Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 2.5 times more expensive than Zambia.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Zambia, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
Zambia
|
United Kingdom
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.67
ZMW97.95
|
$17.09
£13.62
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.41
ZMW90.82
|
$7.46
£5.95
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
ZMW23.39
|
$1.84
£1.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
ZMW12.44
|
$1.36
£1.08
|
|
pay 19.0% more for groceries
Zambia
|
United Kingdom
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.95
ZMW25.26
|
$1.25
£1.00
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.56
ZMW121.43
|
$3.60
£2.87
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.08
ZMW135.34
|
$4.68
£3.73
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
ZMW46.10
|
$2.58
£2.06
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.90
ZMW50.53
|
$3.16
£2.52
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
ZMW30.04
|
$1.05
£0.84
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
ZMW17.99
|
$0.63
£0.50
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
ZMW30.30
|
$0.99
£0.79
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
ZMW14.04
|
$1.17
£0.94
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
ZMW14.84
|
$0.63
£0.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
ZMW19.20
|
$0.58
£0.46
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Zambia
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.26
ZMW140.12
|
$7.31
£5.83
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.62
ZMW816.24
|
$91.63
£73.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,371.75
ZMW329,776.44
|
$25,486.21
£20,314.22
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.73
ZMW232.80
|
$16.30
£12.99
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Zambia
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$103.74
ZMW2,765.28
|
$37.72
£30.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$274.41
ZMW7,314.55
|
$1,053.04
£839.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$193.01
ZMW5,144.67
|
$836.18
£666.49
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.59
ZMW2,867.82
|
$183.29
£146.10
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for childcare
Zambia
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$171.24
ZMW4,564.49
|
$1,186.33
£945.58
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,061.39
ZMW374,814.63
|
$16,551.73
£13,192.83
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Zambia
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.22
ZMW32.59
|
$4.95
£3.95
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
ZMW48.13
|
$3.59
£2.86
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.66
ZMW70.82
|
$14.82
£11.81
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.16
ZMW750.49
|
$41.78
£33.30
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.06
ZMW81.62
|
$11.97
£9.54
|
|
pay 13.4% more for clothing
Zambia
|
United Kingdom
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.18
ZMW1,177.63
|
$73.74
£58.78
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.12
ZMW829.64
|
$38.00
£30.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.18
ZMW2,403.71
|
$79.51
£63.38
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.64
ZMW2,815.92
|
$80.83
£64.43
|
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