Cost of living comparison
Zambia is 1.5% cheaper than Senegal.
If you lived in Zambia instead of Senegal, you would:
pay 46.2% less for restaurants
Senegal
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
$3.67
ZMW97.95
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
$3.41
ZMW90.82
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
F CFA657
|
$0.88
ZMW23.39
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
F CFA586
|
$0.47
ZMW12.44
|
|
pay 1.8% more for groceries
Senegal
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
F CFA359
|
$0.95
ZMW25.26
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.20
F CFA3,800
|
$4.56
ZMW121.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.61
F CFA4,665
|
$5.08
ZMW135.34
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.22
F CFA1,362
|
$1.73
ZMW46.10
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.84
F CFA2,968
|
$1.90
ZMW50.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.02
F CFA626
|
$1.13
ZMW30.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
F CFA393
|
$0.68
ZMW17.99
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
F CFA556
|
$1.14
ZMW30.30
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
F CFA379
|
$0.53
ZMW14.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
F CFA314
|
$0.56
ZMW14.84
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
F CFA265
|
$0.72
ZMW19.20
|
|
pay 23.5% less for transportation
Senegal
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.26
F CFA3,221
|
$5.26
ZMW140.12
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.95
F CFA12,838
|
$30.62
ZMW816.24
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,655.66
F CFA16,945,539
|
$12,371.75
ZMW329,776.44
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.63
F CFA13,865
|
$8.73
ZMW232.80
|
|
pay 5.7% more for housing
Senegal
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.86
F CFA29,328
|
$103.74
ZMW2,765.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$820.04
F CFA502,463
|
$274.41
ZMW7,314.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$465.09
F CFA284,976
|
$193.01
ZMW5,144.67
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$82.00
F CFA50,241
|
$107.59
ZMW2,867.82
|
|
pay 73.6% more for childcare
Senegal
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$246.76
F CFA151,198
|
$171.24
ZMW4,564.49
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,061.82
F CFA3,101,547
|
$14,061.39
ZMW374,814.63
|
|
pay 25.3% less for entertainment and sports
Senegal
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.51
F CFA1,540
|
$1.22
ZMW32.59
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.64
F CFA2,228
|
$1.81
ZMW48.13
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
F CFA822
|
$2.66
ZMW70.82
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.56
F CFA42,621
|
$28.16
ZMW750.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
$3.06
ZMW81.62
|
|
pay 3.6% more for clothing
Senegal
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.64
F CFA32,864
|
$44.18
ZMW1,177.63
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.32
F CFA22,252
|
$31.12
ZMW829.64
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.53
F CFA51,180
|
$90.18
ZMW2,403.71
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.26
F CFA46,729
|
$105.64
ZMW2,815.92
|
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