Cost of living comparison
Comoros is 15.0% cheaper than Zambia.
If you lived in Comoros instead of Zambia, you would:
pay 41.0% less for restaurants
Zambia
|
Comoros
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.15
ZMW140.97
|
$1.09
KMF499
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.43
ZMW93.92
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
ZMW26.72
|
?? | |
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
ZMW12.27
|
$0.44
KMF200
|
|
pay 33.3% more for groceries
Zambia
|
Comoros
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.80
ZMW21.93
|
$0.38
KMF176
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
ZMW107.94
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.90
ZMW133.97
|
$18.62
KMF8,539
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.42
ZMW66.06
|
$4.40
KMF2,019
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.79
ZMW48.85
|
$1.09
KMF498
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
ZMW30.90
|
$2.22
KMF1,019
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
ZMW19.43
|
$0.22
KMF100
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.21
ZMW33.02
|
$0.25
KMF113
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
ZMW17.00
|
$0.99
KMF456
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
ZMW20.04
|
$1.00
KMF457
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
ZMW20.07
|
$0.87
KMF398
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Zambia
|
Comoros
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.05
ZMW138.14
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.04
ZMW1,012.91
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,004.53
ZMW218,919.81
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.13
ZMW331.74
|
?? |
pay 25.3% less for housing
Zambia
|
Comoros
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$144.44
ZMW3,950.34
|
$71.68
KMF32,867
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$262.56
ZMW7,180.97
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$159.59
ZMW4,364.66
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.50
ZMW2,283.73
|
$83.24
KMF38,164
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Zambia
|
Comoros
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$111.30
ZMW3,044.12
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,884.51
ZMW160,938.36
|
?? |
pay 27.1% less for entertainment and sports
Zambia
|
Comoros
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
ZMW28.01
|
?? | |
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.19
ZMW60.02
|
?? | |
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.57
ZMW70.37
|
$1.63
KMF749
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.66
ZMW1,111.91
|
$33.44
KMF15,330
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.12
ZMW85.22
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Zambia
|
Comoros
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.53
ZMW670.86
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.26
ZMW718.15
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.18
ZMW2,466.28
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.89
ZMW2,403.82
|
?? |
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