Cost of living comparison
Australia is 3.5 times more expensive than Zambia.
If you lived in Australia instead of Zambia, you would:
pay 3.4 times more for restaurants
Zambia
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.15
ZMW136.99
|
$16.79
A$25.03
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.43
ZMW91.27
|
$9.81
A$14.63
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
ZMW25.97
|
$2.56
A$3.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
ZMW11.93
|
$2.14
A$3.19
|
|
pay 75.7% more for groceries
Zambia
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.80
ZMW21.31
|
$2.33
A$3.47
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
ZMW104.89
|
$4.71
A$7.03
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.90
ZMW130.19
|
$5.75
A$8.57
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.42
ZMW64.20
|
$3.86
A$5.75
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.79
ZMW47.48
|
$3.99
A$5.94
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
ZMW30.03
|
$1.43
A$2.13
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
ZMW18.88
|
$1.25
A$1.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.21
ZMW32.09
|
$1.39
A$2.06
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
ZMW16.52
|
$2.00
A$2.98
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
ZMW19.48
|
$1.13
A$1.68
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
ZMW19.51
|
$0.95
A$1.41
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Zambia
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.05
ZMW134.24
|
$4.73
A$7.05
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.04
ZMW984.34
|
$84.46
A$125.89
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,004.53
ZMW212,744.97
|
$27,859.34
A$41,525.74
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.13
ZMW322.38
|
$18.12
A$27.02
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
Zambia
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$144.44
ZMW3,838.92
|
$55.36
A$82.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$262.56
ZMW6,978.42
|
$1,258.08
A$1,875.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$159.59
ZMW4,241.55
|
$971.44
A$1,447.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.50
ZMW2,219.32
|
$141.88
A$211.48
|
|
pay 7.4 times more for childcare
Zambia
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$111.30
ZMW2,958.26
|
$1,377.23
A$2,052.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,884.51
ZMW156,398.94
|
$14,720.56
A$21,941.73
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Zambia
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
ZMW27.22
|
$6.69
A$9.98
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.19
ZMW58.33
|
$3.60
A$5.37
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.57
ZMW68.38
|
$28.13
A$41.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.66
ZMW1,080.55
|
$53.84
A$80.25
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.12
ZMW82.82
|
$13.24
A$19.74
|
|
pay 90.4% more for clothing
Zambia
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.53
ZMW651.94
|
$75.27
A$112.20
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.26
ZMW697.89
|
$54.30
A$80.94
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.18
ZMW2,396.72
|
$102.43
A$152.68
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.89
ZMW2,336.02
|
$118.12
A$176.06
|
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