Cost of living comparison
Zambia is 50.1% cheaper than New Caledonia.
If you lived in Zambia instead of New Caledonia, you would:
pay 65.6% less for restaurants
New Caledonia
|
Zambia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.43
CFPF2,040
|
$3.67
ZMW100.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.06
CFPF1,224
|
$3.41
ZMW93.18
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.36
CFPF261
|
$0.88
ZMW24.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
CFPF104
|
$0.47
ZMW12.76
|
|
pay 52.4% less for groceries
New Caledonia
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.21
CFPF245
|
$0.95
ZMW25.92
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.67
CFPF738
|
$4.56
ZMW124.59
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.09
CFPF453
|
$5.08
ZMW138.86
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.19
CFPF686
|
$1.73
ZMW47.30
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.02
CFPF888
|
$1.90
ZMW51.84
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.66
CFPF184
|
$1.13
ZMW30.82
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.06
CFPF339
|
$0.68
ZMW18.46
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.98
CFPF330
|
$1.14
ZMW31.09
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.82
CFPF312
|
$0.53
ZMW14.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
CFPF168
|
$0.56
ZMW15.22
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.36
CFPF150
|
$0.72
ZMW19.70
|
|
pay 36.8% less for transportation
New Caledonia
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.99
CFPF553
|
$5.26
ZMW143.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$75.27
CFPF8,334
|
$30.62
ZMW837.49
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,747.83
CFPF2,961,253
|
$12,371.75
ZMW338,361.23
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.44
CFPF1,598
|
$8.73
ZMW238.86
|
|
pay 16.3% less for housing
New Caledonia
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.67
CFPF5,610
|
$103.74
ZMW2,837.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$792.35
CFPF87,721
|
$274.41
ZMW7,504.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$672.58
CFPF74,461
|
$193.01
ZMW5,278.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$161.01
CFPF17,825
|
$107.59
ZMW2,942.47
|
|
pay 77.1% less for childcare
New Caledonia
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$749.36
CFPF82,961
|
$171.24
ZMW4,683.32
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$14,061.39
ZMW384,571.85
|
|
pay 70.6% less for entertainment and sports
New Caledonia
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.29
CFPF918
|
$1.22
ZMW33.44
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.21
CFPF576
|
$1.81
ZMW49.39
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.97
CFPF1,989
|
$2.66
ZMW72.66
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.52
CFPF5,483
|
$28.16
ZMW770.03
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.75
CFPF1,301
|
$3.06
ZMW83.75
|
|
pay 32.1% less for clothing
New Caledonia
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$96.74
CFPF10,710
|
$44.18
ZMW1,208.29
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$67.56
CFPF7,480
|
$31.12
ZMW851.24
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.22
CFPF9,435
|
$90.18
ZMW2,466.28
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$142.81
CFPF15,810
|
$105.64
ZMW2,889.23
|
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