Cost of living comparison
Zambia is 3.1 times more expensive than Bangladesh.
If you lived in Zambia instead of Bangladesh, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Bangladesh
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.72
৳188.89
|
$3.67
ZK94.14
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.57
৳500.36
|
$3.41
ZK87.29
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
৳29.41
|
$0.88
ZK22.48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.15
৳16.12
|
$0.47
ZK11.96
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Bangladesh
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.55
৳60.68
|
$0.95
ZK24.28
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.59
৳393.32
|
$4.56
ZK116.71
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.66
৳290.86
|
$5.08
ZK130.08
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.09
৳119.75
|
$1.73
ZK44.31
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$0.99
৳107.97
|
$1.90
ZK48.56
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.78
৳85.66
|
$1.13
ZK28.87
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.34
৳36.95
|
$0.68
ZK17.29
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
৳81.91
|
$1.14
ZK29.12
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
৳27.74
|
$0.53
ZK13.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.12
৳13.18
|
$0.56
ZK14.26
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
৳25.17
|
$0.72
ZK18.46
|
|
pay 53.4% more for transportation
Bangladesh
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.62
৳396.04
|
$5.26
ZK134.68
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.91
৳1,742.48
|
$30.62
ZK784.51
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,425.27
৳3,988,841.22
|
$12,371.75
ZK316,954.83
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.61
৳395.55
|
$8.73
ZK223.75
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for housing
Bangladesh
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.12
৳3,297.96
|
$103.74
ZK2,657.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$92.95
৳10,178.68
|
$274.41
ZK7,030.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$61.78
৳6,764.87
|
$193.01
ZK4,944.64
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$25.62
৳2,805.08
|
$107.59
ZK2,756.32
|
|
pay 9.3 times more for childcare
Bangladesh
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$31.38
৳3,436.49
|
$171.24
ZK4,387.03
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,066.75
৳116,817.49
|
$14,061.39
ZK360,241.94
|
|
pay 10.2% more for entertainment and sports
Bangladesh
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.65
৳399.57
|
$1.22
ZK31.32
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.57
৳172.43
|
$1.81
ZK46.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.76
৳301.75
|
$2.66
ZK68.06
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.02
৳1,316.62
|
$28.16
ZK721.31
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.23
৳463.56
|
$3.06
ZK78.45
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
Bangladesh
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.07
৳2,197.84
|
$44.18
ZK1,131.85
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.91
৳2,289.86
|
$31.12
ZK797.38
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$39.14
৳4,286.01
|
$90.18
ZK2,310.25
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$37.10
৳4,063.16
|
$105.64
ZK2,706.44
|
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