Cost of living comparison

Guernsey

compared to

Zambia

Zambia vs. Guernsey Cost of Living Summary

Zambia is 68.7% cheaper than Guernsey overall.

Restaurants: pay 64.7% less in Zambia
Groceries: pay 39.0% less in Zambia
Transportation: pay 43.7% less in Zambia
Housing: pay 85.3% less in Zambia
Childcare: pay 76.4% less in Zambia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 59.0% less in Zambia
Clothing: pay 54.5% less in Zambia

Expenses including housing, childcare, restaurants, entertainment and sports, clothing, and transportation are lower in Zambia.

Zambia vs. Guernsey Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Zambia instead of Guernsey, you would:

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pay 64.7% less for restaurants

	Guernsey	Zambia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.48 £13.11	$5.53 ZMW110.20	-68.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.56 £7.17	$5.03 ZMW100.18	-47.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.42 £1.82	$0.63 ZMW12.52	-74.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.87 £1.40	$0.36 ZMW7.20	-80.7%
Average			-64.7%

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pay 39.0% less for groceries

	Guernsey	Zambia
Bread 1 loaf	$2.14 £1.61	$1.18 ZMW23.48	-45.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.53 £5.65	$5.15 ZMW102.63	-31.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.70 £5.78	$6.37 ZMW126.88	-17.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.90 £4.42	$1.77 ZMW35.36	-69.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.59 £4.20	$2.87 ZMW57.22	-48.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.15 £1.61	$1.11 ZMW22.03	-48.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.05 £0.79	$1.10 ZMW21.94	+5.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.96 £2.22	$1.65 ZMW32.94	-44.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.58 £1.19	$0.70 ZMW13.88	-55.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.30 £0.97	$1.16 ZMW23.20	-10.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.10 £0.82	$0.83 ZMW16.51	-24.6%
Average			-39.0%

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pay 43.7% less for transportation

	Guernsey	Zambia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.19 £6.15	$5.47 ZMW108.98	-33.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$35.02 £26.27	$50.15 ZMW999.41	+43.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,678.80 £26,769.80	$7,541.11 ZMW150K	-78.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$25.80 £19.36	$14.58 ZMW290.52	-43.5%
Average			-43.7%

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pay 85.3% less for housing

	Guernsey	Zambia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$55.83 £41.89	$54.99 ZMW1,095.72	-1.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,172.11 £1,629.74	$280.45 ZMW5,588.55	-87.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,122.56 £1,592.56	$165.11 ZMW3,290.10	-92.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$103.58 £77.71	$61.51 ZMW1,225.74	-40.6%
Average			-85.3%

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pay 76.4% less for childcare

	Guernsey	Zambia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,092.28 £1,569.83	$138.25 ZMW2,754.96	-93.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$19,821.55 £14,872.11	$16,638.36 ZMW332K	-16.1%
Average			-76.4%

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pay 59.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Guernsey	Zambia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.94 £5.21	$1.26 ZMW25.05	-81.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.82 £3.62	$2.82 ZMW56.21	-41.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$17.18 £12.89	$3.02 ZMW60.11	-82.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$81.60 £61.22	$54.67 ZMW1,089.46	-33.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.89 £8.92	$6.03 ZMW120.22	-49.3%
Average			-59.0%

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pay 54.5% less for clothing

	Guernsey	Zambia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$102.41 £76.84	$23.28 ZMW463.85	-77.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.73 £22.31	$15.45 ZMW307.88	-48.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$101.31 £76.01	$45.19 ZMW900.42	-55.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$89.20 £66.92	$72.53 ZMW1,445.30	-18.7%
Average			-54.5%

Guernsey vs. Zambia - Cost of clothing

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