Cost of living comparison
Zambia is 2.7 times more expensive than India.
If you lived in Zambia instead of India, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
India
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.48
₹206.86
|
$5.15
ZMW130.88
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.94
₹328.36
|
$3.43
ZMW87.20
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
₹32.70
|
$0.98
ZMW24.81
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
₹14.23
|
$0.45
ZMW11.39
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
India
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.46
₹38.59
|
$0.80
ZMW20.36
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.56
₹213.00
|
$3.95
ZMW100.21
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.56
₹212.88
|
$4.90
ZMW124.38
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.93
₹77.14
|
$2.42
ZMW61.33
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.36
₹113.21
|
$1.79
ZMW45.36
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.85
₹71.21
|
$1.13
ZMW28.69
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.31
₹25.99
|
$0.71
ZMW18.04
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
₹39.19
|
$1.21
ZMW30.65
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
₹19.07
|
$0.62
ZMW15.78
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.16
₹13.24
|
$0.73
ZMW18.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.17
₹14.37
|
$0.73
ZMW18.64
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
India
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.69
₹390.31
|
$5.05
ZMW128.25
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.04
₹836.34
|
$37.04
ZMW940.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,372.81
₹1,113,962.64
|
$8,004.53
ZMW203,244.71
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.97
₹247.46
|
$12.13
ZMW307.99
|
|
pay 6.4 times more for housing
India
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.66
₹638.26
|
$144.44
ZMW3,667.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$136.15
₹11,341.44
|
$262.56
ZMW6,666.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$88.97
₹7,410.91
|
$159.59
ZMW4,052.15
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$28.75
₹2,394.87
|
$83.50
ZMW2,120.21
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
India
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$58.47
₹4,870.64
|
$111.30
ZMW2,826.16
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,644.63
₹136,998.26
|
$5,884.51
ZMW149,414.85
|
|
pay 21.8% more for entertainment and sports
India
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.84
₹153.17
|
$1.02
ZMW26.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.59
₹132.81
|
$2.19
ZMW55.72
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.63
₹302.69
|
$2.57
ZMW65.33
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$16.08
₹1,339.55
|
$40.66
ZMW1,032.30
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.38
₹281.43
|
$3.12
ZMW79.12
|
|
pay 79.1% more for clothing
India
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$23.53
₹1,959.89
|
$24.53
ZMW622.82
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.73
₹2,060.17
|
$26.26
ZMW666.73
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$41.02
₹3,417.15
|
$90.18
ZMW2,289.69
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$30.71
₹2,558.39
|
$87.89
ZMW2,231.70
|
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