Cost of living comparison
Zambia is 35.7% cheaper than Aruba.
If you lived in Zambia instead of Aruba, you would:
pay 64.0% less for restaurants
Aruba
|
Zambia
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.00
AWG19.83
|
$3.67
ZMW98.85
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.25
AWG16.67
|
$3.41
ZMW91.65
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.95
AWG3.52
|
$0.88
ZMW23.60
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.61
AWG2.91
|
$0.47
ZMW12.55
|
|
pay 47.8% less for groceries
Aruba
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.54
AWG4.59
|
$0.95
ZMW25.50
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.57
AWG11.85
|
$4.56
ZMW122.54
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.86
AWG14.17
|
$5.08
ZMW136.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.11
AWG7.40
|
$1.73
ZMW46.52
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.22
AWG7.61
|
$1.90
ZMW50.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.38
AWG4.28
|
$1.13
ZMW30.31
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.53
AWG2.76
|
$0.68
ZMW18.16
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.57
AWG2.82
|
$1.14
ZMW30.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.72
AWG4.91
|
$0.53
ZMW14.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
AWG1.76
|
$0.56
ZMW14.97
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.95
AWG1.71
|
$0.72
ZMW19.38
|
|
pay 36.7% less for transportation
Aruba
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.03
AWG9.07
|
$5.26
ZMW141.40
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.83
AWG82.61
|
$30.62
ZMW823.71
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,191.40
AWG40,000.00
|
$12,371.75
ZMW332,791.99
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$33.30
AWG60.02
|
$8.73
ZMW234.93
|
|
pay 25.8% less for housing
Aruba
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.25
AWG128.43
|
$103.74
ZMW2,790.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$718.61
AWG1,295.29
|
$274.41
ZMW7,381.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$557.75
AWG1,005.35
|
$193.01
ZMW5,191.71
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$136.96
AWG246.87
|
$107.59
ZMW2,894.04
|
|
pay 2.9% more for childcare
Aruba
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$228.61
AWG412.07
|
$171.24
ZMW4,606.23
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,737.40
AWG19,354.17
|
$14,061.39
ZMW378,242.01
|
|
pay 60.5% less for entertainment and sports
Aruba
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
AWG7.21
|
$1.22
ZMW32.89
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.08
AWG5.55
|
$1.81
ZMW48.57
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.48
AWG15.29
|
$2.66
ZMW71.47
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.82
AWG109.63
|
$28.16
ZMW757.36
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
AWG18.02
|
$3.06
ZMW82.37
|
|
pay 18.0% less for clothing
Aruba
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.45
AWG139.61
|
$44.18
ZMW1,188.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.89
AWG70.10
|
$31.12
ZMW837.23
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.64
AWG174.19
|
$90.18
ZMW2,425.69
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.05
AWG194.77
|
$105.64
ZMW2,841.67
|
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