Cost of living comparison
Zambia is 1.2% more expensive than Chile.
If you lived in Zambia instead of Chile, you would:
pay 48.4% less for restaurants
Chile
|
Zambia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
CLF0.2500
|
$3.67
ZMW98.85
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.77
CLF0.2300
|
$3.41
ZMW91.65
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.38
CLF0.0500
|
$0.88
ZMW23.60
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
CLF0.0400
|
$0.47
ZMW12.55
|
|
pay 1.1% less for groceries
Chile
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.32
CLF0.0400
|
$0.95
ZMW25.50
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.79
CLF0.1600
|
$4.56
ZMW122.54
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.51
CLF0.1500
|
$5.08
ZMW136.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.01
CLF0.1000
|
$1.73
ZMW46.52
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.63
CLF0.0900
|
$1.90
ZMW50.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
CLF0.0300
|
$1.13
ZMW30.31
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
CLF0.0300
|
$0.68
ZMW18.16
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
CLF0.0300
|
$1.14
ZMW30.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
CLF0.0300
|
$0.53
ZMW14.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
CLF0.0200
|
$0.56
ZMW14.97
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
CLF0.0200
|
$0.72
ZMW19.38
|
|
pay 25.1% less for transportation
Chile
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.39
CLF0.1800
|
$5.26
ZMW141.40
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$46.36
CLF1.5800
|
$30.62
ZMW823.71
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,551.34
CLF597.1500
|
$12,371.75
ZMW332,791.99
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.31
CLF0.4500
|
$8.73
ZMW234.93
|
|
pay 41.3% more for housing
Chile
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.10
CLF1.0200
|
$103.74
ZMW2,790.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$449.67
CLF15.3000
|
$274.41
ZMW7,381.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$387.32
CLF13.1800
|
$193.01
ZMW5,191.71
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.11
CLF3.3400
|
$107.59
ZMW2,894.04
|
|
pay 68.8% more for childcare
Chile
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$312.26
CLF10.6200
|
$171.24
ZMW4,606.23
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,973.52
CLF169.2100
|
$14,061.39
ZMW378,242.01
|
|
pay 48.2% less for entertainment and sports
Chile
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.15
CLF0.1100
|
$1.22
ZMW32.89
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.82
CLF0.1000
|
$1.81
ZMW48.57
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.89
CLF0.2000
|
$2.66
ZMW71.47
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.65
CLF1.4900
|
$28.16
ZMW757.36
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.56
CLF0.2200
|
$3.06
ZMW82.37
|
|
pay 21.0% more for clothing
Chile
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.97
CLF1.6300
|
$44.18
ZMW1,188.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.36
CLF1.0000
|
$31.12
ZMW837.23
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.17
CLF2.1200
|
$90.18
ZMW2,425.69
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.99
CLF2.5500
|
$105.64
ZMW2,841.67
|
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