Cost of living comparison
Italy is 89.2% more expensive than Zambia.
If you lived in Italy instead of Zambia, you would:
pay 3.1 times more for restaurants
Zambia
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.67
ZMW97.95
|
$15.74
€14.71
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.41
ZMW90.82
|
$9.09
€8.49
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
ZMW23.39
|
$2.45
€2.28
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
ZMW12.44
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
|
pay 45.7% more for groceries
Zambia
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.95
ZMW25.26
|
$1.86
€1.74
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.56
ZMW121.43
|
$7.20
€6.72
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.08
ZMW135.34
|
$4.88
€4.56
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
ZMW46.10
|
$3.14
€2.94
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.90
ZMW50.53
|
$4.47
€4.17
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
ZMW30.04
|
$0.96
€0.90
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
ZMW17.99
|
$0.84
€0.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
ZMW30.30
|
$0.94
€0.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
ZMW14.04
|
$1.20
€1.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
ZMW14.84
|
$0.65
€0.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
ZMW19.20
|
$0.71
€0.66
|
|
pay 75.2% more for transportation
Zambia
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.26
ZMW140.12
|
$8.02
€7.49
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.62
ZMW816.24
|
$38.40
€35.87
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,371.75
ZMW329,776.44
|
$25,887.08
€24,181.28
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.73
ZMW232.80
|
$18.65
€17.42
|
|
pay 61.4% more for housing
Zambia
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$103.74
ZMW2,765.28
|
$30.75
€28.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$274.41
ZMW7,314.55
|
$608.10
€568.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$193.01
ZMW5,144.67
|
$488.80
€456.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.59
ZMW2,867.82
|
$151.72
€141.72
|
|
pay 68.2% more for childcare
Zambia
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$171.24
ZMW4,564.49
|
$459.30
€429.03
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,061.39
ZMW374,814.63
|
$9,604.44
€8,971.56
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Zambia
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.22
ZMW32.59
|
$4.83
€4.51
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
ZMW48.13
|
$1.60
€1.49
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.66
ZMW70.82
|
$6.30
€5.89
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.16
ZMW750.49
|
$51.79
€48.38
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.06
ZMW81.62
|
$9.32
€8.71
|
|
pay 26.8% more for clothing
Zambia
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.18
ZMW1,177.63
|
$80.37
€75.07
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.12
ZMW829.64
|
$36.54
€34.13
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.18
ZMW2,403.71
|
$89.56
€83.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.64
ZMW2,815.92
|
$114.84
€107.28
|
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