Cost of living comparison
Latvia is 40.8% more expensive than Zambia.
If you lived in Latvia instead of Zambia, you would:
pay 99.4% more for restaurants
Zambia
|
Latvia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.67
ZK97.62
|
$8.99
€8.41
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.41
ZK90.51
|
$6.17
€5.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
ZK23.31
|
$1.20
€1.12
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
ZK12.40
|
$1.10
€1.02
|
|
pay 10.1% more for groceries
Zambia
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.95
ZK25.18
|
$1.19
€1.11
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.56
ZK121.02
|
$4.58
€4.28
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.08
ZK134.88
|
$4.83
€4.52
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
ZK45.94
|
$2.38
€2.23
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.90
ZK50.36
|
$3.23
€3.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
ZK29.94
|
$0.49
€0.46
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
ZK17.93
|
$0.73
€0.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
ZK30.19
|
$0.87
€0.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
ZK13.99
|
$1.31
€1.22
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
ZK14.79
|
$0.32
€0.30
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
ZK19.14
|
$0.35
€0.33
|
|
pay 31.3% more for transportation
Zambia
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.26
ZK139.65
|
$7.32
€6.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.62
ZK813.48
|
$38.37
€35.87
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,371.75
ZK328,661.04
|
$21,439.27
€20,043.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.73
ZK232.01
|
$7.64
€7.15
|
|
pay 13.7% more for housing
Zambia
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$103.74
ZK2,755.92
|
$16.90
€15.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$274.41
ZK7,289.81
|
$342.38
€320.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$193.01
ZK5,127.27
|
$247.16
€231.06
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.59
ZK2,858.12
|
$199.93
€186.91
|
|
pay 27.2% more for childcare
Zambia
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$171.24
ZK4,549.06
|
$261.48
€244.46
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,061.39
ZK373,546.90
|
$14,283.25
€13,353.20
|
|
pay 86.9% more for entertainment and sports
Zambia
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.22
ZK32.48
|
$2.94
€2.75
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
ZK47.97
|
$2.55
€2.39
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.66
ZK70.58
|
$4.55
€4.25
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.16
ZK747.95
|
$37.76
€35.30
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.06
ZK81.35
|
$7.56
€7.07
|
|
pay 16.8% more for clothing
Zambia
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.18
ZK1,173.65
|
$68.48
€64.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.12
ZK826.83
|
$40.46
€37.82
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.18
ZK2,395.58
|
$75.05
€70.16
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.64
ZK2,806.40
|
$104.60
€97.79
|
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