Cost of living comparison
Zambia is 27.8% cheaper than Saint Kitts and Nevis.
If you lived in Zambia instead of Saint Kitts and Nevis, you would:
pay 62.7% less for restaurants
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.95
EC$35.00
|
$3.67
ZK97.62
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.98
EC$37.77
|
$3.41
ZK90.51
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.86
EC$5.02
|
$0.88
ZK23.31
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
EC$2.57
|
$0.47
ZK12.40
|
|
pay 30.2% less for groceries
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.07
EC$10.99
|
$0.95
ZK25.18
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.51
EC$14.88
|
$4.56
ZK121.02
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.66
EC$36.91
|
$5.08
ZK134.88
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.33
EC$14.40
|
$1.73
ZK45.94
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.74
EC$12.80
|
$1.90
ZK50.36
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.01
EC$2.72
|
$1.13
ZK29.94
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$0.68
ZK17.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
$1.14
ZK30.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.63
EC$4.40
|
$0.53
ZK13.99
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
EC$1.36
|
$0.56
ZK14.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
EC$1.93
|
$0.72
ZK19.14
|
|
pay 43.2% less for transportation
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
$5.26
ZK139.65
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$30.62
ZK813.48
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$12,371.75
ZK328,661.04
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$8.73
ZK232.01
|
|
pay 4.3% more for housing
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.65
EC$145.00
|
$103.74
ZK2,755.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$610.53
EC$1,650.00
|
$274.41
ZK7,289.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$370.02
EC$1,000.00
|
$193.01
ZK5,127.27
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.89
EC$229.41
|
$107.59
ZK2,858.12
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$171.24
ZK4,549.06
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$14,061.39
ZK373,546.90
|
pay 54.4% less for entertainment and sports
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$1.22
ZK32.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$1.81
ZK47.97
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
$2.66
ZK70.58
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$92.51
EC$250.00
|
$28.16
ZK747.95
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$3.06
ZK81.35
|
|
pay 19.4% more for clothing
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$44.18
ZK1,173.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$31.12
ZK826.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$90.18
ZK2,395.58
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$105.64
ZK2,806.40
|
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