Cost of living comparison
Zambia is 18.6% more expensive than Yemen.
If you lived in Zambia instead of Yemen, you would:
pay 37.4% less for restaurants
Yemen
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.66
YER1,667
|
$3.67
ZK94.14
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.82
YER2,209
|
$3.41
ZK87.29
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
YER297
|
$0.88
ZK22.48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
YER141
|
$0.47
ZK11.96
|
|
pay 33.2% less for groceries
Yemen
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.39
YER348
|
$0.95
ZK24.28
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.42
YER857
|
$4.56
ZK116.71
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.58
YER2,148
|
$5.08
ZK130.08
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.60
YER900
|
$1.73
ZK44.31
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.51
YER1,128
|
$1.90
ZK48.56
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.61
YER653
|
$1.13
ZK28.87
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
YER181
|
$0.68
ZK17.29
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.14
YER536
|
$1.14
ZK29.12
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
YER276
|
$0.53
ZK13.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
YER236
|
$0.56
ZK14.26
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
YER208
|
$0.72
ZK18.46
|
|
pay 35.4% less for transportation
Yemen
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.63
YER1,910
|
$5.26
ZK134.68
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$60.75
YER15,210
|
$30.62
ZK784.51
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,651.76
YER2,666,667
|
$12,371.75
ZK316,954.83
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$38.18
YER9,559
|
$8.73
ZK223.75
|
|
pay 60.1% more for housing
Yemen
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.56
YER11,907
|
$103.74
ZK2,657.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$277.44
YER69,456
|
$274.41
ZK7,030.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$188.93
YER47,298
|
$193.01
ZK4,944.64
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$48.61
YER12,169
|
$107.59
ZK2,756.32
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
Yemen
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$80.78
YER20,223
|
$171.24
ZK4,387.03
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,233.72
YER809,562
|
$14,061.39
ZK360,241.94
|
|
pay 41.6% less for entertainment and sports
Yemen
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.35
YER589
|
$1.22
ZK31.32
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.06
YER766
|
$1.81
ZK46.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.16
YER1,042
|
$2.66
ZK68.06
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.31
YER14,348
|
$28.16
ZK721.31
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.50
YER1,126
|
$3.06
ZK78.45
|
|
pay 5.6% less for clothing
Yemen
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.92
YER15,000
|
$44.18
ZK1,131.85
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$78.57
YER19,669
|
$31.12
ZK797.38
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.63
YER17,934
|
$90.18
ZK2,310.25
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.25
YER19,090
|
$105.64
ZK2,706.44
|
|
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