Cost of living comparison
Italy is 2.2 times more expensive than Zambia.
If you lived in Italy instead of Zambia, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
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Zambia
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.15
ZMW134.60
|
$15.81
€14.29
|
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.43
ZMW89.68
|
$10.17
€9.20
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
ZMW25.51
|
$2.51
€2.27
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
ZMW11.72
|
$1.21
€1.09
|
|
pay 50.7% more for groceries
|
Zambia
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.80
ZMW20.93
|
$2.05
€1.86
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
ZMW103.06
|
$6.81
€6.16
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.90
ZMW127.91
|
$5.59
€5.05
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.42
ZMW63.08
|
$3.41
€3.08
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.79
ZMW46.65
|
$5.01
€4.53
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
ZMW29.51
|
$0.96
€0.86
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
ZMW18.55
|
$0.86
€0.78
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.21
ZMW31.52
|
$1.00
€0.91
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
ZMW16.23
|
$1.28
€1.16
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
ZMW19.14
|
$0.76
€0.69
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
ZMW19.17
|
$0.70
€0.63
|
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pay 86.7% more for transportation
|
Zambia
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.05
ZMW131.89
|
$7.33
€6.63
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.04
ZMW967.11
|
$38.24
€34.57
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,004.53
ZMW209,021.42
|
$26,985.59
€24,398.16
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.13
ZMW316.74
|
$19.55
€17.68
|
|
pay 94.8% more for housing
|
Zambia
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$144.44
ZMW3,771.73
|
$29.86
€27.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$262.56
ZMW6,856.28
|
$660.64
€597.29
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$159.59
ZMW4,167.32
|
$504.89
€456.48
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.50
ZMW2,180.47
|
$158.99
€143.74
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for childcare
|
Zambia
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$111.30
ZMW2,906.48
|
$519.28
€469.49
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,884.51
ZMW153,661.58
|
$9,615.09
€8,693.17
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Zambia
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
ZMW26.74
|
$4.97
€4.49
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.19
ZMW57.31
|
$1.67
€1.51
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.57
ZMW67.19
|
$6.16
€5.57
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.66
ZMW1,061.64
|
$52.41
€47.39
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.12
ZMW81.37
|
$9.51
€8.60
|
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pay 66.8% more for clothing
|
Zambia
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.53
ZMW640.52
|
$76.74
€69.38
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.26
ZMW685.68
|
$34.05
€30.78
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.18
ZMW2,354.77
|
$84.06
€76.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.89
ZMW2,295.13
|
$115.51
€104.43
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