Cost of living comparison
Zambia is 5.3 times more expensive than Pakistan.
If you lived in Zambia instead of Pakistan, you would:
pay 3.4 times more for restaurants
Pakistan
|
Zambia
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.98
PKR273.39
|
$3.67
ZMW100.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.67
PKR742.58
|
$3.41
ZMW93.18
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
PKR47.77
|
$0.88
ZMW24.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.13
PKR35.56
|
$0.47
ZMW12.76
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for groceries
Pakistan
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.33
PKR90.59
|
$0.95
ZMW25.92
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.14
PKR594.98
|
$4.56
ZMW124.59
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$1.71
PKR474.99
|
$5.08
ZMW138.86
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.81
PKR224.79
|
$1.73
ZMW47.30
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$0.74
PKR204.77
|
$1.90
ZMW51.84
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.32
PKR88.89
|
$1.13
ZMW30.82
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.18
PKR50.37
|
$0.68
ZMW18.46
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.25
PKR69.52
|
$1.14
ZMW31.09
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.18
PKR49.12
|
$0.53
ZMW14.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.09
PKR26.26
|
$0.56
ZMW15.22
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.12
PKR34.67
|
$0.72
ZMW19.70
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for transportation
Pakistan
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.55
PKR707.78
|
$5.26
ZMW143.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$5.51
PKR1,531.19
|
$30.62
ZMW837.49
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,243.87
PKR2,845,702.40
|
$12,371.75
ZMW338,361.23
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.80
PKR500.95
|
$8.73
ZMW238.86
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for housing
Pakistan
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.57
PKR4,880.66
|
$103.74
ZMW2,837.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$57.96
PKR16,101.69
|
$274.41
ZMW7,504.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$36.22
PKR10,062.75
|
$193.01
ZMW5,278.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.70
PKR9,084.91
|
$107.59
ZMW2,942.47
|
|
pay 16.0 times more for childcare
Pakistan
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$19.40
PKR5,390.44
|
$171.24
ZMW4,683.32
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$607.98
PKR168,893.11
|
$14,061.39
ZMW384,571.85
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Pakistan
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.69
PKR469.72
|
$1.22
ZMW33.44
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.92
PKR254.95
|
$1.81
ZMW49.39
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.85
PKR236.84
|
$2.66
ZMW72.66
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$7.61
PKR2,113.39
|
$28.16
ZMW770.03
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.54
PKR704.27
|
$3.06
ZMW83.75
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for clothing
Pakistan
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.53
PKR2,924.99
|
$44.18
ZMW1,208.29
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$13.64
PKR3,788.58
|
$31.12
ZMW851.24
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$30.17
PKR8,379.71
|
$90.18
ZMW2,466.28
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$22.47
PKR6,243.13
|
$105.64
ZMW2,889.23
|
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