Cost of living comparison
Mexico is 14.0% more expensive than Zambia.
If you lived in Mexico instead of Zambia, you would:
pay 73.0% more for restaurants
Zambia
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.67
ZK94.14
|
$8.03
MX$137.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.41
ZK87.29
|
$6.54
MX$111.80
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
ZK22.48
|
$1.03
MX$17.64
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
ZK11.96
|
$0.77
MX$13.11
|
|
pay 12.1% more for groceries
Zambia
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.95
ZK24.28
|
$1.99
MX$33.96
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.56
ZK116.71
|
$3.54
MX$60.51
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.08
ZK130.08
|
$4.85
MX$82.99
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
ZK44.31
|
$2.03
MX$34.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.90
ZK48.56
|
$3.00
MX$51.28
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
ZK28.87
|
$1.21
MX$20.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
ZK17.29
|
$0.55
MX$9.46
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
ZK29.12
|
$0.60
MX$10.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
ZK13.49
|
$0.64
MX$10.99
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
ZK14.26
|
$0.68
MX$11.63
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
ZK18.46
|
$0.64
MX$10.97
|
|
pay 10.5% more for transportation
Zambia
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.26
ZK134.68
|
$4.64
MX$79.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.62
ZK784.51
|
$20.68
MX$353.70
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,371.75
ZK316,954.83
|
$18,674.04
MX$319,335.39
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.73
ZK223.75
|
$11.82
MX$202.21
|
|
pay 6.0% less for housing
Zambia
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$103.74
ZK2,657.76
|
$30.39
MX$519.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$274.41
ZK7,030.16
|
$421.91
MX$7,214.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$193.01
ZK4,944.64
|
$289.43
MX$4,949.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.59
ZK2,756.32
|
$46.38
MX$793.14
|
|
pay 26.4% less for childcare
Zambia
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$171.24
ZK4,387.03
|
$204.47
MX$3,496.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,061.39
ZK360,241.94
|
$3,904.22
MX$66,764.17
|
|
pay 42.1% more for entertainment and sports
Zambia
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.22
ZK31.32
|
$2.08
MX$35.51
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
ZK46.26
|
$2.65
MX$45.35
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.66
ZK68.06
|
$3.58
MX$61.17
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.16
ZK721.31
|
$34.48
MX$589.57
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.06
ZK78.45
|
$4.19
MX$71.67
|
|
pay 7.3% less for clothing
Zambia
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.18
ZK1,131.85
|
$44.78
MX$765.77
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.12
ZK797.38
|
$34.80
MX$595.06
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.18
ZK2,310.25
|
$81.99
MX$1,402.02
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.64
ZK2,706.44
|
$70.46
MX$1,204.84
|
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