Cost of living comparison
Denmark is 2.5 times more expensive than Zambia.
If you lived in Denmark instead of Zambia, you would:
pay 4.7 times more for restaurants
Zambia
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.67
ZK97.62
|
$19.31
kr134.59
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.41
ZK90.51
|
$12.00
kr83.66
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
ZK23.31
|
$3.60
kr25.08
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
ZK12.40
|
$2.73
kr19.03
|
|
pay 87.4% more for groceries
Zambia
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.95
ZK25.18
|
$2.59
kr18.08
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.56
ZK121.02
|
$5.70
kr39.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.08
ZK134.88
|
$6.51
kr45.36
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
ZK45.94
|
$4.07
kr28.34
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.90
ZK50.36
|
$4.95
kr34.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
ZK29.94
|
$1.31
kr9.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
ZK17.93
|
$1.38
kr9.60
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
ZK30.19
|
$1.40
kr9.76
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
ZK13.99
|
$1.76
kr12.30
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
ZK14.79
|
$0.84
kr5.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
ZK19.14
|
$0.78
kr5.43
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
Zambia
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.26
ZK139.65
|
$8.13
kr56.66
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.62
ZK813.48
|
$79.32
kr552.91
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,371.75
ZK328,661.04
|
$39,887.40
kr278,047.10
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.73
ZK232.01
|
$23.16
kr161.46
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Zambia
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$103.74
ZK2,755.92
|
$32.80
kr228.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$274.41
ZK7,289.81
|
$904.62
kr6,305.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$193.01
ZK5,127.27
|
$690.34
kr4,812.20
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.59
ZK2,858.12
|
$160.35
kr1,117.73
|
|
pay 39.5% more for childcare
Zambia
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$171.24
ZK4,549.06
|
$419.05
kr2,921.09
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,061.39
ZK373,546.90
|
$4,842.90
kr33,758.89
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Zambia
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.22
ZK32.48
|
$6.81
kr47.45
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
ZK47.97
|
$5.17
kr36.02
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.66
ZK70.58
|
$8.52
kr59.40
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.16
ZK747.95
|
$36.38
kr253.58
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.06
ZK81.35
|
$15.61
kr108.85
|
|
pay 49.0% more for clothing
Zambia
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.18
ZK1,173.65
|
$97.12
kr677.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.12
ZK826.83
|
$42.49
kr296.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.18
ZK2,395.58
|
$98.35
kr685.56
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.64
ZK2,806.40
|
$137.97
kr961.79
|
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