Cost of living comparison
Zambia is 22.5% more expensive than Venezuela.
If you lived in Zambia instead of Venezuela, you would:
pay 41.8% less for restaurants
Venezuela
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.68
VEF76.60
|
$5.15
ZMW140.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.60
VEF95.79
|
$3.43
ZMW93.92
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
VEF11.89
|
$0.98
ZMW26.72
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
VEF9.32
|
$0.45
ZMW12.27
|
|
pay 4.4% more for groceries
Venezuela
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.87
VEF18.61
|
$0.80
ZMW21.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.43
VEF24.23
|
$3.95
ZMW107.94
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.65
VEF66.31
|
$4.90
ZMW133.97
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.32
VEF23.13
|
$2.42
ZMW66.06
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.49
VEF24.82
|
$1.79
ZMW48.85
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.14
VEF21.31
|
$1.13
ZMW30.90
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
VEF5.12
|
$0.71
ZMW19.43
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
VEF6.04
|
$1.21
ZMW33.02
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
VEF7.39
|
$0.62
ZMW17.00
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
VEF5.98
|
$0.73
ZMW20.04
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.76
VEF7.58
|
$0.73
ZMW20.07
|
|
pay 12.0% more for transportation
Venezuela
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.90
VEF18.91
|
$5.05
ZMW138.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$34.14
VEF340.56
|
$37.04
ZMW1,012.91
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,277.78
VEF311,980.23
|
$8,004.53
ZMW218,919.81
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.55
VEF254.88
|
$12.13
ZMW331.74
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
Venezuela
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.05
VEF379.56
|
$144.44
ZMW3,950.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$176.74
VEF1,762.92
|
$262.56
ZMW7,180.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$133.41
VEF1,330.69
|
$159.59
ZMW4,364.66
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$18.38
VEF183.30
|
$83.50
ZMW2,283.73
|
|
pay 31.4% more for childcare
Venezuela
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$61.90
VEF617.38
|
$111.30
ZMW3,044.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,090.00
VEF70,719.21
|
$5,884.51
ZMW160,938.36
|
|
pay 10.7% less for entertainment and sports
Venezuela
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.31
VEF13.12
|
$1.02
ZMW28.01
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.05
VEF20.45
|
$2.19
ZMW60.02
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.26
VEF32.56
|
$2.57
ZMW70.37
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.57
VEF324.85
|
$40.66
ZMW1,111.91
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.39
VEF53.73
|
$3.12
ZMW85.22
|
|
pay 13.2% less for clothing
Venezuela
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.51
VEF513.76
|
$24.53
ZMW670.86
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.63
VEF365.35
|
$26.26
ZMW718.15
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.19
VEF819.78
|
$90.18
ZMW2,466.28
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.37
VEF741.76
|
$87.89
ZMW2,403.82
|
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