Cost of living comparison
Zambia is 50.5% cheaper than Jersey.
If you lived in Zambia instead of Jersey, you would:
pay 73.0% less for restaurants
Jersey
|
Zambia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$49.68
£39.60
|
$3.67
ZMW98.85
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.69
£6.93
|
$3.41
ZMW91.65
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.54
£2.02
|
$0.88
ZMW23.60
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.74
£1.39
|
$0.47
ZMW12.55
|
|
pay 38.5% less for groceries
Jersey
|
Zambia
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.12
£1.69
|
$0.95
ZMW25.50
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.40
£3.50
|
$4.56
ZMW122.54
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.78
£5.40
|
$5.08
ZMW136.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.61
£3.67
|
$1.73
ZMW46.52
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.27
£3.41
|
$1.90
ZMW50.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.63
£1.30
|
$1.13
ZMW30.31
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
£0.90
|
$0.68
ZMW18.16
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.05
£1.64
|
$1.14
ZMW30.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.61
£1.28
|
$0.53
ZMW14.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
£0.76
|
$0.56
ZMW14.97
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
£0.59
|
$0.72
ZMW19.38
|
|
pay 52.1% less for transportation
Jersey
|
Zambia
|
||
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.86
£5.47
|
$5.26
ZMW141.40
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$64.59
£51.47
|
$30.62
ZMW823.71
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,940.94
£23,064.19
|
$12,371.75
ZMW332,791.99
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$35.31
£28.14
|
$8.73
ZMW234.93
|
|
pay 31.1% less for housing
Jersey
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.54
£47.45
|
$103.74
ZMW2,790.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,792.17
£1,428.25
|
$274.41
ZMW7,381.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,632.47
£1,300.98
|
$193.01
ZMW5,191.71
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$145.06
£115.60
|
$107.59
ZMW2,894.04
|
|
pay 57.5% less for childcare
Jersey
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,971.83
£1,571.43
|
$171.24
ZMW4,606.23
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,449.33
£14,703.01
|
$14,061.39
ZMW378,242.01
|
|
pay 73.0% less for entertainment and sports
Jersey
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.14
£5.69
|
$1.22
ZMW32.89
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.35
£3.46
|
$1.81
ZMW48.57
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.82
£10.22
|
$2.66
ZMW71.47
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.60
£61.04
|
$28.16
ZMW757.36
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.15
£12.87
|
$3.06
ZMW82.37
|
|
pay 28.6% less for clothing
Jersey
|
Zambia
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$95.82
£76.36
|
$44.18
ZMW1,188.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.82
£41.30
|
$31.12
ZMW837.23
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$102.17
£81.42
|
$90.18
ZMW2,425.69
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$116.23
£92.62
|
$105.64
ZMW2,841.67
|
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