Cost of living comparison
Zambia is 5.9% cheaper than Seychelles.
If you lived in Zambia instead of Seychelles, you would:
pay 67.7% less for restaurants
Seychelles
|
Zambia
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.31
SCR167.82
|
$3.67
ZMW98.85
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.67
SCR90.93
|
$3.41
ZMW91.65
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.58
SCR48.82
|
$0.88
ZMW23.60
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.96
SCR26.78
|
$0.47
ZMW12.55
|
|
pay 13.3% less for groceries
Seychelles
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.71
SCR23.28
|
$0.95
ZMW25.50
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.81
SCR147.29
|
$4.56
ZMW122.54
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.07
SCR82.75
|
$5.08
ZMW136.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.77
SCR37.71
|
$1.73
ZMW46.52
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.87
SCR25.49
|
$1.90
ZMW50.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
SCR18.53
|
$1.13
ZMW30.31
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.28
SCR17.43
|
$0.68
ZMW18.16
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
SCR7.47
|
$1.14
ZMW30.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.42
SCR32.96
|
$0.53
ZMW14.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
SCR7.99
|
$0.56
ZMW14.97
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
SCR6.61
|
$0.72
ZMW19.38
|
|
pay 16.0% less for transportation
Seychelles
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.99
SCR67.95
|
$5.26
ZMW141.40
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.35
SCR277.36
|
$30.62
ZMW823.71
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,561.80
SCR334,762.01
|
$12,371.75
ZMW332,791.99
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.32
SCR399.56
|
$8.73
ZMW234.93
|
|
pay 35.7% less for housing
Seychelles
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$123.39
SCR1,681.71
|
$103.74
ZMW2,790.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$815.01
SCR11,108.11
|
$274.41
ZMW7,381.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$817.50
SCR11,141.97
|
$193.01
ZMW5,191.71
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$92.92
SCR1,266.47
|
$107.59
ZMW2,894.04
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
Seychelles
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$187.50
SCR2,555.46
|
$171.24
ZMW4,606.23
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,304.21
SCR45,034.27
|
$14,061.39
ZMW378,242.01
|
|
pay 64.4% less for entertainment and sports
Seychelles
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.66
SCR49.90
|
$1.22
ZMW32.89
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.24
SCR57.76
|
$1.81
ZMW48.57
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.04
SCR150.43
|
$2.66
ZMW71.47
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$70.83
SCR965.30
|
$28.16
ZMW757.36
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.06
SCR109.92
|
$3.06
ZMW82.37
|
|
pay 2.4% less for clothing
Seychelles
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.46
SCR605.98
|
$44.18
ZMW1,188.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$63.25
SCR862.09
|
$31.12
ZMW837.23
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.18
SCR1,147.27
|
$90.18
ZMW2,425.69
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.50
SCR1,069.96
|
$105.64
ZMW2,841.67
|
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