Cost of living comparison
Zambia is 3.0 times more expensive than Afghanistan.
If you lived in Zambia instead of Afghanistan, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Afghanistan
|
Zambia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.74
AFN126
|
$3.67
ZMW98.85
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.49
AFN252
|
$3.41
ZMW91.65
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
AFN22
|
$0.88
ZMW23.60
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
AFN12
|
$0.47
ZMW12.55
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for groceries
Afghanistan
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.28
AFN20
|
$0.95
ZMW25.50
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.71
AFN123
|
$4.56
ZMW122.54
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.38
AFN172
|
$5.08
ZMW136.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.22
AFN88
|
$1.73
ZMW46.52
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.13
AFN82
|
$1.90
ZMW50.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.30
AFN22
|
$1.13
ZMW30.31
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
AFN30
|
$0.68
ZMW18.16
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
AFN41
|
$1.14
ZMW30.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
AFN14
|
$0.53
ZMW14.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.14
AFN10
|
$0.56
ZMW14.97
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.12
AFN8
|
$0.72
ZMW19.38
|
|
pay 93.6% more for transportation
Afghanistan
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.41
AFN246
|
$5.26
ZMW141.40
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.46
AFN755
|
$30.62
ZMW823.71
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$6,973.68
AFN503,146
|
$12,371.75
ZMW332,791.99
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.81
AFN419
|
$8.73
ZMW234.93
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Afghanistan
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$610.20
AFN44,025
|
$103.74
ZMW2,790.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$97.47
AFN7,033
|
$274.41
ZMW7,381.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$68.91
AFN4,972
|
$193.01
ZMW5,191.71
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$23.69
AFN1,709
|
$107.59
ZMW2,894.04
|
|
pay 7.4 times more for childcare
Afghanistan
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$30.03
AFN2,166
|
$171.24
ZMW4,606.23
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,534.21
AFN110,692
|
$14,061.39
ZMW378,242.01
|
|
pay 37.4% more for entertainment and sports
Afghanistan
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.32
AFN168
|
$1.22
ZMW32.89
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.16
AFN84
|
$1.81
ZMW48.57
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.92
AFN138
|
$2.66
ZMW71.47
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.59
AFN908
|
$28.16
ZMW757.36
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.62
AFN189
|
$3.06
ZMW82.37
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for clothing
Afghanistan
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.66
AFN1,202
|
$44.18
ZMW1,188.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$15.85
AFN1,143
|
$31.12
ZMW837.23
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$31.38
AFN2,264
|
$90.18
ZMW2,425.69
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$33.90
AFN2,446
|
$105.64
ZMW2,841.67
|
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