Cost of living comparison
Zambia is 2.5 times more expensive than Somalia.
If you lived in Zambia instead of Somalia, you would:
pay 2.6% more for restaurants
Somalia
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.00
SOS2,280
|
$3.67
ZMW98.85
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
SOS2,850
|
$3.41
ZMW91.65
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
SOS356
|
$0.88
ZMW23.60
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
SOS242
|
$0.47
ZMW12.55
|
|
pay 7.9% more for groceries
Somalia
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
SOS663
|
$0.95
ZMW25.50
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.48
SOS1,413
|
$4.56
ZMW122.54
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.32
SOS3,034
|
$5.08
ZMW136.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.27
SOS1,292
|
$1.73
ZMW46.52
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.89
SOS1,076
|
$1.90
ZMW50.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.68
SOS959
|
$1.13
ZMW30.31
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
SOS379
|
$0.68
ZMW18.16
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.27
SOS724
|
$1.14
ZMW30.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
SOS238
|
$0.53
ZMW14.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
SOS273
|
$0.56
ZMW14.97
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
SOS275
|
$0.72
ZMW19.38
|
|
pay 11.9% more for transportation
Somalia
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.85
SOS2,193
|
$5.26
ZMW141.40
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$42.50
SOS24,221
|
$30.62
ZMW823.71
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,375.00
SOS4,773,056
|
$12,371.75
ZMW332,791.99
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.60
SOS5,471
|
$8.73
ZMW234.93
|
|
pay 91.3% more for housing
Somalia
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.00
SOS23,367
|
$103.74
ZMW2,790.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$197.57
SOS112,599
|
$274.41
ZMW7,381.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$86.54
SOS49,322
|
$193.01
ZMW5,191.71
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.50
SOS40,749
|
$107.59
ZMW2,894.04
|
|
pay 9.1 times more for childcare
Somalia
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$51.88
SOS29,564
|
$171.24
ZMW4,606.23
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$950.00
SOS541,421
|
$14,061.39
ZMW378,242.01
|
|
pay 0.2% more for entertainment and sports
Somalia
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
SOS4,559
|
$1.22
ZMW32.89
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.12
SOS638
|
$1.81
ZMW48.57
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.93
SOS1,097
|
$2.66
ZMW71.47
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.62
SOS14,604
|
$28.16
ZMW757.36
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
SOS2,280
|
$3.06
ZMW82.37
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for clothing
Somalia
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.04
SOS10,282
|
$44.18
ZMW1,188.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.50
SOS11,683
|
$31.12
ZMW837.23
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$21.33
SOS12,158
|
$90.18
ZMW2,425.69
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$51.17
SOS29,161
|
$105.64
ZMW2,841.67
|
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