Cost of living comparison
Austria is 2.1 times more expensive than Zambia.
If you lived in Austria instead of Zambia, you would:
pay 3.8 times more for restaurants
Zambia
|
Austria
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.67
ZMW97.95
|
$15.13
€14.14
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.41
ZMW90.82
|
$9.01
€8.42
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
ZMW23.39
|
$2.84
€2.65
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
ZMW12.44
|
$2.40
€2.24
|
|
pay 67.5% more for groceries
Zambia
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.95
ZMW25.26
|
$2.29
€2.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.56
ZMW121.43
|
$7.30
€6.82
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.08
ZMW135.34
|
$5.02
€4.69
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
ZMW46.10
|
$3.54
€3.31
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.90
ZMW50.53
|
$5.30
€4.95
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
ZMW30.04
|
$1.10
€1.02
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
ZMW17.99
|
$0.87
€0.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
ZMW30.30
|
$1.13
€1.05
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
ZMW14.04
|
$1.53
€1.43
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
ZMW14.84
|
$0.81
€0.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
ZMW19.20
|
$0.70
€0.65
|
|
pay 82.7% more for transportation
Zambia
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.26
ZMW140.12
|
$7.22
€6.74
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.62
ZMW816.24
|
$48.12
€44.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,371.75
ZMW329,776.44
|
$25,940.65
€24,231.31
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.73
ZMW232.80
|
$19.81
€18.50
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Zambia
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$103.74
ZMW2,765.28
|
$37.53
€35.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$274.41
ZMW7,314.55
|
$743.38
€694.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$193.01
ZMW5,144.67
|
$621.91
€580.93
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.59
ZMW2,867.82
|
$222.11
€207.48
|
|
pay 50.9% more for childcare
Zambia
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$171.24
ZMW4,564.49
|
$416.59
€389.14
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,061.39
ZMW374,814.63
|
$8,210.34
€7,669.33
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Zambia
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.22
ZMW32.59
|
$4.19
€3.92
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
ZMW48.13
|
$3.32
€3.10
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.66
ZMW70.82
|
$6.20
€5.79
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.16
ZMW750.49
|
$41.56
€38.82
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.06
ZMW81.62
|
$12.77
€11.92
|
|
pay 23.7% more for clothing
Zambia
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.18
ZMW1,177.63
|
$75.76
€70.77
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.12
ZMW829.64
|
$38.64
€36.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.18
ZMW2,403.71
|
$85.33
€79.71
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.64
ZMW2,815.92
|
$110.53
€103.24
|
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