Cost of living comparison
Ireland is 3.2 times more expensive than Zambia.
If you lived in Ireland instead of Zambia, you would:
pay 3.1 times more for restaurants
Zambia
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.15
ZMW132.67
|
$17.10
€15.95
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.43
ZMW88.39
|
$9.80
€9.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
ZMW25.15
|
$2.19
€2.04
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
ZMW11.55
|
$1.73
€1.61
|
|
pay 47.2% more for groceries
Zambia
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.80
ZMW20.63
|
$1.77
€1.65
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
ZMW101.58
|
$4.27
€3.99
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.90
ZMW126.08
|
$4.97
€4.64
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.42
ZMW62.17
|
$3.80
€3.55
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.79
ZMW45.98
|
$4.34
€4.05
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
ZMW29.08
|
$1.26
€1.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
ZMW18.29
|
$0.93
€0.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.21
ZMW31.07
|
$1.26
€1.18
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
ZMW16.00
|
$1.51
€1.41
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
ZMW18.86
|
$0.85
€0.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
ZMW18.89
|
$0.60
€0.56
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
Zambia
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.05
ZMW130.00
|
$7.23
€6.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.04
ZMW953.27
|
$118.73
€110.76
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,004.53
ZMW206,029.98
|
$36,966.92
€34,483.52
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.13
ZMW312.21
|
$18.66
€17.41
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for housing
Zambia
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$144.44
ZMW3,717.75
|
$49.22
€45.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$262.56
ZMW6,758.16
|
$1,390.35
€1,296.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$159.59
ZMW4,107.68
|
$1,168.86
€1,090.34
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.50
ZMW2,149.27
|
$162.61
€151.68
|
|
pay 5.6 times more for childcare
Zambia
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$111.30
ZMW2,864.88
|
$1,101.52
€1,027.52
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,884.51
ZMW151,462.43
|
$7,468.96
€6,967.20
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Zambia
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
ZMW26.36
|
$6.02
€5.61
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.19
ZMW56.49
|
$3.78
€3.52
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.57
ZMW66.23
|
$16.48
€15.37
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.66
ZMW1,046.45
|
$58.33
€54.41
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.12
ZMW80.20
|
$12.21
€11.39
|
|
pay 76.1% more for clothing
Zambia
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.53
ZMW631.36
|
$84.67
€78.98
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.26
ZMW675.86
|
$40.37
€37.66
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.18
ZMW2,321.07
|
$91.93
€85.76
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.89
ZMW2,262.28
|
$90.97
€84.86
|
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