Cost of living comparison

Zambia

compared to

Armenia

Armenia vs. Zambia Cost of Living Summary

Armenia is 32.7% more expensive than Zambia overall.

Restaurants: pay 99.0% more in Armenia
Groceries: pay 36.5% less in Armenia
Transportation: pay 26.7% more in Armenia
Housing: pay 83.4% more in Armenia
Childcare: pay 17.3% more in Armenia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.6% more in Armenia
Clothing: pay 99.9% more in Armenia

The cost of clothing, restaurants, housing, transportation, childcare, and entertainment and sports in Armenia are more expensive than in Zambia. Notably, clothing, restaurants, and housing are significantly more expensive in Armenia.

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Armenia vs. Zambia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Armenia instead of Zambia, you would:

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pay 99.0% more for restaurants

	Zambia	Armenia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.53 ZMW110.20	$12.32 AMD4,462.13	+122.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.03 ZMW100.18	$9.80 AMD3,547.08	+94.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.63 ZMW12.52	$1.04 AMD376.48	+65.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.36 ZMW7.20	$0.56 AMD202.54	+54.8%
Average			+99.0%

Zambia vs. Armenia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 36.5% less for groceries

	Zambia	Armenia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.18 ZMW23.48	$0.62 AMD223.68	-47.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.15 ZMW102.63	$3.54 AMD1,280.73	-31.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.37 ZMW126.88	$5.95 AMD2,154.63	-6.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.77 ZMW35.36	$2.39 AMD865.30	+34.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.87 ZMW57.22	$4.07 AMD1,471.77	+41.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.11 ZMW22.03	$0.49 AMD176.88	-55.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.10 ZMW21.94	$0.71 AMD256.60	-35.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.65 ZMW32.94	$0.62 AMD225.88	-62.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.70 ZMW13.88	$0.86 AMD313.09	+24.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.16 ZMW23.20	$0.29 AMD105.30	-75.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.83 ZMW16.51	$0.26 AMD95.09	-68.3%
Average			-36.5%

Zambia vs. Armenia - Cost of groceries

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pay 26.7% more for transportation

	Zambia	Armenia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.47 ZMW108.98	$6.10 AMD2,210.03	+11.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$50.15 ZMW999.41	$24.57 AMD8,896.93	-51.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$7,541.11 ZMW150K	$35,049.44 AMD13M	+364.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.58 ZMW290.52	$6.26 AMD2,266.51	-57.1%
Average			+26.7%

Zambia vs. Armenia - Cost of transportation

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pay 83.4% more for housing

	Zambia	Armenia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$54.99 ZMW1,095.72	$18.90 AMD6,844.44	-65.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$280.45 ZMW5,588.55	$552.86 AMD200K	+97.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$165.11 ZMW3,290.10	$392.70 AMD142K	+137.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$61.51 ZMW1,225.74	$81.18 AMD29,391.17	+32.0%
Average			+83.4%

Zambia vs. Armenia - Cost of housing

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pay 17.3% more for childcare

	Zambia	Armenia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$138.25 ZMW2,754.96	$308.72 AMD112K	+123.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,638.36 ZMW332K	$10,253.80 AMD4M	-38.4%
Average			+17.3%

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pay 0.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Zambia	Armenia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.26 ZMW25.05	$2.23 AMD806.95	+77.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.82 ZMW56.21	$2.61 AMD943.19	-7.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.02 ZMW60.11	$2.36 AMD854.72	-21.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$54.67 ZMW1,089.46	$45.16 AMD16,351.07	-17.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.03 ZMW120.22	$5.55 AMD2,011.10	-7.9%
Average			+0.6%

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pay 99.9% more for clothing

	Zambia	Armenia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$23.28 ZMW463.85	$49.93 AMD18,078.94	+114.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$15.45 ZMW307.88	$47.50 AMD17,196.99	+207.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$45.19 ZMW900.42	$99.72 AMD36,102.02	+120.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.53 ZMW1,445.30	$79.56 AMD28,804.80	+9.7%
Average			+99.9%

Zambia vs. Armenia - Cost of clothing

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