Cost of living comparison
Greece is 60.5% more expensive than Zambia.
If you lived in Greece instead of Zambia, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
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Zambia
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.67
ZK70.82
|
$12.71
€11.85
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.41
ZK65.67
|
$8.10
€7.55
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
ZK16.91
|
$1.99
€1.86
|
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
ZK8.99
|
$0.68
€0.63
|
|
pay 21.0% more for groceries
|
Zambia
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.95
ZK18.27
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.56
ZK87.80
|
$4.97
€4.63
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.08
ZK97.86
|
$5.63
€5.25
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
ZK33.33
|
$3.81
€3.55
|
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| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.90
ZK36.54
|
$3.64
€3.39
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
ZK21.72
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
ZK13.01
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
ZK21.91
|
$0.62
€0.58
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
ZK10.15
|
$0.83
€0.77
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
ZK10.73
|
$0.53
€0.49
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
ZK13.88
|
$0.48
€0.44
|
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pay 56.8% more for transportation
|
Zambia
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.26
ZK101.32
|
$8.80
€8.20
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.62
ZK590.20
|
$40.24
€37.50
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,371.75
ZK238,450.18
|
$22,158.38
€20,648.29
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.73
ZK168.33
|
$13.03
€12.14
|
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pay 33.9% more for housing
|
Zambia
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$103.74
ZK1,999.48
|
$34.83
€32.46
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$274.41
ZK5,288.90
|
$429.23
€399.98
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$193.01
ZK3,719.93
|
$358.56
€334.12
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.59
ZK2,073.62
|
$172.07
€160.34
|
|
pay 23.5% more for childcare
|
Zambia
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$171.24
ZK3,300.43
|
$341.10
€317.86
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,061.39
ZK271,015.77
|
$6,725.16
€6,266.84
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Zambia
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.22
ZK23.56
|
$4.08
€3.81
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
ZK34.80
|
$3.33
€3.10
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.66
ZK51.21
|
$5.12
€4.77
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.16
ZK542.66
|
$45.22
€42.14
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.06
ZK59.02
|
$8.85
€8.24
|
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pay 17.5% more for clothing
|
Zambia
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.18
ZK851.51
|
$76.36
€71.16
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.12
ZK599.88
|
$36.41
€33.93
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.18
ZK1,738.04
|
$77.82
€72.52
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.64
ZK2,036.10
|
$99.20
€92.44
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