Cost of living comparison
Zambia is 0.2% more expensive than Lebanon.
If you lived in Zambia instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay 38.6% less for restaurants
Lebanon
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.00
LBP536,861
|
$5.15
ZMW140.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
LBP626,337
|
$3.43
ZMW93.92
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
LBP135,435
|
$0.98
ZMW26.72
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
LBP87,488
|
$0.45
ZMW12.27
|
|
pay 73.8% more for groceries
Lebanon
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
LBP49,833
|
$0.80
ZMW21.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.99
LBP356,580
|
$3.95
ZMW107.94
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.67
LBP507,408
|
$4.90
ZMW133.97
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.89
LBP169,065
|
$2.42
ZMW66.06
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.02
LBP270,083
|
$1.79
ZMW48.85
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
LBP47,435
|
$1.13
ZMW30.90
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.41
LBP36,669
|
$0.71
ZMW19.43
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.29
LBP26,199
|
$1.21
ZMW33.02
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
LBP38,656
|
$0.62
ZMW17.00
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
LBP25,502
|
$0.73
ZMW20.04
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
LBP33,568
|
$0.73
ZMW20.07
|
|
pay 19.0% less for transportation
Lebanon
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.51
LBP314,228
|
$5.05
ZMW138.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.22
LBP5,835,441
|
$37.04
ZMW1,012.91
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,750.00
LBP2,125,073,062
|
$8,004.53
ZMW218,919.81
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
LBP1,207,936
|
$12.13
ZMW331.74
|
|
pay 12.7% more for housing
Lebanon
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.62
LBP4,529,761
|
$144.44
ZMW3,950.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$485.94
LBP43,480,113
|
$262.56
ZMW7,180.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$247.12
LBP22,111,084
|
$159.59
ZMW4,364.66
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$178.38
LBP15,961,075
|
$83.50
ZMW2,283.73
|
|
pay 19.9% more for childcare
Lebanon
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$230.00
LBP20,579,655
|
$111.30
ZMW3,044.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,075.00
LBP275,141,039
|
$5,884.51
ZMW160,938.36
|
|
pay 16.0% less for entertainment and sports
Lebanon
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP268,430
|
$1.02
ZMW28.01
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
LBP155,795
|
$2.19
ZMW60.02
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.29
LBP204,902
|
$2.57
ZMW70.37
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.17
LBP3,593,983
|
$40.66
ZMW1,111.91
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.75
LBP603,968
|
$3.12
ZMW85.22
|
|
pay 31.2% less for clothing
Lebanon
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.34
LBP5,309,887
|
$24.53
ZMW670.86
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.29
LBP4,857,310
|
$26.26
ZMW718.15
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.60
LBP8,553,552
|
$90.18
ZMW2,466.28
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.43
LBP8,628,116
|
$87.89
ZMW2,403.82
|
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