Cost of living comparison
Zambia is 64.0% more expensive than Albania.
If you lived in Zambia instead of Albania, you would:
pay 30.3% less for restaurants
Albania
|
Zambia
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.36
ALL500
|
$3.67
ZMW98.85
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.88
ALL456
|
$3.41
ZMW91.65
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.31
ALL123
|
$0.88
ZMW23.60
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
ALL59
|
$0.47
ZMW12.55
|
|
pay 44.4% more for groceries
Albania
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
ALL63
|
$0.95
ZMW25.50
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.07
ALL286
|
$4.56
ZMW122.54
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.06
ALL472
|
$5.08
ZMW136.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
ALL219
|
$1.73
ZMW46.52
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.33
ALL217
|
$1.90
ZMW50.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.44
ALL41
|
$1.13
ZMW30.31
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
ALL69
|
$0.68
ZMW18.16
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
ALL53
|
$1.14
ZMW30.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
ALL50
|
$0.53
ZMW14.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
ALL31
|
$0.56
ZMW14.97
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.31
ALL29
|
$0.72
ZMW19.38
|
|
pay 6.0% more for transportation
Albania
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.57
ALL706
|
$5.26
ZMW141.40
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.57
ALL1,174
|
$30.62
ZMW823.71
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,366.08
ALL1,620,791
|
$12,371.75
ZMW332,791.99
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.05
ALL2,058
|
$8.73
ZMW234.93
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Albania
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.93
ALL1,581
|
$103.74
ZMW2,790.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$267.36
ALL24,953
|
$274.41
ZMW7,381.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$193.27
ALL18,038
|
$193.01
ZMW5,191.71
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$65.46
ALL6,109
|
$107.59
ZMW2,894.04
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for childcare
Albania
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$115.94
ALL10,821
|
$171.24
ZMW4,606.23
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,335.62
ALL217,985
|
$14,061.39
ZMW378,242.01
|
|
pay 8.7% less for entertainment and sports
Albania
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.45
ALL136
|
$1.22
ZMW32.89
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.30
ALL121
|
$1.81
ZMW48.57
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.08
ALL288
|
$2.66
ZMW71.47
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.37
ALL3,021
|
$28.16
ZMW757.36
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.13
ALL478
|
$3.06
ZMW82.37
|
|
pay 16.8% more for clothing
Albania
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.49
ALL3,686
|
$44.18
ZMW1,188.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.13
ALL2,999
|
$31.12
ZMW837.23
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.30
ALL6,468
|
$90.18
ZMW2,425.69
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.40
ALL7,691
|
$105.64
ZMW2,841.67
|
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