Cost of living comparison
Zambia is 44.8% cheaper than Singapore.
If you lived in Zambia instead of Singapore, you would:
pay 50.9% less for restaurants
Singapore
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.52
$10.25
|
$3.67
ZK97.62
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.77
$9.22
|
$3.41
ZK90.51
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
$2.16
|
$0.88
ZK23.31
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
$1.52
|
$0.47
ZK12.40
|
|
pay 46.4% less for groceries
Singapore
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.08
$2.83
|
$0.95
ZK25.18
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.38
$12.78
|
$4.56
ZK121.02
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.93
$14.89
|
$5.08
ZK134.88
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.96
$4.03
|
$1.73
ZK45.94
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.13
$5.62
|
$1.90
ZK50.36
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.77
$2.41
|
$1.13
ZK29.94
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.23
$1.68
|
$0.68
ZK17.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.77
$2.41
|
$1.14
ZK30.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.37
$1.87
|
$0.53
ZK13.99
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
$1.42
|
$0.56
ZK14.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
$1.41
|
$0.72
ZK19.14
|
|
pay 50.2% less for transportation
Singapore
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.83
$12.03
|
$5.26
ZK139.65
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$96.26
$131.16
|
$30.62
ZK813.48
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$112,798.92
$153,699.80
|
$12,371.75
ZK328,661.04
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.02
$12.30
|
$8.73
ZK232.01
|
|
pay 2.9% less for housing
Singapore
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.32
$49.49
|
$103.74
ZK2,755.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$3,603.58
$4,910.24
|
$274.41
ZK7,289.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,425.90
$3,305.53
|
$193.01
ZK5,127.27
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$123.15
$167.80
|
$107.59
ZK2,858.12
|
|
pay 67.5% less for childcare
Singapore
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,261.73
$1,719.23
|
$171.24
ZK4,549.06
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$27,366.80
$37,290.01
|
$14,061.39
ZK373,546.90
|
|
pay 73.7% less for entertainment and sports
Singapore
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.52
$10.25
|
$1.22
ZK32.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.69
$6.39
|
$1.81
ZK47.97
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.28
$15.37
|
$2.66
ZK70.58
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$113.03
$154.02
|
$28.16
ZK747.95
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.90
$14.86
|
$3.06
ZK81.35
|
|
pay 21.9% less for clothing
Singapore
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$74.80
$101.92
|
$44.18
ZK1,173.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.62
$56.71
|
$31.12
ZK826.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.10
$145.94
|
$90.18
ZK2,395.58
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.86
$152.43
|
$105.64
ZK2,806.40
|
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