Cost of living comparison
Zambia is 16.5% cheaper than Japan.
If you lived in Zambia instead of Japan, you would:
pay 24.8% less for restaurants
Japan
|
Zambia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.59
¥1,026
|
$5.15
ZMW140.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
¥766
|
$3.43
ZMW93.92
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
¥158
|
$0.98
ZMW26.72
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
¥124
|
$0.45
ZMW12.27
|
|
pay 28.4% less for groceries
Japan
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.40
¥219
|
$0.80
ZMW21.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.54
¥863
|
$3.95
ZMW107.94
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.14
¥800
|
$4.90
ZMW133.97
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
¥310
|
$2.42
ZMW66.06
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.58
¥402
|
$1.79
ZMW48.85
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.93
¥300
|
$1.13
ZMW30.90
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
¥172
|
$0.71
ZMW19.43
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.76
¥275
|
$1.21
ZMW33.02
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.80
¥281
|
$0.62
ZMW17.00
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
¥173
|
$0.73
ZMW20.04
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
¥140
|
$0.73
ZMW20.07
|
|
pay 32.8% less for transportation
Japan
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.17
¥650
|
$5.05
ZMW138.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$60.62
¥9,444
|
$37.04
ZMW1,012.91
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,439.97
¥3,339,811
|
$8,004.53
ZMW218,919.81
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.44
¥3,806
|
$12.13
ZMW331.74
|
|
pay 53.5% more for housing
Japan
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.46
¥5,212
|
$144.44
ZMW3,950.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$480.50
¥74,850
|
$262.56
ZMW7,180.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$321.68
¥50,109
|
$159.59
ZMW4,364.66
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.01
¥16,669
|
$83.50
ZMW2,283.73
|
|
pay 49.6% less for childcare
Japan
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$240.59
¥37,478
|
$111.30
ZMW3,044.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,805.94
¥1,683,295
|
$5,884.51
ZMW160,938.36
|
|
pay 42.8% less for entertainment and sports
Japan
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
¥405
|
$1.02
ZMW28.01
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.74
¥427
|
$2.19
ZMW60.02
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.86
¥602
|
$2.57
ZMW70.37
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.52
¥8,649
|
$40.66
ZMW1,111.91
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.57
¥1,802
|
$3.12
ZMW85.22
|
|
pay 9.4% more for clothing
Japan
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.65
¥6,021
|
$24.53
ZMW670.86
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.96
¥4,044
|
$26.26
ZMW718.15
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$52.99
¥8,255
|
$90.18
ZMW2,466.28
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.48
¥13,315
|
$87.89
ZMW2,403.82
|
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