Cost of living comparison
Zambia is 27.4% more expensive than China.
If you lived in Zambia instead of China, you would:
pay 26.2% more for restaurants
China
|
Zambia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.33
CN¥24.06
|
$3.67
ZMW100.50
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.25
CN¥37.93
|
$3.41
ZMW93.18
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
CN¥3.60
|
$0.88
ZMW24.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
CN¥2.19
|
$0.47
ZMW12.76
|
|
pay 10.1% more for groceries
China
|
Zambia
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.68
CN¥12.12
|
$0.95
ZMW25.92
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.22
CN¥44.97
|
$4.56
ZMW124.59
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.41
CN¥53.56
|
$5.08
ZMW138.86
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
CN¥12.65
|
$1.73
ZMW47.30
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.80
CN¥12.98
|
$1.90
ZMW51.84
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
CN¥6.37
|
$1.13
ZMW30.82
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
CN¥4.54
|
$0.68
ZMW18.46
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
CN¥5.34
|
$1.14
ZMW31.09
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
CN¥4.10
|
$0.53
ZMW14.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
CN¥2.54
|
$0.56
ZMW15.22
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
CN¥3.11
|
$0.72
ZMW19.70
|
|
pay 31.2% more for transportation
China
|
Zambia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
CN¥33.53
|
$5.26
ZMW143.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.41
CN¥154.72
|
$30.62
ZMW837.49
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,385.50
CN¥154,546.57
|
$12,371.75
ZMW338,361.23
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.14
CN¥29.94
|
$8.73
ZMW238.86
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
China
|
Zambia
|
||
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.28
CN¥103.17
|
$103.74
ZMW2,837.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$401.04
CN¥2,898.22
|
$274.41
ZMW7,504.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$247.64
CN¥1,789.60
|
$193.01
ZMW5,278.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.51
CN¥285.55
|
$107.59
ZMW2,942.47
|
|
pay 39.7% less for childcare
China
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$456.56
CN¥3,299.43
|
$171.24
ZMW4,683.32
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,918.49
CN¥122,264.88
|
$14,061.39
ZMW384,571.85
|
|
pay 29.7% less for entertainment and sports
China
|
Zambia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.15
CN¥8.29
|
$1.22
ZMW33.44
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.48
CN¥25.18
|
$1.81
ZMW49.39
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.40
CN¥24.55
|
$2.66
ZMW72.66
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.27
CN¥305.49
|
$28.16
ZMW770.03
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.35
CN¥45.92
|
$3.06
ZMW83.75
|
|
pay 7.5% more for clothing
China
|
Zambia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.26
CN¥370.47
|
$44.18
ZMW1,208.29
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.18
CN¥239.77
|
$31.12
ZMW851.24
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.69
CN¥583.14
|
$90.18
ZMW2,466.28
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.44
CN¥552.39
|
$105.64
ZMW2,889.23
|
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