Cost of living comparison
Zambia is 13.7% cheaper than Iceland.
If you lived in Zambia instead of Iceland, you would:
pay 73.9% less for restaurants
Iceland
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.84
kr2,519
|
$3.67
ZK94.14
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.27
kr2,015
|
$3.41
ZK87.29
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.32
kr327
|
$0.88
ZK22.48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.12
kr300
|
$0.47
ZK11.96
|
|
pay 32.1% less for groceries
Iceland
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.42
kr484
|
$0.95
ZK24.28
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.98
kr845
|
$4.56
ZK116.71
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.33
kr752
|
$5.08
ZK130.08
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.66
kr799
|
$1.73
ZK44.31
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.09
kr1,002
|
$1.90
ZK48.56
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
kr164
|
$1.13
ZK28.87
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
kr139
|
$0.68
ZK17.29
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
kr166
|
$1.14
ZK29.12
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.84
kr259
|
$0.53
ZK13.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.96
kr135
|
$0.56
ZK14.26
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
kr72
|
$0.72
ZK18.46
|
|
pay 54.3% less for transportation
Iceland
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.03
kr1,135
|
$5.26
ZK134.68
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$77.40
kr10,932
|
$30.62
ZK784.51
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,836.83
kr4,214,452
|
$12,371.75
ZK316,954.83
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.97
kr3,385
|
$8.73
ZK223.75
|
|
pay 10.5% less for housing
Iceland
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.40
kr8,814
|
$103.74
ZK2,657.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,437.14
kr202,996
|
$274.41
ZK7,030.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,215.63
kr171,707
|
$193.01
ZK4,944.64
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.63
kr9,694
|
$107.59
ZK2,756.32
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
Iceland
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$259.34
kr36,632
|
$171.24
ZK4,387.03
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,750.10
kr388,451
|
$14,061.39
ZK360,241.94
|
|
pay 68.6% less for entertainment and sports
Iceland
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.52
kr1,204
|
$1.22
ZK31.32
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.15
kr587
|
$1.81
ZK46.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.64
kr1,502
|
$2.66
ZK68.06
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.90
kr8,037
|
$28.16
ZK721.31
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.27
kr1,734
|
$3.06
ZK78.45
|
|
pay 45.2% less for clothing
Iceland
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$118.08
kr16,678
|
$44.18
ZK1,131.85
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.39
kr7,117
|
$31.12
ZK797.38
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$151.12
kr21,345
|
$90.18
ZK2,310.25
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$175.20
kr24,747
|
$105.64
ZK2,706.44
|
|
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