Cost of living comparison
Zambia is 46.4% cheaper than Guernsey.
If you lived in Zambia instead of Guernsey, you would:
pay 68.6% less for restaurants
Guernsey
|
Zambia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.79
£14.91
|
$3.67
ZK96.12
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.69
£6.90
|
$3.41
ZK89.12
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
£1.82
|
$0.88
ZK22.95
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.63
£1.29
|
$0.47
ZK12.21
|
|
pay 45.8% less for groceries
Guernsey
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.05
£1.63
|
$0.95
ZK24.79
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.70
£4.53
|
$4.56
ZK119.16
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.94
£5.50
|
$5.08
ZK132.81
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.80
£3.81
|
$1.73
ZK45.24
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.13
£2.48
|
$1.90
ZK49.58
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.71
£2.15
|
$1.13
ZK29.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.68
£2.13
|
$0.68
ZK17.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.67
£1.32
|
$1.14
ZK29.73
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.95
£1.55
|
$0.53
ZK13.78
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
£0.88
|
$0.56
ZK14.56
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
£0.65
|
$0.72
ZK18.84
|
|
pay 44.4% less for transportation
Guernsey
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.41
£5.09
|
$5.26
ZK137.51
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.62
£40.17
|
$30.62
ZK801.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,537.25
£22,646.82
|
$12,371.75
ZK323,616.29
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.01
£19.06
|
$8.73
ZK228.45
|
|
pay 32.2% less for housing
Guernsey
|
Zambia
|
||
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.19
£49.36
|
$103.74
ZK2,713.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,570.37
£1,246.23
|
$274.41
ZK7,177.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,409.56
£1,118.61
|
$193.01
ZK5,048.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$147.13
£116.76
|
$107.59
ZK2,814.25
|
|
pay 52.5% less for childcare
Guernsey
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,425.66
£1,131.38
|
$171.24
ZK4,479.23
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,919.68
£13,427.26
|
$14,061.39
ZK367,813.17
|
|
pay 66.7% less for entertainment and sports
Guernsey
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.68
£4.51
|
$1.22
ZK31.98
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.84
£3.04
|
$1.81
ZK47.23
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.76
£7.75
|
$2.66
ZK69.49
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$74.46
£59.09
|
$28.16
ZK736.47
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.24
£7.33
|
$3.06
ZK80.10
|
|
pay 14.6% less for clothing
Guernsey
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.66
£71.94
|
$44.18
ZK1,155.63
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.47
£29.74
|
$31.12
ZK814.14
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.36
£67.74
|
$90.18
ZK2,358.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.62
£80.64
|
$105.64
ZK2,763.32
|
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