Cost of living comparison
Zambia is 1.6% cheaper than Cote d'Ivoire.
If you lived in Zambia instead of Cote d'Ivoire, you would:
pay 9.7% less for restaurants
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.71
F CFA2,240
|
$5.15
ZMW130.88
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.49
F CFA5,724
|
$3.43
ZMW87.20
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
F CFA482
|
$0.98
ZMW24.81
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
F CFA421
|
$0.45
ZMW11.39
|
|
pay 4.7% more for groceries
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.67
F CFA404
|
$0.80
ZMW20.36
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.29
F CFA4,396
|
$3.95
ZMW100.21
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.65
F CFA5,213
|
$4.90
ZMW124.38
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.15
F CFA1,299
|
$2.42
ZMW61.33
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.79
F CFA2,286
|
$1.79
ZMW45.36
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
F CFA780
|
$1.13
ZMW28.69
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.41
F CFA247
|
$0.71
ZMW18.04
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
F CFA457
|
$1.21
ZMW30.65
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
F CFA357
|
$0.62
ZMW15.78
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
F CFA356
|
$0.73
ZMW18.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
F CFA389
|
$0.73
ZMW18.64
|
|
pay 25.9% less for transportation
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.15
F CFA3,105
|
$5.05
ZMW128.25
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.28
F CFA24,886
|
$37.04
ZMW940.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,718.07
F CFA17,917,704
|
$8,004.53
ZMW203,244.71
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.86
F CFA8,959
|
$12.13
ZMW307.99
|
|
pay 3.7% more for housing
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.80
F CFA33,645
|
$144.44
ZMW3,667.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$722.31
F CFA435,500
|
$262.56
ZMW6,666.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$325.48
F CFA196,242
|
$159.59
ZMW4,052.15
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$118.36
F CFA71,363
|
$83.50
ZMW2,120.21
|
|
pay 34.2% more for childcare
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$137.58
F CFA82,952
|
$111.30
ZMW2,826.16
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,136.91
F CFA1,891,313
|
$5,884.51
ZMW149,414.85
|
|
pay 1.5% less for entertainment and sports
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
F CFA597
|
$1.02
ZMW26.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.52
F CFA1,518
|
$2.19
ZMW55.72
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.24
F CFA747
|
$2.57
ZMW65.33
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$71.94
F CFA43,376
|
$40.66
ZMW1,032.30
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
F CFA4,977
|
$3.12
ZMW79.12
|
|
pay 16.6% less for clothing
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.62
F CFA35,946
|
$24.53
ZMW622.82
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.24
F CFA24,264
|
$26.26
ZMW666.73
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.45
F CFA40,669
|
$90.18
ZMW2,289.69
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.90
F CFA56,615
|
$87.89
ZMW2,231.70
|
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