Cost of living comparison
Zambia is 46.4% cheaper than Iceland.
If you lived in Zambia instead of Iceland, you would:
pay 73.4% less for restaurants
Iceland
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.51
ISK2,708
|
$5.15
ZMW132.67
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.45
ISK2,283
|
$3.43
ZMW88.39
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.70
ISK375
|
$0.98
ZMW25.15
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.95
ISK271
|
$0.45
ZMW11.55
|
|
pay 35.5% less for groceries
Iceland
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.16
ISK438
|
$0.80
ZMW20.63
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.72
ISK932
|
$3.95
ZMW101.58
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.27
ISK870
|
$4.90
ZMW126.08
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.03
ISK837
|
$2.42
ZMW62.17
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.60
ISK1,055
|
$1.79
ZMW45.98
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
ISK156
|
$1.13
ZMW29.08
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
ISK140
|
$0.71
ZMW18.29
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.15
ISK160
|
$1.21
ZMW31.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.71
ISK238
|
$0.62
ZMW16.00
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
ISK157
|
$0.73
ZMW18.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
ISK95
|
$0.73
ZMW18.89
|
|
pay 53.3% less for transportation
Iceland
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.42
ISK1,169
|
$5.05
ZMW130.00
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$68.29
ISK9,478
|
$37.04
ZMW953.27
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,714.69
ISK5,511,605
|
$8,004.53
ZMW206,029.98
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.23
ISK3,224
|
$12.13
ZMW312.21
|
|
pay 13.0% less for housing
Iceland
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$74.47
ISK10,335
|
$144.44
ZMW3,717.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,518.94
ISK210,798
|
$262.56
ZMW6,758.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,325.48
ISK183,950
|
$159.59
ZMW4,107.68
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.99
ISK9,297
|
$83.50
ZMW2,149.27
|
|
pay 29.0% less for childcare
Iceland
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$254.97
ISK35,384
|
$111.30
ZMW2,864.88
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,993.83
ISK831,823
|
$5,884.51
ZMW151,462.43
|
|
pay 65.7% less for entertainment and sports
Iceland
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.37
ISK1,301
|
$1.02
ZMW26.36
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.61
ISK640
|
$2.19
ZMW56.49
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.22
ISK1,557
|
$2.57
ZMW66.23
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.00
ISK8,327
|
$40.66
ZMW1,046.45
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.94
ISK1,935
|
$3.12
ZMW80.20
|
|
pay 55.0% less for clothing
Iceland
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$108.23
ISK15,020
|
$24.53
ZMW631.36
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$59.73
ISK8,290
|
$26.26
ZMW675.86
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$146.94
ISK20,392
|
$90.18
ZMW2,321.07
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$169.24
ISK23,487
|
$87.89
ZMW2,262.28
|
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