Cost of living comparison
Zambia is 40.0% cheaper than United Kingdom.
If you lived in Zambia instead of United Kingdom, you would:
pay 64.5% less for restaurants
United Kingdom
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Zambia
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.07
£13.84
|
$5.15
ZMW136.99
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.96
£6.86
|
$3.43
ZMW91.27
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.14
£1.64
|
$0.98
ZMW25.97
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.52
£1.17
|
$0.45
ZMW11.93
|
|
pay 15.5% less for groceries
United Kingdom
|
Zambia
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.46
£1.12
|
$0.80
ZMW21.31
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.24
£3.25
|
$3.95
ZMW104.89
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.75
£4.41
|
$4.90
ZMW130.19
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.68
£2.82
|
$2.42
ZMW64.20
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.66
£2.81
|
$1.79
ZMW47.48
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
£0.92
|
$1.13
ZMW30.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
£0.51
|
$0.71
ZMW18.88
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.22
£0.94
|
$1.21
ZMW32.09
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
£1.08
|
$0.62
ZMW16.52
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.48
|
$0.73
ZMW19.48
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
£0.46
|
$0.73
ZMW19.51
|
|
pay 48.9% less for transportation
United Kingdom
|
Zambia
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.22
£5.53
|
$5.05
ZMW134.24
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$94.64
£72.52
|
$37.04
ZMW984.34
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,464.66
£25,641.46
|
$8,004.53
ZMW212,744.97
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.98
£13.01
|
$12.13
ZMW322.38
|
|
pay 14.4% more for housing
United Kingdom
|
Zambia
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.59
£28.81
|
$144.44
ZMW3,838.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,224.35
£938.13
|
$262.56
ZMW6,978.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$974.65
£746.80
|
$159.59
ZMW4,241.55
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$234.45
£179.64
|
$83.50
ZMW2,219.32
|
|
pay 79.8% less for childcare
United Kingdom
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,426.61
£1,093.11
|
$111.30
ZMW2,958.26
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,036.83
£13,820.27
|
$5,884.51
ZMW156,398.94
|
|
pay 58.5% less for entertainment and sports
United Kingdom
|
Zambia
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.42
£4.15
|
$1.02
ZMW27.22
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.93
£3.01
|
$2.19
ZMW58.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.35
£12.53
|
$2.57
ZMW68.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.82
£33.57
|
$40.66
ZMW1,080.55
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.87
£9.86
|
$3.12
ZMW82.82
|
|
pay 27.3% less for clothing
United Kingdom
|
Zambia
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.61
£58.70
|
$24.53
ZMW651.94
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.64
£30.37
|
$26.26
ZMW697.89
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.51
£69.35
|
$90.18
ZMW2,396.72
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.66
£72.53
|
$87.89
ZMW2,336.02
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