Cost of living comparison
Zambia is 49.0% cheaper than Australia.
If you lived in Zambia instead of Australia, you would:
pay 68.7% less for restaurants
Australia
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.76
A$25.46
|
$7.21
ZMW196.42
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.73
A$14.79
|
$3.82
ZMW104.09
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.56
A$3.90
|
$0.71
ZMW19.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.16
A$3.29
|
$0.33
ZMW9.01
|
|
pay 36.4% less for groceries
Australia
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.37
A$3.60
|
$0.74
ZMW20.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.36
A$6.63
|
$3.64
ZMW99.03
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.80
A$8.81
|
$4.85
ZMW132.17
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.07
A$6.19
|
$1.92
ZMW52.42
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.94
A$5.99
|
$1.80
ZMW48.94
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.45
A$2.20
|
$1.20
ZMW32.71
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.26
A$1.91
|
$0.60
ZMW16.44
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.35
A$2.05
|
$1.27
ZMW34.46
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.01
A$3.06
|
$0.56
ZMW15.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
A$1.70
|
$0.96
ZMW26.03
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
A$1.46
|
$0.67
ZMW18.35
|
|
pay 39.5% less for transportation
Australia
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
A$7.07
|
$4.77
ZMW129.80
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$83.03
A$126.19
|
$37.04
ZMW1,008.80
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,742.09
A$42,161.24
|
$8,004.53
ZMW218,031.90
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.38
A$27.93
|
$12.13
ZMW330.40
|
|
pay 20.8% less for housing
Australia
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.59
A$84.49
|
$125.92
ZMW3,429.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,182.30
A$1,796.82
|
$214.42
ZMW5,840.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$957.92
A$1,455.81
|
$114.96
ZMW3,131.31
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$138.16
A$209.97
|
$83.50
ZMW2,274.47
|
|
pay 71.7% less for childcare
Australia
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,485.91
A$2,258.23
|
$176.79
ZMW4,815.49
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,667.78
A$22,291.47
|
$6,570.42
ZMW178,968.96
|
|
pay 62.7% less for entertainment and sports
Australia
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.64
A$10.10
|
$0.97
ZMW26.34
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.55
A$5.39
|
$2.07
ZMW56.48
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$28.07
A$42.67
|
$2.49
ZMW67.80
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.89
A$80.38
|
$41.21
ZMW1,122.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.13
A$19.95
|
$3.50
ZMW95.32
|
|
pay 43.2% less for clothing
Australia
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.78
A$109.08
|
$18.43
ZMW502.14
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.24
A$76.35
|
$18.78
ZMW511.65
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.30
A$152.43
|
$90.18
ZMW2,456.28
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.73
A$169.80
|
$82.76
ZMW2,254.30
|
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