Cost of living comparison
Zambia is 88.3% more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in Zambia instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 67.1% more for restaurants
|
Vietnam
|
Zambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.84
₫45,480
|
$5.15
ZMW136.25
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.33
₫107,270
|
$3.43
ZMW90.78
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
₫13,578
|
$0.98
ZMW25.82
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
₫8,540
|
$0.45
ZMW11.86
|
|
pay 28.6% more for groceries
|
Vietnam
|
Zambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.88
₫21,881
|
$0.80
ZMW21.19
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.02
₫149,006
|
$3.95
ZMW104.32
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.38
₫133,333
|
$4.90
ZMW129.48
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.49
₫36,922
|
$2.42
ZMW63.85
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.52
₫37,574
|
$1.79
ZMW47.22
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
₫31,323
|
$1.13
ZMW29.87
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
₫10,894
|
$0.71
ZMW18.78
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
₫15,706
|
$1.21
ZMW31.91
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
₫10,330
|
$0.62
ZMW16.43
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,228
|
$0.73
ZMW19.37
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,186
|
$0.73
ZMW19.40
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
|
Vietnam
|
Zambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
₫86,165
|
$5.05
ZMW133.51
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$6.87
₫170,055
|
$37.04
ZMW978.96
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,303.88
₫849,632,054
|
$8,004.53
ZMW211,583.39
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.70
₫141,126
|
$12.13
ZMW320.62
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for housing
|
Vietnam
|
Zambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.95
₫221,794
|
$144.44
ZMW3,817.96
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$304.25
₫7,535,517
|
$262.56
ZMW6,940.32
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$210.52
₫5,214,187
|
$159.59
ZMW4,218.40
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.00
₫1,065,104
|
$83.50
ZMW2,207.20
|
|
pay 49.2% less for childcare
|
Vietnam
|
Zambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.34
₫5,259,121
|
$111.30
ZMW2,942.11
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,971.85
₫296,516,453
|
$5,884.51
ZMW155,545.01
|
|
pay 47.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Vietnam
|
Zambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.89
₫22,078
|
$1.02
ZMW27.07
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
₫38,727
|
$2.19
ZMW58.01
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.19
₫29,364
|
$2.57
ZMW68.01
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.79
₫564,517
|
$40.66
ZMW1,074.65
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.60
₫89,119
|
$3.12
ZMW82.36
|
|
pay 1.4% more for clothing
|
Vietnam
|
Zambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.72
₫711,451
|
$24.53
ZMW648.38
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.06
₫571,201
|
$26.26
ZMW694.08
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.55
₫2,019,786
|
$90.18
ZMW2,383.63
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.83
₫2,274,533
|
$87.89
ZMW2,323.26
|
|
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