Cost of living comparison
South Korea is 91.7% more expensive than Zambia.
If you lived in South Korea instead of Zambia, you would:
pay 47.8% more for restaurants
Zambia
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.15
ZMW140.97
|
$6.44
₩8,836
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.43
ZMW93.92
|
$5.49
₩7,522
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
ZMW26.72
|
$1.39
₩1,905
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
ZMW12.27
|
$0.74
₩1,011
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Zambia
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.80
ZMW21.93
|
$2.87
₩3,934
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
ZMW107.94
|
$6.02
₩8,253
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.90
ZMW133.97
|
$7.79
₩10,684
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.42
ZMW66.06
|
$3.21
₩4,404
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.79
ZMW48.85
|
$2.83
₩3,881
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
ZMW30.90
|
$2.76
₩3,788
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
ZMW19.43
|
$1.39
₩1,905
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.21
ZMW33.02
|
$2.49
₩3,413
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
ZMW17.00
|
$2.03
₩2,784
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
ZMW20.04
|
$1.69
₩2,317
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
ZMW20.07
|
$1.10
₩1,507
|
|
pay 60.4% more for transportation
Zambia
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.05
ZMW138.14
|
$4.58
₩6,274
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.04
ZMW1,012.91
|
$48.21
₩66,107
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,004.53
ZMW218,919.81
|
$27,876.80
₩38,221,885
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.13
ZMW331.74
|
$8.80
₩12,065
|
|
pay 34.3% more for housing
Zambia
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$144.44
ZMW3,950.34
|
$20.28
₩27,801
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$262.56
ZMW7,180.97
|
$421.68
₩578,164
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$159.59
ZMW4,364.66
|
$330.55
₩453,223
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.50
ZMW2,283.73
|
$129.93
₩178,142
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for childcare
Zambia
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$111.30
ZMW3,044.12
|
$386.50
₩529,932
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,884.51
ZMW160,938.36
|
$18,893.14
₩25,904,383
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Zambia
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
ZMW28.01
|
$2.93
₩4,011
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.19
ZMW60.02
|
$3.45
₩4,733
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.57
ZMW70.37
|
$3.33
₩4,571
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.66
ZMW1,111.91
|
$48.95
₩67,116
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.12
ZMW85.22
|
$9.82
₩13,470
|
|
pay 53.2% more for clothing
Zambia
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.53
ZMW670.86
|
$62.63
₩85,878
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.26
ZMW718.15
|
$43.35
₩59,433
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.18
ZMW2,466.28
|
$72.22
₩99,020
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.89
ZMW2,403.82
|
$98.82
₩135,486
|
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