Cost of living comparison
Zambia is 2.7% cheaper than Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
If you lived in Zambia instead of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, you would:
pay 65.6% less for restaurants
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.10
EC$30.00
|
$3.67
ZK94.14
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.18
EC$27.50
|
$3.41
ZK87.29
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$0.88
ZK22.48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.97
EC$5.33
|
$0.47
ZK11.96
|
|
pay 51.6% less for groceries
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.77
EC$4.79
|
$0.95
ZK24.28
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.24
EC$22.26
|
$4.56
ZK116.71
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.80
EC$26.50
|
$5.08
ZK130.08
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.60
EC$9.72
|
$1.73
ZK44.31
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.67
EC$7.20
|
$1.90
ZK48.56
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.18
EC$8.59
|
$1.13
ZK28.87
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
EC$2.48
|
$0.68
ZK17.29
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.47
EC$12.07
|
$1.14
ZK29.12
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.02
EC$5.45
|
$0.53
ZK13.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
EC$4.31
|
$0.56
ZK14.26
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.26
EC$3.40
|
$0.72
ZK18.46
|
|
pay 59.7% less for transportation
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$14.01
EC$37.85
|
$5.26
ZK134.68
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$59.20
EC$160.00
|
$30.62
ZK784.51
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,376.83
EC$87,500.00
|
$12,371.75
ZK316,954.83
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.90
EC$70.00
|
$8.73
ZK223.75
|
|
pay 42.5% more for housing
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.10
EC$130.00
|
$103.74
ZK2,657.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$351.52
EC$950.00
|
$274.41
ZK7,030.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$254.39
EC$687.50
|
$193.01
ZK4,944.64
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.76
EC$145.29
|
$107.59
ZK2,756.32
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$148.01
EC$400.00
|
$171.24
ZK4,387.03
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,330.19
EC$9,000.00
|
$14,061.39
ZK360,241.94
|
|
pay 27.4% less for entertainment and sports
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.59
EC$7.00
|
$1.22
ZK31.32
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$1.81
ZK46.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
$2.66
ZK68.06
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.29
EC$73.75
|
$28.16
ZK721.31
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
$3.06
ZK78.45
|
|
pay 26.1% less for clothing
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.48
EC$204.00
|
$44.18
ZK1,131.85
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$70.30
EC$190.00
|
$31.12
ZK797.38
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.51
EC$250.00
|
$90.18
ZK2,310.25
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
$105.64
ZK2,706.44
|
|
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