Cost of living comparison
Zambia is 30.2% cheaper than Austria.
If you lived in Zambia instead of Austria, you would:
pay 71.9% less for restaurants
Austria
|
Zambia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.13
€13.94
|
$3.67
ZK96.12
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.01
€8.30
|
$3.41
ZK89.12
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.84
€2.62
|
$0.88
ZK22.95
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.40
€2.21
|
$0.47
ZK12.21
|
|
pay 29.3% less for groceries
Austria
|
Zambia
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
€2.11
|
$0.95
ZK24.79
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.30
€6.72
|
$4.56
ZK119.16
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.02
€4.63
|
$5.08
ZK132.81
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.54
€3.26
|
$1.73
ZK45.24
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.30
€4.88
|
$1.90
ZK49.58
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.10
€1.01
|
$1.13
ZK29.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.80
|
$0.68
ZK17.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.04
|
$1.14
ZK29.73
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.53
€1.41
|
$0.53
ZK13.78
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.74
|
$0.56
ZK14.56
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.64
|
$0.72
ZK18.84
|
|
pay 42.9% less for transportation
Austria
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.22
€6.65
|
$5.26
ZK137.51
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.12
€44.32
|
$30.62
ZK801.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,940.65
€23,890.04
|
$12,371.75
ZK323,616.29
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.81
€18.24
|
$8.73
ZK228.45
|
|
pay 1.8% less for housing
Austria
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.53
€34.57
|
$103.74
ZK2,713.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$743.38
€684.62
|
$274.41
ZK7,177.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$621.91
€572.75
|
$193.01
ZK5,048.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$222.11
€204.56
|
$107.59
ZK2,814.25
|
|
pay 6.2% more for childcare
Austria
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$416.59
€383.66
|
$171.24
ZK4,479.23
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,210.34
€7,561.32
|
$14,061.39
ZK367,813.17
|
|
pay 56.4% less for entertainment and sports
Austria
|
Zambia
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.19
€3.86
|
$1.22
ZK31.98
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
€3.06
|
$1.81
ZK47.23
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.20
€5.71
|
$2.66
ZK69.49
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.56
€38.28
|
$28.16
ZK736.47
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.77
€11.76
|
$3.06
ZK80.10
|
|
pay 15.0% less for clothing
Austria
|
Zambia
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.76
€69.77
|
$44.18
ZK1,155.63
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.64
€35.59
|
$31.12
ZK814.14
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.33
€78.58
|
$90.18
ZK2,358.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.53
€101.79
|
$105.64
ZK2,763.32
|
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