Cost of living comparison
Zambia is 24.3% cheaper than Greece overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 53.4% less in Zambia
- Groceries
-
pay 1.8% less in Zambia
- Transportation
-
pay 32.2% less in Zambia
- Housing
-
pay 25.3% more in Zambia
- Childcare
-
pay 26.7% less in Zambia
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 48.8% less in Zambia
- Clothing
-
pay 32.8% less in Zambia
Expenses including restaurants, entertainment and sports, clothing, transportation, childcare, and groceries are lower in Zambia.
If you lived in Zambia instead of Greece, you would:
pay 53.4% less for restaurants
|
Greece
|
Zambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.17
€11.18
|
$7.21
ZMW174.63
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.11
€7.73
|
$3.82
ZMW92.54
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.07
€1.76
|
$0.71
ZMW17.28
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
€0.51
|
$0.33
ZMW8.01
|
|
pay 1.8% less for groceries
|
Greece
|
Zambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.33
€1.13
|
$0.74
ZMW17.91
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.30
€5.35
|
$3.64
ZMW88.04
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.99
€5.09
|
$4.85
ZMW117.50
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.02
€3.42
|
$1.92
ZMW46.60
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.23
€3.59
|
$1.80
ZMW43.51
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.75
|
$1.20
ZMW29.08
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.72
|
$0.60
ZMW14.62
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.49
|
$1.27
ZMW30.64
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.74
|
$0.56
ZMW13.64
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
€0.44
|
$0.96
ZMW23.15
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.48
|
$0.67
ZMW16.32
|
|
pay 32.2% less for transportation
|
Greece
|
Zambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.55
€6.41
|
$4.77
ZMW115.40
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$40.19
€34.12
|
$37.04
ZMW896.89
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,316.80
€24,040.74
|
$8,004.53
ZMW193,845.78
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.82
€11.73
|
$12.13
ZMW293.75
|
|
pay 25.3% more for housing
|
Greece
|
Zambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.82
€27.86
|
$125.92
ZMW3,049.39
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$524.36
€445.18
|
$214.42
ZMW5,192.68
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$392.21
€332.98
|
$114.96
ZMW2,783.96
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$175.68
€149.15
|
$83.50
ZMW2,022.16
|
|
pay 26.7% less for childcare
|
Greece
|
Zambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$413.12
€350.73
|
$176.79
ZMW4,281.31
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,332.60
€5,376.33
|
$6,570.42
ZMW159,116.06
|
|
pay 48.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Greece
|
Zambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€3.74
|
$0.97
ZMW23.41
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.49
€2.96
|
$2.07
ZMW50.21
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.94
€4.20
|
$2.49
ZMW60.28
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.72
€41.37
|
$41.21
ZMW998.03
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.82
€7.49
|
$3.50
ZMW84.75
|
|
pay 32.8% less for clothing
|
Greece
|
Zambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.64
€71.01
|
$18.43
ZMW446.44
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.83
€32.12
|
$18.78
ZMW454.89
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.15
€70.59
|
$90.18
ZMW2,183.80
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.42
€79.31
|
$82.76
ZMW2,004.23
|
|
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