Cost of living comparison
Zambia is 81.9% more expensive than Colombia.
If you lived in Zambia instead of Colombia, you would:
pay 12.0% more for restaurants
Colombia
|
Zambia
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.71
COP10,519.56
|
$3.67
ZMW98.85
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.26
COP20,420.69
|
$3.41
ZMW91.65
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
COP2,336.47
|
$0.88
ZMW23.60
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
COP1,781.33
|
$0.47
ZMW12.55
|
|
pay 80.0% more for groceries
Colombia
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
COP3,389.00
|
$0.95
ZMW25.50
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.61
COP6,252.25
|
$4.56
ZMW122.54
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.28
COP12,722.70
|
$5.08
ZMW136.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.65
COP6,409.89
|
$1.73
ZMW46.52
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.55
COP6,039.22
|
$1.90
ZMW50.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
COP3,228.05
|
$1.13
ZMW30.31
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.29
COP1,140.38
|
$0.68
ZMW18.16
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
COP1,427.19
|
$1.14
ZMW30.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
COP1,539.03
|
$0.53
ZMW14.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
COP1,179.87
|
$0.56
ZMW14.97
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
COP1,298.48
|
$0.72
ZMW19.38
|
|
pay 37.5% more for transportation
Colombia
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.04
COP7,906.22
|
$5.26
ZMW141.40
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.61
COP91,717.57
|
$30.62
ZMW823.71
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,617.95
COP56,777,104.48
|
$12,371.75
ZMW332,791.99
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.28
COP43,811.58
|
$8.73
ZMW234.93
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Colombia
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.37
COP83,018.32
|
$103.74
ZMW2,790.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$208.57
COP810,096.73
|
$274.41
ZMW7,381.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$176.18
COP684,306.17
|
$193.01
ZMW5,191.71
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$46.64
COP181,152.32
|
$107.59
ZMW2,894.04
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
Colombia
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$104.33
COP405,242.76
|
$171.24
ZMW4,606.23
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,004.13
COP11,668,231.84
|
$14,061.39
ZMW378,242.01
|
|
pay 37.0% more for entertainment and sports
Colombia
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.90
COP3,479.41
|
$1.22
ZMW32.89
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.21
COP4,682.55
|
$1.81
ZMW48.57
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.90
COP7,368.51
|
$2.66
ZMW71.47
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.34
COP71,237.28
|
$28.16
ZMW757.36
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.91
COP11,315.13
|
$3.06
ZMW82.37
|
|
pay 51.6% more for clothing
Colombia
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.50
COP157,295.65
|
$44.18
ZMW1,188.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.32
COP106,129.60
|
$31.12
ZMW837.23
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$60.30
COP234,195.47
|
$90.18
ZMW2,425.69
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$45.16
COP175,397.73
|
$105.64
ZMW2,841.67
|
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