Cost of living comparison

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Zambia vs. Indonesia Cost of Living Summary

Zambia is 54.2% more expensive than Indonesia overall.

Restaurants: pay 74.8% more in Zambia
Groceries: pay 2.7% more in Zambia
Transportation: pay 2.0 times more in Zambia
Housing: pay 96.4% more in Zambia
Childcare: pay 82.7% more in Zambia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 33.9% more in Zambia
Clothing: pay 16.0% less in Zambia

The cost of transportation, housing, childcare, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Zambia are more expensive than in Indonesia. Notably, transportation, housing, and childcare are significantly more expensive in Zambia.

Zambia vs. Indonesia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 74.8% more for restaurants

	Indonesia	Zambia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.75 IDR29,172.01	$7.35 ZMW168.07	+319.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.16 IDR52,561.93	$3.72 ZMW84.98	+17.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 IDR10,058.79	$0.49 ZMW11.21	-18.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.32 IDR5,338.30	$0.26 ZMW5.93	-19.1%
Average			+74.8%

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pay 2.7% more for groceries

	Indonesia	Zambia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.20 IDR19,939.01	$0.77 ZMW17.54	-35.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.49 IDR74,765.91	$3.76 ZMW86.00	-16.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.86 IDR80,843.18	$4.89 ZMW111.81	+0.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.56 IDR26,027.11	$1.53 ZMW35.05	-1.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.37 IDR22,790.19	$1.78 ZMW40.78	+30.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.18 IDR19,692.30	$0.90 ZMW20.49	-24.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.64 IDR10,633.04	$0.73 ZMW16.65	+14.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 IDR13,673.29	$1.22 ZMW27.95	+48.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 IDR10,011.41	$0.50 ZMW11.42	-16.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.57 IDR9,536.15	$0.89 ZMW20.25	+54.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.88 IDR14,587.54	$0.67 ZMW15.30	-23.6%
Average			+2.7%

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pay 2.0 times more for transportation

	Indonesia	Zambia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.89 IDR48,096.34	$4.58 ZMW104.62	+58.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.28 IDR187,740.42	$38.52 ZMW880.51	+241.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,317.01 IDR421,473,804.46	$8,004.53 ZMW182,982.35	-68.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.00 IDR66,634.48	$11.53 ZMW263.64	+188.1%
Average			+104.9%

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pay 96.4% more for housing

	Indonesia	Zambia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.83 IDR363,423.85	$118.37 ZMW2,705.91	+442.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$278.11 IDR4,629,867.18	$176.52 ZMW4,035.26	-36.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$163.62 IDR2,723,842.74	$115.74 ZMW2,645.69	-29.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$48.30 IDR804,165.01	$52.70 ZMW1,204.80	+9.1%
Average			+96.4%

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pay 82.7% more for childcare

	Indonesia	Zambia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$103.11 IDR1,716,627.24	$176.79 ZMW4,041.38	+71.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,023.79 IDR100,283,149.85	$11,677.88 ZMW266,954.64	+93.9%
Average			+82.7%

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pay 33.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Indonesia	Zambia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.64 IDR44,026.51	$0.98 ZMW22.32	-63.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.59 IDR26,431.16	$2.05 ZMW46.80	+28.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.30 IDR38,354.08	$3.67 ZMW84.00	+59.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$24.24 IDR403,489.78	$50.47 ZMW1,153.70	+108.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.08 IDR51,241.23	$4.18 ZMW95.66	+36.0%
Average			+33.9%

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pay 16.0% less for clothing

	Indonesia	Zambia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$42.70 IDR710,856.45	$18.93 ZMW432.67	-55.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.41 IDR473,014.50	$16.99 ZMW388.39	-40.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$69.59 IDR1,158,583.69	$84.33 ZMW1,927.74	+21.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$66.00 IDR1,098,704.76	$73.12 ZMW1,671.60	+10.8%
Average			-16.0%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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