Cost of living comparison
Zambia is 52.2% more expensive than Cabo Verde.
If you lived in Zambia instead of Cabo Verde, you would:
pay 25.1% less for restaurants
Cabo Verde
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.19
CVE426.30
|
$3.67
ZK91.55
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.43
CVE451.66
|
$3.41
ZK84.89
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
CVE123.25
|
$0.88
ZK21.86
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
CVE75.92
|
$0.47
ZK11.63
|
|
pay 7.1% less for groceries
Cabo Verde
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
CVE150.68
|
$0.95
ZK23.62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.84
CVE289.51
|
$4.56
ZK113.51
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.88
CVE395.14
|
$5.08
ZK126.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.46
CVE250.25
|
$1.73
ZK43.09
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.78
CVE282.84
|
$1.90
ZK47.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
CVE116.47
|
$1.13
ZK28.08
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.94
CVE95.99
|
$0.68
ZK16.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.93
CVE95.04
|
$1.14
ZK28.32
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
CVE135.82
|
$0.53
ZK13.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
CVE62.60
|
$0.56
ZK13.87
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
CVE69.43
|
$0.72
ZK17.95
|
|
pay 11.7% less for transportation
Cabo Verde
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.65
CVE575.78
|
$5.26
ZK130.98
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.69
CVE2,107.76
|
$30.62
ZK762.96
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,607.54
CVE2,709,977.83
|
$12,371.75
ZK308,247.67
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.30
CVE1,354.99
|
$8.73
ZK217.60
|
|
pay 37.1% more for housing
Cabo Verde
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$60.53
CVE6,165.06
|
$103.74
ZK2,584.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$269.88
CVE27,486.92
|
$274.41
ZK6,837.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$191.54
CVE19,507.87
|
$193.01
ZK4,808.81
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.63
CVE6,276.52
|
$107.59
ZK2,680.60
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for childcare
Cabo Verde
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$112.11
CVE11,418.41
|
$171.24
ZK4,266.51
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,714.71
CVE174,643.02
|
$14,061.39
ZK350,345.63
|
|
pay 24.2% less for entertainment and sports
Cabo Verde
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.06
CVE311.40
|
$1.22
ZK30.46
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.30
CVE132.46
|
$1.81
ZK44.99
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.56
CVE464.21
|
$2.66
ZK66.19
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.21
CVE3,178.37
|
$28.16
ZK701.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.91
CVE602.22
|
$3.06
ZK76.30
|
|
pay 10.1% more for clothing
Cabo Verde
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.56
CVE3,011.09
|
$44.18
ZK1,100.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.56
CVE3,011.09
|
$31.12
ZK775.48
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.84
CVE8,029.56
|
$90.18
ZK2,246.79
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$147.82
CVE15,055.43
|
$105.64
ZK2,632.09
|
|
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