVE103.24
|
$0.71
ZMW18.04
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.24
CVE125.44
|
$1.21
ZMW30.65
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
CVE137.42
|
$0.62
ZMW15.78
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
CVE61.57
|
$0.73
ZMW18.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
CVE73.58
|
$0.73
ZMW18.64
|
|
pay 8.4% less for transportation
Cabo Verde
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.44
CVE550.29
|
$5.05
ZMW128.25
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.60
CVE2,084.83
|
$37.04
ZMW940.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,486.52
CVE2,680,496.57
|
$8,004.53
ZMW203,244.71
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.14
CVE1,937.01
|
$12.13
ZMW307.99
|
|
pay 41.3% more for housing
Cabo Verde
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.04
CVE5,570.04
|
$144.44
ZMW3,667.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$278.73
CVE28,207.97
|
$262.56
ZMW6,666.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$206.85
CVE20,933.39
|
$159.59
ZMW4,052.15
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$63.51
CVE6,427.73
|
$83.50
ZMW2,120.21
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Cabo Verde
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$111.50
CVE11,284.15
|
$111.30
ZMW2,826.16
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,707.91
CVE172,844.49
|
$5,884.51
ZMW149,414.85
|
|
pay 15.5% less for entertainment and sports
Cabo Verde
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
CVE263.35
|
$1.02
ZMW26.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
CVE157.59
|
$2.19
ZMW55.72
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.42
CVE446.94
|
$2.57
ZMW65.33
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.08
CVE3,145.27
|
$40.66
ZMW1,032.30
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.89
CVE595.67
|
$3.12
ZMW79.12
|
|
pay 13.2% less for clothing
Cabo Verde
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.45
CVE2,980.86
|
$24.53
ZMW622.82
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.43
CVE2,978.33
|
$26.26
ZMW666.73
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.48
CVE7,942.21
|
$90.18
ZMW2,289.69
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$147.22
CVE14,899.25
|
$87.89
ZMW2,231.70
|
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