Cost of living comparison

Syria

compared to

Zambia

Zambia vs. Syria Cost of Living Summary

Zambia is 33.5% more expensive than Syria overall.

Restaurants: pay 19.0% less in Zambia
Groceries: pay 85.5% more in Zambia
Transportation: pay 16.4% more in Zambia
Housing: pay 29.0% more in Zambia
Childcare: pay 4.9 times more in Zambia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 49.3% more in Zambia
Clothing: pay 41.1% less in Zambia

The cost of childcare, groceries, entertainment and sports, housing, and transportation in Zambia are more expensive than in Syria. Expenses including clothing and restaurants are lower in Zambia. Notably, childcare and groceries are significantly more expensive in Zambia.

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Zambia vs. Syria Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Zambia instead of Syria, you would:

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pay 19.0% less for restaurants

	Syria	Zambia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.00 SYP78,012	$5.53 ZMW110.20	-7.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.25 SYP68,260	$5.03 ZMW100.18	-4.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.49 SYP19,370	$0.63 ZMW12.52	-57.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.75 SYP9,728	$0.36 ZMW7.20	-51.7%
Average			-19.0%

Syria vs. Zambia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 85.5% more for groceries

	Syria	Zambia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.57 SYP7,359	$1.18 ZMW23.48	+108.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.66 SYP34,538	$5.15 ZMW102.63	+93.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.45 SYP57,812	$6.37 ZMW126.88	+43.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.06 SYP26,749	$1.77 ZMW35.36	-13.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.58 SYP33,595	$2.87 ZMW57.22	+11.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.48 SYP6,207	$1.11 ZMW22.03	+131.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 SYP9,778	$1.10 ZMW21.94	+46.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.46 SYP6,024	$1.65 ZMW32.94	+256.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 SYP5,036	$0.70 ZMW13.88	+79.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 SYP4,529	$1.16 ZMW23.20	+234.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.37 SYP4,837	$0.83 ZMW16.51	+122.7%
Average			+85.5%

Syria vs. Zambia - Cost of groceries

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pay 16.4% more for transportation

	Syria	Zambia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.74 SYP101K	$5.47 ZMW108.98	-29.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.50 SYP84,513	$50.15 ZMW999.41	+671.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$17,646.72 SYP229M	$7,541.11 ZMW150K	-57.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.26 SYP159K	$14.58 ZMW290.52	+19.0%
Average			+16.4%

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pay 29.0% more for housing

	Syria	Zambia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$33.42 SYP434K	$54.99 ZMW1,095.72	+64.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$234.29 SYP3M	$280.45 ZMW5,588.55	+19.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$104.84 SYP1M	$165.11 ZMW3,290.10	+57.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$72.18 SYP938K	$61.51 ZMW1,225.74	-14.8%
Average			+29.0%

Syria vs. Zambia - Cost of housing

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pay 4.9 times more for childcare

	Syria	Zambia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$58.71 SYP763K	$138.25 ZMW2,754.96	+135.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,608.03 SYP21M	$16,638.36 ZMW332K	+934.7%
Average			+393.6%

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pay 49.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Syria	Zambia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.00 SYP26,004	$1.26 ZMW25.05	-37.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.99 SYP25,927	$2.82 ZMW56.21	+41.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.93 SYP38,086	$3.02 ZMW60.11	+3.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$19.01 SYP247K	$54.67 ZMW1,089.46	+187.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.22 SYP41,839	$6.03 ZMW120.22	+87.5%
Average			+49.3%

Syria vs. Zambia - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 41.1% less for clothing

	Syria	Zambia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.39 SYP538K	$23.28 ZMW463.85	-43.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.79 SYP530K	$15.45 ZMW307.88	-62.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$71.40 SYP928K	$45.19 ZMW900.42	-36.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$81.36 SYP1M	$72.53 ZMW1,445.30	-10.9%
Average			-41.1%

Syria vs. Zambia - Cost of clothing

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