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Zambia vs. Tajikistan Cost of Living Summary

Zambia is 50.7% more expensive than Tajikistan overall.

Restaurants: pay 16.1% less in Zambia
Groceries: pay 44.8% more in Zambia
Transportation: pay 2.2 times more in Zambia
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Zambia
Childcare: pay 76.5% more in Zambia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 21.9% more in Zambia
Clothing: pay 2.0% less in Zambia

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

Zambia vs. Tajikistan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 16.1% less for restaurants

	Tajikistan	Zambia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.09 TJS55.86	$7.35 ZMW169.30	+20.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.60 TJS78.93	$3.72 ZMW85.60	-56.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.56 TJS5.18	$0.49 ZMW11.29	-13.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 TJS2.81	$0.26 ZMW5.97	-15.3%
Average			-16.1%

Tajikistan vs. Zambia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 44.8% more for groceries

	Tajikistan	Zambia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 TJS5.03	$0.77 ZMW17.67	+39.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.82 TJS53.43	$3.76 ZMW86.62	-35.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.96 TJS36.37	$4.89 ZMW112.63	+23.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.72 TJS15.79	$1.53 ZMW35.31	-10.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.75 TJS16.03	$1.78 ZMW41.08	+2.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.70 TJS6.42	$0.90 ZMW20.64	+28.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.18 TJS10.87	$0.73 ZMW16.77	-38.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.92 TJS8.46	$1.22 ZMW28.16	+32.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 TJS4.05	$0.50 ZMW11.50	+13.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.29 TJS2.63	$0.89 ZMW20.40	+208.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.20 TJS1.86	$0.67 ZMW15.41	+229.8%
Average			+44.8%

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pay 2.2 times more for transportation

	Tajikistan	Zambia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.06 TJS37.29	$4.58 ZMW105.38	+12.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.59 TJS97.15	$38.52 ZMW886.94	+263.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$11,647.15 TJS106,861.98	$8,004.53 ZMW184,318.08	-31.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.60 TJS33.03	$11.53 ZMW265.57	+220.4%
Average			+116.4%

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Tajikistan	Zambia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.59 TJS179.72	$118.37 ZMW2,725.66	+504.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$370.61 TJS3,400.36	$176.52 ZMW4,064.71	-52.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$239.79 TJS2,200.10	$115.74 ZMW2,665.01	-51.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$34.50 TJS316.53	$52.70 ZMW1,213.60	+52.8%
Average			+113.2%

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pay 76.5% more for childcare

	Tajikistan	Zambia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$95.29 TJS874.33	$176.79 ZMW4,070.88	+85.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,972.94 TJS63,976.32	$11,677.88 ZMW268,903.36	+67.5%
Average			+76.5%

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pay 21.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Tajikistan	Zambia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.06 TJS9.71	$0.98 ZMW22.49	-7.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.50 TJS13.76	$2.05 ZMW47.14	+36.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.65 TJS24.29	$3.67 ZMW84.61	+38.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.89 TJS310.93	$50.47 ZMW1,162.12	+48.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.50 TJS41.29	$4.18 ZMW96.36	-7.0%
Average			+21.9%

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pay 2.0% less for clothing

	Tajikistan	Zambia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$26.45 TJS242.67	$18.93 ZMW435.83	-28.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$33.67 TJS308.93	$16.99 ZMW391.23	-49.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$60.88 TJS558.60	$84.33 ZMW1,941.82	+38.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$55.59 TJS510.02	$73.12 ZMW1,683.80	+31.5%
Average			-2.0%

Tajikistan vs. Zambia - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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