Cost of living comparison
Zambia is 30.6% more expensive than South Africa.
If you lived in Zambia instead of South Africa, you would:
pay 23.3% less for restaurants
South Africa
|
Zambia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.74
R149.39
|
$3.67
ZK94.14
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.92
R75.70
|
$3.41
ZK87.29
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
R16.78
|
$0.88
ZK22.48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
R12.56
|
$0.47
ZK11.96
|
|
pay 33.7% more for groceries
South Africa
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.82
R15.79
|
$0.95
ZK24.28
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.09
R59.71
|
$4.56
ZK116.71
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.51
R67.73
|
$5.08
ZK130.08
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.71
R33.07
|
$1.73
ZK44.31
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.85
R35.66
|
$1.90
ZK48.56
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
R11.80
|
$1.13
ZK28.87
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
R10.98
|
$0.68
ZK17.29
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
R11.41
|
$1.14
ZK29.12
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
R11.30
|
$0.53
ZK13.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
R9.00
|
$0.56
ZK14.26
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
R8.97
|
$0.72
ZK18.46
|
|
pay 6.8% less for transportation
South Africa
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
R89.70
|
$5.26
ZK134.68
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.67
R784.74
|
$30.62
ZK784.51
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,011.69
R347,532.29
|
$12,371.75
ZK316,954.83
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.53
R145.35
|
$8.73
ZK223.75
|
|
pay 22.8% more for housing
South Africa
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.06
R927.24
|
$103.74
ZK2,657.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$341.02
R6,579.99
|
$274.41
ZK7,030.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$317.79
R6,131.72
|
$193.01
ZK4,944.64
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$80.15
R1,546.48
|
$107.59
ZK2,756.32
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
South Africa
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$157.19
R3,032.90
|
$171.24
ZK4,387.03
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,082.89
R59,483.77
|
$14,061.39
ZK360,241.94
|
|
pay 13.6% less for entertainment and sports
South Africa
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.70
R32.72
|
$1.22
ZK31.32
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
R32.30
|
$1.81
ZK46.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.56
R49.46
|
$2.66
ZK68.06
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.74
R593.07
|
$28.16
ZK721.31
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.40
R104.14
|
$3.06
ZK78.45
|
|
pay 19.1% more for clothing
South Africa
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.19
R833.28
|
$44.18
ZK1,131.85
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.96
R520.13
|
$31.12
ZK797.38
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.72
R1,557.41
|
$90.18
ZK2,310.25
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.81
R1,385.56
|
$105.64
ZK2,706.44
|
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