Cost of living comparison
Zambia is 2.5 times more expensive than Somalia.
If you lived in Zambia instead of Somalia, you would:
pay 2.6% more for restaurants
Somalia
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.00
SOS2,284
|
$3.67
ZMW100.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
SOS2,855
|
$3.41
ZMW93.18
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
SOS357
|
$0.88
ZMW24.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
SOS243
|
$0.47
ZMW12.76
|
|
pay 7.9% more for groceries
Somalia
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
SOS664
|
$0.95
ZMW25.92
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.48
SOS1,416
|
$4.56
ZMW124.59
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.32
SOS3,039
|
$5.08
ZMW138.86
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.27
SOS1,294
|
$1.73
ZMW47.30
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.89
SOS1,078
|
$1.90
ZMW51.84
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.68
SOS961
|
$1.13
ZMW30.82
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
SOS380
|
$0.68
ZMW18.46
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.27
SOS725
|
$1.14
ZMW31.09
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
SOS238
|
$0.53
ZMW14.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
SOS273
|
$0.56
ZMW15.22
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
SOS276
|
$0.72
ZMW19.70
|
|
pay 11.9% more for transportation
Somalia
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.85
SOS2,197
|
$5.26
ZMW143.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$42.50
SOS24,267
|
$30.62
ZMW837.49
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,375.00
SOS4,781,945
|
$12,371.75
ZMW338,361.23
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.60
SOS5,481
|
$8.73
ZMW238.86
|
|
pay 91.3% more for housing
Somalia
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.00
SOS23,410
|
$103.74
ZMW2,837.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$197.57
SOS112,809
|
$274.41
ZMW7,504.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$86.54
SOS49,413
|
$193.01
ZMW5,278.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.50
SOS40,825
|
$107.59
ZMW2,942.47
|
|
pay 9.1 times more for childcare
Somalia
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$51.88
SOS29,620
|
$171.24
ZMW4,683.32
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$950.00
SOS542,430
|
$14,061.39
ZMW384,571.85
|
|
pay 0.2% more for entertainment and sports
Somalia
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
SOS4,568
|
$1.22
ZMW33.44
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.12
SOS639
|
$1.81
ZMW49.39
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.93
SOS1,099
|
$2.66
ZMW72.66
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.62
SOS14,631
|
$28.16
ZMW770.03
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
SOS2,284
|
$3.06
ZMW83.75
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for clothing
Somalia
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.04
SOS10,301
|
$44.18
ZMW1,208.29
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.50
SOS11,705
|
$31.12
ZMW851.24
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$21.33
SOS12,181
|
$90.18
ZMW2,466.28
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$51.17
SOS29,215
|
$105.64
ZMW2,889.23
|
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