Cost of living comparison
Argentina is 2.2% cheaper than Zambia.
If you lived in Argentina instead of Zambia, you would:
pay 60.5% more for restaurants
Zambia
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.67
ZK97.62
|
$6.95
$6,078.71
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.41
ZK90.51
|
$4.91
$4,296.24
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
ZK23.31
|
$1.18
$1,028.46
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
ZK12.40
|
$0.81
$711.27
|
|
pay 22.1% less for groceries
Zambia
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.95
ZK25.18
|
$1.16
$1,012.69
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.56
ZK121.02
|
$3.30
$2,884.53
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.08
ZK134.88
|
$3.02
$2,638.26
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
ZK45.94
|
$1.48
$1,293.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.90
ZK50.36
|
$1.86
$1,628.12
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
ZK29.94
|
$0.70
$614.85
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
ZK17.93
|
$0.61
$531.43
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
ZK30.19
|
$0.48
$417.23
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
ZK13.99
|
$0.61
$536.66
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
ZK14.79
|
$0.31
$274.67
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
ZK19.14
|
$0.37
$324.94
|
|
pay 6.0% more for transportation
Zambia
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.26
ZK139.65
|
$3.41
$2,979.56
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.62
ZK813.48
|
$19.26
$16,837.36
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,371.75
ZK328,661.04
|
$24,101.65
$21,069,312.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.73
ZK232.01
|
$8.86
$7,741.19
|
|
pay 40.8% less for housing
Zambia
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$103.74
ZK2,755.92
|
$21.98
$19,211.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$274.41
ZK7,289.81
|
$237.02
$207,198.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$193.01
ZK5,127.27
|
$180.77
$158,027.21
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.59
ZK2,858.12
|
$38.32
$33,495.38
|
|
pay 49.1% less for childcare
Zambia
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$171.24
ZK4,549.06
|
$116.37
$101,727.11
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,061.39
ZK373,546.90
|
$4,756.21
$4,157,807.58
|
|
pay 4.7% more for entertainment and sports
Zambia
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.22
ZK32.48
|
$1.80
$1,573.39
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
ZK47.97
|
$1.63
$1,428.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.66
ZK70.58
|
$1.91
$1,670.64
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.16
ZK747.95
|
$22.57
$19,730.83
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.06
ZK81.35
|
$4.09
$3,574.66
|
|
pay 25.7% more for clothing
Zambia
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.18
ZK1,173.65
|
$59.01
$51,588.35
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.12
ZK826.83
|
$50.10
$43,796.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.18
ZK2,395.58
|
$112.10
$97,993.39
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.64
ZK2,806.40
|
$88.63
$77,475.49
|
|
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