Cost of living comparison
Zambia is 26.4% cheaper than Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
If you lived in Zambia instead of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, you would:
pay 58.7% less for restaurants
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
Zambia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
$5.15
ZMW130.88
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.18
EC$27.50
|
$3.43
ZMW87.20
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$0.98
ZMW24.81
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.94
EC$5.25
|
$0.45
ZMW11.39
|
|
pay 50.7% less for groceries
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.91
EC$5.17
|
$0.80
ZMW20.36
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.24
EC$22.26
|
$3.95
ZMW100.21
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.67
EC$31.55
|
$4.90
ZMW124.38
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.84
EC$10.37
|
$2.42
ZMW61.33
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.44
EC$6.60
|
$1.79
ZMW45.36
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.18
EC$8.59
|
$1.13
ZMW28.69
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
EC$2.48
|
$0.71
ZMW18.04
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.47
EC$12.07
|
$1.21
ZMW30.65
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.02
EC$5.45
|
$0.62
ZMW15.78
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
EC$4.31
|
$0.73
ZMW18.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.26
EC$3.40
|
$0.73
ZMW18.64
|
|
pay 50.0% less for transportation
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.88
EC$21.28
|
$5.05
ZMW128.25
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$59.20
EC$160.00
|
$37.04
ZMW940.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,376.83
EC$87,500.00
|
$8,004.53
ZMW203,244.71
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.98
EC$67.50
|
$12.13
ZMW307.99
|
|
pay 30.6% more for housing
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.80
EC$140.00
|
$144.44
ZMW3,667.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$425.52
EC$1,150.00
|
$262.56
ZMW6,666.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$314.52
EC$850.00
|
$159.59
ZMW4,052.15
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$63.67
EC$172.06
|
$83.50
ZMW2,120.21
|
|
pay 26.0% more for childcare
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$148.01
EC$400.00
|
$111.30
ZMW2,826.16
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,330.19
EC$9,000.00
|
$5,884.51
ZMW149,414.85
|
|
pay 40.8% less for entertainment and sports
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$1.02
ZMW26.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.71
EC$7.33
|
$2.19
ZMW55.72
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
$2.57
ZMW65.33
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.75
EC$175.00
|
$40.66
ZMW1,032.30
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
$3.12
ZMW79.12
|
|
pay 40.9% less for clothing
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.64
EC$223.33
|
$24.53
ZMW622.82
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$83.25
EC$225.00
|
$26.26
ZMW666.73
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.67
EC$266.67
|
$90.18
ZMW2,289.69
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.84
EC$283.33
|
$87.89
ZMW2,231.70
|
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