Cost of living comparison
Zambia is 36.8% cheaper than Canada.
If you lived in Zambia instead of Canada, you would:
pay 64.2% less for restaurants
Canada
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.95
CA$21.73
|
$3.67
ZK96.12
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.82
CA$12.02
|
$3.41
ZK89.12
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
CA$2.41
|
$0.88
ZK22.95
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
CA$2.00
|
$0.47
ZK12.21
|
|
pay 38.7% less for groceries
Canada
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
CA$3.12
|
$0.95
ZK24.79
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.39
CA$7.34
|
$4.56
ZK119.16
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.61
CA$10.37
|
$5.08
ZK132.81
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.04
CA$4.14
|
$1.73
ZK45.24
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.81
CA$6.55
|
$1.90
ZK49.58
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.62
CA$2.21
|
$1.13
ZK29.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
CA$0.92
|
$0.68
ZK17.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.60
CA$2.18
|
$1.14
ZK29.73
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.71
CA$2.33
|
$0.53
ZK13.78
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
CA$1.53
|
$0.56
ZK14.56
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
CA$1.51
|
$0.72
ZK18.84
|
|
pay 33.9% less for transportation
Canada
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.96
CA$6.76
|
$5.26
ZK137.51
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.09
CA$85.97
|
$30.62
ZK801.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,101.60
CA$28,751.99
|
$12,371.75
ZK323,616.29
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.98
CA$23.13
|
$8.73
ZK228.45
|
|
pay 24.0% less for housing
Canada
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.04
CA$87.26
|
$103.74
ZK2,713.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,066.70
CA$1,453.43
|
$274.41
ZK7,177.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$952.71
CA$1,298.11
|
$193.01
ZK5,048.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$112.22
CA$152.91
|
$107.59
ZK2,814.25
|
|
pay 35.6% less for childcare
Canada
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$746.92
CA$1,017.72
|
$171.24
ZK4,479.23
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,296.08
CA$18,116.58
|
$14,061.39
ZK367,813.17
|
|
pay 60.5% less for entertainment and sports
Canada
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.67
CA$6.37
|
$1.22
ZK31.98
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.31
CA$4.52
|
$1.81
ZK47.23
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.96
CA$16.30
|
$2.66
ZK69.49
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.49
CA$59.25
|
$28.16
ZK736.47
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.20
CA$13.89
|
$3.06
ZK80.10
|
|
pay 0.9% less for clothing
Canada
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.87
CA$67.95
|
$44.18
ZK1,155.63
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.92
CA$50.30
|
$31.12
ZK814.14
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.02
CA$106.31
|
$90.18
ZK2,358.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.82
CA$133.29
|
$105.64
ZK2,763.32
|
|
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