Cost of living comparison
South Africa is 18.5% more expensive than Zambia.
If you lived in South Africa instead of Zambia, you would:
pay 35.4% more for restaurants
Zambia
|
South Africa
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.15
ZMW130.88
|
$8.29
ZAR149.79
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.43
ZMW87.20
|
$4.51
ZAR81.56
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
ZMW24.81
|
$0.93
ZAR16.80
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
ZMW11.39
|
$0.69
ZAR12.52
|
|
pay 14.7% less for groceries
Zambia
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.80
ZMW20.36
|
$0.93
ZAR16.78
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
ZMW100.21
|
$3.52
ZAR63.54
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.90
ZMW124.38
|
$4.04
ZAR73.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.42
ZMW61.33
|
$2.09
ZAR37.70
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.79
ZMW45.36
|
$1.97
ZAR35.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
ZMW28.69
|
$0.64
ZAR11.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
ZMW18.04
|
$0.62
ZAR11.14
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.21
ZMW30.65
|
$0.59
ZAR10.62
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
ZMW15.78
|
$0.69
ZAR12.47
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
ZMW18.61
|
$0.49
ZAR8.92
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
ZMW18.64
|
$0.61
ZAR11.07
|
|
pay 36.7% more for transportation
Zambia
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.05
ZMW128.25
|
$4.81
ZAR86.87
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.04
ZMW940.38
|
$50.85
ZAR919.16
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,004.53
ZMW203,244.71
|
$19,587.45
ZAR354,031.44
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.13
ZMW307.99
|
$8.44
ZAR152.55
|
|
pay 15.3% more for housing
Zambia
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$144.44
ZMW3,667.49
|
$40.70
ZAR735.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$262.56
ZMW6,666.80
|
$363.07
ZAR6,562.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$159.59
ZMW4,052.15
|
$324.06
ZAR5,857.19
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.50
ZMW2,120.21
|
$76.48
ZAR1,382.31
|
|
pay 8.6% more for childcare
Zambia
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$111.30
ZMW2,826.16
|
$170.15
ZAR3,075.45
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,884.51
ZMW149,414.85
|
$3,782.54
ZAR68,367.19
|
|
pay 29.2% more for entertainment and sports
Zambia
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
ZMW26.00
|
$2.04
ZAR36.88
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.19
ZMW55.72
|
$1.79
ZAR32.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.57
ZMW65.33
|
$2.68
ZAR48.47
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.66
ZMW1,032.30
|
$28.55
ZAR515.94
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.12
ZMW79.12
|
$5.94
ZAR107.31
|
|
pay 18.9% more for clothing
Zambia
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.53
ZMW622.82
|
$44.73
ZAR808.41
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.26
ZMW666.73
|
$30.20
ZAR545.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.18
ZMW2,289.69
|
$81.48
ZAR1,472.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.89
ZMW2,231.70
|
$77.16
ZAR1,394.53
|
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