Cost of living comparison
Germany is 2.6 times more expensive than Zambia.
If you lived in Germany instead of Zambia, you would:
pay 4.0 times more for restaurants
Zambia
|
Germany
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.21
ZMW196.42
|
$14.04
€13.10
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.82
ZMW104.09
|
$10.20
€9.51
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
ZMW19.44
|
$2.80
€2.61
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
ZMW9.01
|
$2.41
€2.25
|
|
pay 74.3% more for groceries
Zambia
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.74
ZMW20.15
|
$2.03
€1.89
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.64
ZMW99.03
|
$6.71
€6.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.85
ZMW132.17
|
$4.38
€4.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
ZMW52.42
|
$3.41
€3.18
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.80
ZMW48.94
|
$6.24
€5.82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
ZMW32.71
|
$1.28
€1.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.60
ZMW16.44
|
$0.70
€0.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.27
ZMW34.46
|
$0.97
€0.91
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
ZMW15.34
|
$2.10
€1.96
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.96
ZMW26.03
|
$0.66
€0.62
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
ZMW18.35
|
$0.69
€0.64
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Zambia
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.77
ZMW129.80
|
$7.07
€6.60
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.04
ZMW1,008.80
|
$52.96
€49.41
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,004.53
ZMW218,031.90
|
$28,807.86
€26,876.75
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.13
ZMW330.40
|
$23.02
€21.47
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
Zambia
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$125.92
ZMW3,429.86
|
$48.22
€44.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$214.42
ZMW5,840.57
|
$790.39
€737.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$114.96
ZMW3,131.31
|
$625.27
€583.36
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.50
ZMW2,274.47
|
$230.06
€214.64
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Zambia
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$176.79
ZMW4,815.49
|
$458.39
€427.66
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,570.42
ZMW178,968.96
|
$12,308.95
€11,483.83
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Zambia
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.97
ZMW26.34
|
$4.42
€4.12
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.07
ZMW56.48
|
$3.49
€3.25
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.49
ZMW67.80
|
$8.74
€8.15
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.21
ZMW1,122.56
|
$36.01
€33.59
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.50
ZMW95.32
|
$12.80
€11.94
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
Zambia
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.43
ZMW502.14
|
$82.34
€76.82
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.78
ZMW511.65
|
$40.78
€38.04
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.18
ZMW2,456.28
|
$91.59
€85.45
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.76
ZMW2,254.30
|
$123.43
€115.15
|
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