Cost of living comparison
Zambia is 21.6% cheaper than Finland.
If you lived in Zambia instead of Finland, you would:
pay 66.7% less for restaurants
Finland
|
Zambia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.85
€12.73
|
$5.15
ZMW130.88
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.97
€9.17
|
$3.43
ZMW87.20
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.57
€2.36
|
$0.98
ZMW24.81
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.92
€1.76
|
$0.45
ZMW11.39
|
|
pay 11.4% less for groceries
Finland
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.30
€2.11
|
$0.80
ZMW20.36
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.73
€3.43
|
$3.95
ZMW100.21
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.21
€3.87
|
$4.90
ZMW124.38
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.94
€2.70
|
$2.42
ZMW61.33
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.06
€4.65
|
$1.79
ZMW45.36
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.92
|
$1.13
ZMW28.69
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$0.71
ZMW18.04
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.85
|
$1.21
ZMW30.65
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
€1.52
|
$0.62
ZMW15.78
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.51
|
$0.73
ZMW18.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.68
|
$0.73
ZMW18.64
|
|
pay 45.9% less for transportation
Finland
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.87
€7.24
|
$5.05
ZMW128.25
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$60.62
€55.72
|
$37.04
ZMW940.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,056.21
€27,626.16
|
$8,004.53
ZMW203,244.71
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.81
€17.29
|
$12.13
ZMW307.99
|
|
pay 99.8% more for housing
Finland
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.06
€20.28
|
$144.44
ZMW3,667.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$746.03
€685.71
|
$262.56
ZMW6,666.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$620.54
€570.37
|
$159.59
ZMW4,052.15
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.79
€91.72
|
$83.50
ZMW2,120.21
|
|
pay 43.2% less for childcare
Finland
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$310.89
€285.75
|
$111.30
ZMW2,826.16
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,564.54
€6,952.94
|
$5,884.51
ZMW149,414.85
|
|
pay 59.1% less for entertainment and sports
Finland
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.16
€6.58
|
$1.02
ZMW26.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.25
€3.91
|
$2.19
ZMW55.72
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.60
€9.74
|
$2.57
ZMW65.33
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.05
€39.57
|
$40.66
ZMW1,032.30
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.48
€14.23
|
$3.12
ZMW79.12
|
|
pay 24.5% less for clothing
Finland
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.46
€70.28
|
$24.53
ZMW622.82
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.66
€30.02
|
$26.26
ZMW666.73
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.52
€76.77
|
$90.18
ZMW2,289.69
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.88
€99.15
|
$87.89
ZMW2,231.70
|
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