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Zambia vs. Kazakhstan Cost of Living Summary

Zambia is 55.1% more expensive than Kazakhstan overall.

Restaurants: pay 30.6% less in Zambia
Groceries: pay 65.5% more in Zambia
Transportation: pay 87.4% more in Zambia
Housing: pay 2.8 times more in Zambia
Childcare: pay 75.3% more in Zambia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 30.0% more in Zambia
Clothing: pay 26.2% less in Zambia

The cost of housing, transportation, childcare, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Zambia are more expensive than in Kazakhstan. Expenses including restaurants and clothing are lower in Zambia. Notably, housing, transportation, and childcare are significantly more expensive in Zambia.

Zambia vs. Kazakhstan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 30.6% less for restaurants

	Kazakhstan	Zambia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.69 KZT3,941.52	$7.35 ZMW168.07	-4.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.59 KZT2,864.31	$3.72 ZMW84.98	-33.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.82 KZT422.84	$0.49 ZMW11.21	-40.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 KZT239.32	$0.26 ZMW5.93	-44.4%
Average			-30.6%

Kazakhstan vs. Zambia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 65.5% more for groceries

	Kazakhstan	Zambia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.38 KZT195.51	$0.77 ZMW17.54	+101.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.90 KZT1,998.07	$3.76 ZMW86.00	-3.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.72 KZT1,906.33	$4.89 ZMW111.81	+31.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.42 KZT725.71	$1.53 ZMW35.05	+8.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.90 KZT973.93	$1.78 ZMW40.78	-6.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.54 KZT276.70	$0.90 ZMW20.49	+66.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78 KZT402.02	$0.73 ZMW16.65	-7.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 KZT413.35	$1.22 ZMW27.95	+51.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 KZT387.25	$0.50 ZMW11.42	-33.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.27 KZT137.75	$0.89 ZMW20.25	+229.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.18 KZT89.96	$0.67 ZMW15.30	+281.5%
Average			+65.5%

Kazakhstan vs. Zambia - Cost of groceries

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pay 87.4% more for transportation

	Kazakhstan	Zambia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.64 KZT840.86	$4.58 ZMW104.62	+179.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$14.93 KZT7,657.37	$38.52 ZMW880.51	+158.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,099.38 KZT10,820,684.35	$8,004.53 ZMW182,982.35	-62.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.61 KZT3,389.28	$11.53 ZMW263.64	+74.5%
Average			+87.4%

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pay 2.8 times more for housing

	Kazakhstan	Zambia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.16 KZT6,750.36	$118.37 ZMW2,705.91	+799.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$335.95 KZT172,287.45	$176.52 ZMW4,035.26	-47.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$228.28 KZT117,074.25	$115.74 ZMW2,645.69	-49.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.09 KZT20,044.81	$52.70 ZMW1,204.80	+34.8%
Average			+184.3%

Kazakhstan vs. Zambia - Cost of housing

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pay 75.3% more for childcare

	Kazakhstan	Zambia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$167.71 KZT86,009.71	$176.79 ZMW4,041.38	+5.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,761.69 KZT2,442,004.87	$11,677.88 ZMW266,954.64	+145.2%
Average			+75.3%

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pay 30.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Kazakhstan	Zambia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.16 KZT593.30	$0.98 ZMW22.32	-15.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.82 KZT935.15	$2.05 ZMW46.80	+12.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.91 KZT981.12	$3.67 ZMW84.00	+92.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.04 KZT16,432.03	$50.47 ZMW1,153.70	+57.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.04 KZT2,070.80	$4.18 ZMW95.66	+3.6%
Average			+30.0%

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pay 26.2% less for clothing

	Kazakhstan	Zambia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$48.70 KZT24,973.00	$18.93 ZMW432.67	-61.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.81 KZT18,366.64	$16.99 ZMW388.39	-52.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$76.95 KZT39,461.26	$84.33 ZMW1,927.74	+9.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$73.59 KZT37,739.23	$73.12 ZMW1,671.60	-0.6%
Average			-26.2%

Kazakhstan vs. Zambia - Cost of clothing

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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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