Cost of living comparison
Zambia is 60.3% cheaper than Monaco.
If you lived in Zambia instead of Monaco, you would:
pay 84.4% less for restaurants
Monaco
|
Zambia
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$41.23
€38.29
|
$3.67
ZMW98.85
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.44
€9.70
|
$3.41
ZMW91.65
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$5.94
€5.51
|
$0.88
ZMW23.60
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$7.70
€7.15
|
$0.47
ZMW12.55
|
|
pay 45.8% less for groceries
Monaco
|
Zambia
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.80
€3.53
|
$0.95
ZMW25.50
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.72
€9.95
|
$4.56
ZMW122.54
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.50
€7.89
|
$5.08
ZMW136.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.29
€3.98
|
$1.73
ZMW46.52
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.64
€6.17
|
$1.90
ZMW50.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.33
€1.23
|
$1.13
ZMW30.31
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.99
€1.85
|
$0.68
ZMW18.16
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.66
|
$1.14
ZMW30.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.87
€1.74
|
$0.53
ZMW14.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.37
€1.27
|
$0.56
ZMW14.97
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.39
€1.29
|
$0.72
ZMW19.38
|
|
pay 38.0% less for transportation
Monaco
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.27
€7.68
|
$5.26
ZMW141.40
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.21
€35.48
|
$30.62
ZMW823.71
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,988.99
€20,420.08
|
$12,371.75
ZMW332,791.99
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.25
€16.95
|
$8.73
ZMW234.93
|
|
pay 61.7% less for housing
Monaco
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$107.38
€99.72
|
$103.74
ZMW2,790.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$5,818.99
€5,403.81
|
$274.41
ZMW7,381.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$4,384.68
€4,071.83
|
$193.01
ZMW5,191.71
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$226.60
€210.43
|
$107.59
ZMW2,894.04
|
|
pay 61.0% less for childcare
Monaco
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$3,518.24
€3,267.21
|
$171.24
ZMW4,606.23
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$19,240.37
€17,867.57
|
$14,061.39
ZMW378,242.01
|
|
pay 79.1% less for entertainment and sports
Monaco
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.80
€8.17
|
$1.22
ZMW32.89
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.42
€4.11
|
$1.81
ZMW48.57
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.09
€11.23
|
$2.66
ZMW71.47
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$604.70
€561.55
|
$28.16
ZMW757.36
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.25
|
$3.06
ZMW82.37
|
|
pay 51.8% less for clothing
Monaco
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$142.47
€132.31
|
$44.18
ZMW1,188.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.03
€36.25
|
$31.12
ZMW837.23
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$149.66
€138.98
|
$90.18
ZMW2,425.69
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$481.56
€447.20
|
$105.64
ZMW2,841.67
|
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