Cost of living comparison
Zambia is 22.8% cheaper than Malta.
If you lived in Zambia instead of Malta, you would:
pay 66.4% less for restaurants
Malta
|
Zambia
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.74
€14.71
|
$3.67
ZK97.62
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.42
€8.81
|
$3.41
ZK90.51
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.09
€1.96
|
$0.88
ZK23.31
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.41
€1.32
|
$0.47
ZK12.40
|
|
pay 20.6% less for groceries
Malta
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.18
€1.10
|
$0.95
ZK25.18
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.02
€4.70
|
$4.56
ZK121.02
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.22
€3.95
|
$5.08
ZK134.88
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.62
€2.45
|
$1.73
ZK45.94
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.54
€3.31
|
$1.90
ZK50.36
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
€1.12
|
$1.13
ZK29.94
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.87
|
$0.68
ZK17.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
€1.00
|
$1.14
ZK30.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
€1.20
|
$0.53
ZK13.99
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$0.56
ZK14.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.85
|
$0.72
ZK19.14
|
|
pay 27.9% less for transportation
Malta
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
€5.33
|
$5.26
ZK139.65
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.21
€27.31
|
$30.62
ZK813.48
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,036.28
€22,471.16
|
$12,371.75
ZK328,661.04
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.88
€20.46
|
$8.73
ZK232.01
|
|
pay 20.6% more for housing
Malta
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.69
€33.37
|
$103.74
ZK2,755.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$914.55
€855.00
|
$274.41
ZK7,289.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$729.88
€682.36
|
$193.01
ZK5,127.27
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$79.58
€74.39
|
$107.59
ZK2,858.12
|
|
pay 6.8% more for childcare
Malta
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$395.67
€369.90
|
$171.24
ZK4,549.06
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,258.81
€7,721.03
|
$14,061.39
ZK373,546.90
|
|
pay 54.2% less for entertainment and sports
Malta
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.10
€2.89
|
$1.22
ZK32.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.48
€2.31
|
$1.81
ZK47.97
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.18
€5.78
|
$2.66
ZK70.58
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.27
€60.09
|
$28.16
ZK747.95
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.29
€9.62
|
$3.06
ZK81.35
|
|
pay 18.1% less for clothing
Malta
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.26
€76.90
|
$44.18
ZK1,173.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.09
€37.48
|
$31.12
ZK826.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.90
€81.24
|
$90.18
ZK2,395.58
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.30
€106.86
|
$105.64
ZK2,806.40
|
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