Cost of living comparison
Zambia is 9.0% cheaper than Mali.
If you lived in Zambia instead of Mali, you would:
pay 25.9% less for restaurants
Mali
|
Zambia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
F CFA4,873
|
$3.67
ZMW98.85
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.83
F CFA2,944
|
$3.41
ZMW91.65
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
F CFA542
|
$0.88
ZMW23.60
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
F CFA348
|
$0.47
ZMW12.55
|
|
pay 9.5% less for groceries
Mali
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
F CFA528
|
$0.95
ZMW25.50
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.81
F CFA4,760
|
$4.56
ZMW122.54
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.20
F CFA4,996
|
$5.08
ZMW136.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.90
F CFA1,155
|
$1.73
ZMW46.52
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.43
F CFA2,091
|
$1.90
ZMW50.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.13
ZMW30.31
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
F CFA290
|
$0.68
ZMW18.16
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
F CFA650
|
$1.14
ZMW30.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
F CFA774
|
$0.53
ZMW14.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
F CFA281
|
$0.56
ZMW14.97
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA369
|
$0.72
ZMW19.38
|
|
pay 33.9% less for transportation
Mali
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.89
F CFA2,978
|
$5.26
ZMW141.40
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$30.62
ZMW823.71
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$50,000.00
F CFA30,457,723
|
$12,371.75
ZMW332,791.99
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$8.73
ZMW234.93
|
|
pay 1.1% more for housing
Mali
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.94
F CFA21,894
|
$103.74
ZMW2,790.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,000.00
F CFA609,154
|
$274.41
ZMW7,381.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$538.39
F CFA327,963
|
$193.01
ZMW5,191.71
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$204.36
F CFA124,488
|
$107.59
ZMW2,894.04
|
|
pay 17.2% more for childcare
Mali
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$171.24
ZMW4,606.23
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,000.00
F CFA7,309,854
|
$14,061.39
ZMW378,242.01
|
|
pay 16.2% less for entertainment and sports
Mali
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
F CFA1,218
|
$1.22
ZMW32.89
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.01
F CFA1,227
|
$1.81
ZMW48.57
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.50
F CFA914
|
$2.66
ZMW71.47
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.94
F CFA42,606
|
$28.16
ZMW757.36
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
F CFA3,655
|
$3.06
ZMW82.37
|
|
pay 4.5% more for clothing
Mali
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$44.18
ZMW1,188.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.00
F CFA15,229
|
$31.12
ZMW837.23
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$90.18
ZMW2,425.69
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.00
F CFA76,144
|
$105.64
ZMW2,841.67
|
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