Cost of living comparison
Zambia is 2.4% cheaper than Dominican Republic.
If you lived in Zambia instead of Dominican Republic, you would:
pay 39.2% less for restaurants
Dominican Republic
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.34
$372.61
|
$3.67
ZK97.62
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.81
$459.02
|
$3.41
ZK90.51
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
$65.47
|
$0.88
ZK23.31
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
$43.62
|
$0.47
ZK12.40
|
|
pay 0.8% more for groceries
Dominican Republic
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.69
$99.45
|
$0.95
ZK25.18
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.02
$236.14
|
$4.56
ZK121.02
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.63
$272.21
|
$5.08
ZK134.88
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
$103.38
|
$1.73
ZK45.94
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.46
$144.34
|
$1.90
ZK50.36
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.09
$63.98
|
$1.13
ZK29.94
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.39
$23.17
|
$0.68
ZK17.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
$60.15
|
$1.14
ZK30.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
$37.02
|
$0.53
ZK13.99
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
$30.28
|
$0.56
ZK14.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.94
$55.31
|
$0.72
ZK19.14
|
|
pay 36.1% less for transportation
Dominican Republic
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.87
$286.06
|
$5.26
ZK139.65
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$46.42
$2,728.12
|
$30.62
ZK813.48
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,862.63
$1,637,416.46
|
$12,371.75
ZK328,661.04
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.60
$1,387.15
|
$8.73
ZK232.01
|
|
pay 35.0% more for housing
Dominican Republic
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.94
$2,875.81
|
$103.74
ZK2,755.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$578.74
$34,010.90
|
$274.41
ZK7,289.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$346.71
$20,375.20
|
$193.01
ZK5,127.27
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$47.82
$2,810.28
|
$107.59
ZK2,858.12
|
|
pay 59.6% more for childcare
Dominican Republic
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$282.63
$16,609.58
|
$171.24
ZK4,549.06
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,435.46
$319,428.04
|
$14,061.39
ZK373,546.90
|
|
pay 36.0% less for entertainment and sports
Dominican Republic
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.86
$168.27
|
$1.22
ZK32.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.11
$123.99
|
$1.81
ZK47.97
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.82
$283.05
|
$2.66
ZK70.58
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.32
$1,899.48
|
$28.16
ZK747.95
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.19
$364.01
|
$3.06
ZK81.35
|
|
pay 0.6% less for clothing
Dominican Republic
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.16
$2,712.86
|
$44.18
ZK1,173.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.40
$2,785.82
|
$31.12
ZK826.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.59
$4,736.30
|
$90.18
ZK2,395.58
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.04
$4,997.31
|
$105.64
ZK2,806.40
|
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