Cost of living comparison
Zambia is 40.0% cheaper than Democratic Republic of the Congo.
If you lived in Zambia instead of Democratic Republic of the Congo, you would:
pay 63.6% less for restaurants
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
Zambia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.00
CDF41,877.82
|
$3.67
ZK97.62
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.08
CDF28,129.42
|
$3.41
ZK90.51
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.78
CDF7,749.44
|
$0.88
ZK23.31
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
CDF2,340.60
|
$0.47
ZK12.40
|
|
pay 49.3% less for groceries
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
Zambia
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.26
CDF6,306.65
|
$0.95
ZK25.18
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.75
CDF13,261.31
|
$4.56
ZK121.02
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.16
CDF22,794.28
|
$5.08
ZK134.88
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.38
CDF12,222.75
|
$1.73
ZK45.94
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
CDF6,038.26
|
$1.90
ZK50.36
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$4.12
CDF11,512.99
|
$1.13
ZK29.94
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.37
CDF3,837.66
|
$0.68
ZK17.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.07
CDF5,775.78
|
$1.14
ZK30.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.77
CDF7,726.75
|
$0.53
ZK13.99
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.63
CDF4,555.75
|
$0.56
ZK14.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.57
CDF4,370.40
|
$0.72
ZK19.14
|
|
pay 32.5% less for transportation
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
Zambia
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.62
CDF12,893.35
|
$5.26
ZK139.65
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$30.62
ZK813.48
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,341.60
CDF123,795,279.11
|
$12,371.75
ZK328,661.04
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.35
CDF40,063.17
|
$8.73
ZK232.01
|
|
pay 74.3% less for housing
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$300.00
CDF837,556.30
|
$103.74
ZK2,755.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,920.00
CDF5,360,360.34
|
$274.41
ZK7,289.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$680.00
CDF1,898,460.96
|
$193.01
ZK5,127.27
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$423.64
CDF1,182,739.53
|
$107.59
ZK2,858.12
|
|
pay 13.0% less for childcare
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,200.00
CDF3,350,225.22
|
$171.24
ZK4,549.06
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,800.00
CDF24,568,318.24
|
$14,061.39
ZK373,546.90
|
|
pay 50.6% less for entertainment and sports
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
Zambia
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.74
CDF4,857.07
|
$1.22
ZK32.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.35
CDF12,140.21
|
$1.81
ZK47.97
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.50
CDF9,771.49
|
$2.66
ZK70.58
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$97.50
CDF272,205.80
|
$28.16
ZK747.95
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
CDF27,918.54
|
$3.06
ZK81.35
|
|
pay 3.2% more for clothing
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
Zambia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.00
CDF111,674.17
|
$44.18
ZK1,173.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.00
CDF97,714.90
|
$31.12
ZK826.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.00
CDF251,266.89
|
$90.18
ZK2,395.58
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.33
CDF260,573.07
|
$105.64
ZK2,806.40
|
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