Cost of living comparison
Zambia is 11.5% cheaper than Portugal.
If you lived in Zambia instead of Portugal, you would:
pay 54.4% less for restaurants
Portugal
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.57
€8.89
|
$3.67
ZMW98.85
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
€6.82
|
$3.41
ZMW91.65
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.54
€1.43
|
$0.88
ZMW23.60
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.14
€1.06
|
$0.47
ZMW12.55
|
|
pay 8.5% more for groceries
Portugal
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
€1.21
|
$0.95
ZMW25.50
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.41
€4.09
|
$4.56
ZMW122.54
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.12
€2.90
|
$5.08
ZMW136.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
€2.15
|
$1.73
ZMW46.52
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.77
€2.57
|
$1.90
ZMW50.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.76
|
$1.13
ZMW30.31
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$0.68
ZMW18.16
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.63
|
$1.14
ZMW30.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.78
|
$0.53
ZMW14.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.48
|
$0.56
ZMW14.97
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$0.72
ZMW19.38
|
|
pay 32.3% less for transportation
Portugal
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.86
€7.30
|
$5.26
ZMW141.40
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.99
€36.20
|
$30.62
ZMW823.71
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,824.46
€26,767.83
|
$12,371.75
ZMW332,791.99
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.59
€9.83
|
$8.73
ZMW234.93
|
|
pay 14.6% more for housing
Portugal
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.30
€36.49
|
$103.74
ZMW2,790.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$706.14
€655.76
|
$274.41
ZMW7,381.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$551.18
€511.85
|
$193.01
ZMW5,191.71
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.45
€83.06
|
$107.59
ZMW2,894.04
|
|
pay 12.5% more for childcare
Portugal
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$353.18
€327.98
|
$171.24
ZMW4,606.23
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,965.43
€7,397.10
|
$14,061.39
ZMW378,242.01
|
|
pay 32.0% less for entertainment and sports
Portugal
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.08
€1.93
|
$1.22
ZMW32.89
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.53
€1.42
|
$1.81
ZMW48.57
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.56
€5.16
|
$2.66
ZMW71.47
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.08
€35.37
|
$28.16
ZMW757.36
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.48
€6.95
|
$3.06
ZMW82.37
|
|
pay 2.7% more for clothing
Portugal
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.28
€70.84
|
$44.18
ZMW1,188.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.29
€30.91
|
$31.12
ZMW837.23
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.03
€64.11
|
$90.18
ZMW2,425.69
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.02
€76.17
|
$105.64
ZMW2,841.67
|
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