Cost of living comparison
Kenya is 30.5% cheaper than Zambia.
If you lived in Kenya instead of Zambia, you would:
pay 12.8% less for restaurants
Zambia
|
Kenya
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.67
ZK97.62
|
$3.01
KES399.73
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.41
ZK90.51
|
$3.91
KES518.99
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
ZK23.31
|
$0.49
KES65.13
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
ZK12.40
|
$0.45
KES59.73
|
|
pay 35.8% less for groceries
Zambia
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.95
ZK25.18
|
$0.43
KES57.35
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.56
ZK121.02
|
$3.28
KES435.92
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.08
ZK134.88
|
$2.60
KES345.73
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
ZK45.94
|
$1.43
KES189.47
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.90
ZK50.36
|
$2.25
KES299.13
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
ZK29.94
|
$0.58
KES76.70
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
ZK17.93
|
$0.44
KES58.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
ZK30.19
|
$0.65
KES85.80
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
ZK13.99
|
$0.37
KES48.98
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
ZK14.79
|
$0.26
KES34.78
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
ZK19.14
|
$0.33
KES43.52
|
|
pay 7.6% less for transportation
Zambia
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.26
ZK139.65
|
$3.88
KES515.63
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.62
ZK813.48
|
$32.60
KES4,329.41
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,371.75
ZK328,661.04
|
$9,571.02
KES1,271,246.94
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.73
ZK232.01
|
$9.76
KES1,296.90
|
|
pay 61.1% less for housing
Zambia
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$103.74
ZK2,755.92
|
$31.67
KES4,206.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$274.41
ZK7,289.81
|
$146.91
KES19,512.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$193.01
ZK5,127.27
|
$108.62
KES14,426.53
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.59
ZK2,858.12
|
$16.25
KES2,158.22
|
|
pay 44.3% less for childcare
Zambia
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$171.24
ZK4,549.06
|
$127.01
KES16,869.77
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,061.39
ZK373,546.90
|
$5,225.46
KES694,058.44
|
|
pay 11.9% more for entertainment and sports
Zambia
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.22
ZK32.48
|
$1.77
KES235.20
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
ZK47.97
|
$1.34
KES178.46
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.66
ZK70.58
|
$1.76
KES234.17
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.16
ZK747.95
|
$32.78
KES4,353.42
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.06
ZK81.35
|
$4.82
KES639.76
|
|
pay 63.9% less for clothing
Zambia
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.18
ZK1,173.65
|
$11.94
KES1,585.58
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.12
ZK826.83
|
$19.76
KES2,624.61
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.18
ZK2,395.58
|
$25.82
KES3,429.72
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.64
ZK2,806.40
|
$26.69
KES3,545.42
|
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