Cost of living comparison
Zambia is 63.9% more expensive than Paraguay.
If you lived in Zambia instead of Paraguay, you would:
pay 17.6% less for restaurants
Paraguay
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.18
₲30,549
|
$3.67
ZK96.12
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.53
₲33,094
|
$3.41
ZK89.12
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
₲7,351
|
$0.88
ZK22.95
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
₲4,290
|
$0.47
ZK12.21
|
|
pay 47.2% more for groceries
Paraguay
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
₲5,225
|
$0.95
ZK24.79
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
₲23,484
|
$4.56
ZK119.16
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.98
₲21,753
|
$5.08
ZK132.81
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.79
₲13,091
|
$1.73
ZK45.24
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.69
₲12,330
|
$1.90
ZK49.58
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
₲6,081
|
$1.13
ZK29.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
₲3,220
|
$0.68
ZK17.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.52
₲3,800
|
$1.14
ZK29.73
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
₲4,572
|
$0.53
ZK13.78
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
₲2,563
|
$0.56
ZK14.56
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
₲2,436
|
$0.72
ZK18.84
|
|
pay 2.3% more for transportation
Paraguay
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.19
₲30,625
|
$5.26
ZK137.51
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.43
₲171,073
|
$30.62
ZK801.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,340.40
₲112,011,897
|
$12,371.75
ZK323,616.29
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.04
₲87,878
|
$8.73
ZK228.45
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Paraguay
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.67
₲150,915
|
$103.74
ZK2,713.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$339.07
₲2,475,815
|
$274.41
ZK7,177.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.13
₲1,585,421
|
$193.01
ZK5,048.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.32
₲316,344
|
$107.59
ZK2,814.25
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for childcare
Paraguay
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.19
₲1,140,485
|
$171.24
ZK4,479.23
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,231.33
₲16,292,640
|
$14,061.39
ZK367,813.17
|
|
pay 3.2% less for entertainment and sports
Paraguay
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.19
₲8,655
|
$1.22
ZK31.98
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.09
₲15,251
|
$1.81
ZK47.23
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.88
₲13,747
|
$2.66
ZK69.49
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.67
₲209,362
|
$28.16
ZK736.47
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.58
₲40,732
|
$3.06
ZK80.10
|
|
pay 18.8% more for clothing
Paraguay
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.87
₲283,848
|
$44.18
ZK1,155.63
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.15
₲227,418
|
$31.12
ZK814.14
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.77
₲545,977
|
$90.18
ZK2,358.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.96
₲547,331
|
$105.64
ZK2,763.32
|
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