Cost of living comparison
Zambia is 24.0% more expensive than Thailand.
If you lived in Zambia instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 25.0% more for restaurants
Thailand
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.08
฿75.27
|
$3.67
ZK96.12
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.66
฿204.50
|
$3.41
ZK89.12
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
฿24.14
|
$0.88
ZK22.95
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
฿12.79
|
$0.47
ZK12.21
|
|
pay 7.5% more for groceries
Thailand
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
฿53.64
|
$0.95
ZK24.79
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.99
฿288.99
|
$4.56
ZK119.16
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.46
฿233.50
|
$5.08
ZK132.81
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
฿63.15
|
$1.73
ZK45.24
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.07
฿38.72
|
$1.90
ZK49.58
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
฿43.56
|
$1.13
ZK29.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
฿18.23
|
$0.68
ZK17.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
฿28.63
|
$1.14
ZK29.73
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
฿21.33
|
$0.53
ZK13.78
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
฿22.33
|
$0.56
ZK14.56
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
฿16.62
|
$0.72
ZK18.84
|
|
pay 7.3% less for transportation
Thailand
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.57
฿165.21
|
$5.26
ZK137.51
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.32
฿879.32
|
$30.62
ZK801.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,287.73
฿1,131,392.23
|
$12,371.75
ZK323,616.29
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.68
฿350.10
|
$8.73
ZK228.45
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Thailand
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.10
฿618.33
|
$103.74
ZK2,713.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$290.79
฿10,515.29
|
$274.41
ZK7,177.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.49
฿7,502.89
|
$193.01
ZK5,048.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.43
฿1,787.42
|
$107.59
ZK2,814.25
|
|
pay 3.4% less for childcare
Thailand
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$334.45
฿12,094.15
|
$171.24
ZK4,479.23
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,908.05
฿358,283.94
|
$14,061.39
ZK367,813.17
|
|
pay 31.0% less for entertainment and sports
Thailand
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.90
฿68.65
|
$1.22
ZK31.98
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.94
฿70.31
|
$1.81
ZK47.23
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.61
฿130.65
|
$2.66
ZK69.49
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.07
฿1,701.96
|
$28.16
ZK736.47
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
฿203.67
|
$3.06
ZK80.10
|
|
pay 24.0% more for clothing
Thailand
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.39
฿1,460.58
|
$44.18
ZK1,155.63
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.03
฿977.42
|
$31.12
ZK814.14
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.02
฿2,965.94
|
$90.18
ZK2,358.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.30
฿2,361.17
|
$105.64
ZK2,763.32
|
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