Cost of living comparison
Zambia is 39.3% more expensive than Laos.
If you lived in Zambia instead of Laos, you would:
pay 42.2% more for restaurants
Laos
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.85
LAK39,464
|
$5.15
ZMW140.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.45
LAK94,803
|
$3.43
ZMW93.92
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
LAK16,557
|
$0.98
ZMW26.72
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
LAK10,938
|
$0.45
ZMW12.27
|
|
pay 6.0% less for groceries
Laos
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.02
LAK21,685
|
$0.80
ZMW21.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.08
LAK300,146
|
$3.95
ZMW107.94
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
LAK140,694
|
$4.90
ZMW133.97
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.10
LAK44,796
|
$2.42
ZMW66.06
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.11
LAK44,894
|
$1.79
ZMW48.85
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.90
LAK19,274
|
$1.13
ZMW30.90
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
LAK16,060
|
$0.71
ZMW19.43
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
LAK20,793
|
$1.21
ZMW33.02
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
LAK27,925
|
$0.62
ZMW17.00
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
LAK15,164
|
$0.73
ZMW20.04
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
LAK9,811
|
$0.73
ZMW20.07
|
|
pay 26.4% less for transportation
Laos
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
LAK99,223
|
$5.05
ZMW138.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.97
LAK1,086,731
|
$37.04
ZMW1,012.91
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,928.24
LAK616,748,073
|
$8,004.53
ZMW218,919.81
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.15
LAK301,722
|
$12.13
ZMW331.74
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for housing
Laos
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.22
LAK217,819
|
$144.44
ZMW3,950.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,007.60
LAK21,481,989
|
$262.56
ZMW7,180.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$818.32
LAK17,446,518
|
$159.59
ZMW4,364.66
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$65.45
LAK1,395,302
|
$83.50
ZMW2,283.73
|
|
pay 52.1% less for childcare
Laos
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$342.92
LAK7,310,986
|
$111.30
ZMW3,044.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,300.83
LAK198,292,972
|
$5,884.51
ZMW160,938.36
|
|
pay 13.1% more for entertainment and sports
Laos
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.15
LAK24,487
|
$1.02
ZMW28.01
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
LAK35,852
|
$2.19
ZMW60.02
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.82
LAK38,845
|
$2.57
ZMW70.37
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.00
LAK1,087,276
|
$40.66
ZMW1,111.91
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.49
LAK53,114
|
$3.12
ZMW85.22
|
|
pay 7.8% more for clothing
Laos
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.96
LAK1,747,329
|
$24.53
ZMW670.86
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.33
LAK1,328,801
|
$26.26
ZMW718.15
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$58.81
LAK1,253,908
|
$90.18
ZMW2,466.28
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.69
LAK910,228
|
$87.89
ZMW2,403.82
|
|
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