Cost of living comparison
Zambia is 81.3% more expensive than Liberia.
If you lived in Zambia instead of Liberia, you would:
pay 66.8% less for restaurants
Liberia
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.50
$2,416.25
|
$3.67
ZK97.62
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.50
$2,416.25
|
$3.41
ZK90.51
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
$289.95
|
$0.88
ZK23.31
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.67
$515.47
|
$0.47
ZK12.40
|
|
pay 43.1% less for groceries
Liberia
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
$263.79
|
$0.95
ZK25.18
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.00
$1,933.00
|
$4.56
ZK121.02
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.37
$1,231.72
|
$5.08
ZK134.88
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.33
$1,030.93
|
$1.73
ZK45.94
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.48
$865.37
|
$1.90
ZK50.36
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
$175.36
|
$1.13
ZK29.94
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.25
$242.05
|
$0.68
ZK17.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.81
$350.72
|
$1.14
ZK30.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.36
$456.34
|
$0.53
ZK13.99
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
$201.97
|
$0.56
ZK14.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.82
$351.33
|
$0.72
ZK19.14
|
|
pay 47.5% more for transportation
Liberia
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.94
$760.86
|
$5.26
ZK139.65
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$30.62
ZK813.48
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,069.87
$980,006.49
|
$12,371.75
ZK328,661.04
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.44
$2,598.33
|
$8.73
ZK232.01
|
|
pay 5.4% more for housing
Liberia
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.87
$9,640.81
|
$103.74
ZK2,755.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$680.33
$131,508.29
|
$274.41
ZK7,289.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$158.33
$30,605.83
|
$193.01
ZK5,127.27
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$209.64
$40,523.64
|
$107.59
ZK2,858.12
|
|
pay 6.4 times more for childcare
Liberia
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$132.44
$25,600.84
|
$171.24
ZK4,549.06
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,227.33
$237,243.24
|
$14,061.39
ZK373,546.90
|
|
pay 58.0% less for entertainment and sports
Liberia
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
$483.25
|
$1.22
ZK32.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.67
$708.77
|
$1.81
ZK47.97
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.87
$1,328.91
|
$2.66
ZK70.58
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.50
$12,854.42
|
$28.16
ZK747.95
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.87
$1,908.81
|
$3.06
ZK81.35
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
Liberia
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$11.22
$2,168.16
|
$44.18
ZK1,173.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.58
$5,138.54
|
$31.12
ZK826.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.33
$9,342.83
|
$90.18
ZK2,395.58
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.50
$7,055.42
|
$105.64
ZK2,806.40
|
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