Cost of living comparison
Zambia is 22.5% more expensive than Ethiopia.
If you lived in Zambia instead of Ethiopia, you would:
pay 8.7% less for restaurants
Ethiopia
|
Zambia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.66
ETB438.48
|
$3.67
ZMW98.85
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.60
ETB320.56
|
$3.41
ZMW91.65
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
ETB36.35
|
$0.88
ZMW23.60
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
ETB22.58
|
$0.47
ZMW12.55
|
|
pay 44.8% more for groceries
Ethiopia
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
ETB33.96
|
$0.95
ZMW25.50
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
ETB244.87
|
$4.56
ZMW122.54
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.85
ETB220.53
|
$5.08
ZMW136.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
ETB127.54
|
$1.73
ZMW46.52
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.58
ETB204.89
|
$1.90
ZMW50.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.87
ETB107.12
|
$1.13
ZMW30.31
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
ETB24.20
|
$0.68
ZMW18.16
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
ETB50.46
|
$1.14
ZMW30.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB17.68
|
$0.53
ZMW14.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
ETB11.16
|
$0.56
ZMW14.97
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
ETB15.89
|
$0.72
ZMW19.38
|
|
pay 76.5% more for transportation
Ethiopia
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.15
ETB180.09
|
$5.26
ZMW141.40
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.00
ETB629.67
|
$30.62
ZMW823.71
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,000.00
ETB1,488,316.88
|
$12,371.75
ZMW332,791.99
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.10
ETB234.70
|
$8.73
ZMW234.93
|
|
pay 28.2% less for housing
Ethiopia
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$202.38
ETB11,584.97
|
$103.74
ZMW2,790.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$496.62
ETB28,427.81
|
$274.41
ZMW7,381.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$259.10
ETB14,831.70
|
$193.01
ZMW5,191.71
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.32
ETB5,800.06
|
$107.59
ZMW2,894.04
|
|
pay 30.1% more for childcare
Ethiopia
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$74.57
ETB4,268.85
|
$171.24
ZMW4,606.23
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$46,000.00
ETB2,633,176.02
|
$14,061.39
ZMW378,242.01
|
|
pay 19.0% more for entertainment and sports
Ethiopia
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.75
ETB42.93
|
$1.22
ZMW32.89
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.73
ETB41.85
|
$1.81
ZMW48.57
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB228.97
|
$2.66
ZMW71.47
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.88
ETB3,828.12
|
$28.16
ZMW757.36
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
ETB228.97
|
$3.06
ZMW82.37
|
|
pay 23.9% more for clothing
Ethiopia
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.92
ETB1,540.73
|
$44.18
ZMW1,188.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.82
ETB3,081.10
|
$31.12
ZMW837.23
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.59
ETB3,697.12
|
$90.18
ZMW2,425.69
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.66
ETB4,502.54
|
$105.64
ZMW2,841.67
|
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