Cost of living comparison
compared to
Latvia vs. Zambia Cost of Living Summary
Latvia is 43.2% more expensive than Zambia overall.
Latvia vs. Zambia Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Latvia instead of Zambia, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
|
Zambia
|
Latvia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.53
ZMW110.20
|
$11.94
€10.63
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.03
ZMW100.18
|
$8.15
€7.25
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
ZMW12.52
|
$1.51
€1.35
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
ZMW7.20
|
$1.14
€1.01
|
|
Zambia vs. Latvia - Cost of restaurants
pay 13.8% less for groceries
|
Zambia
|
Latvia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.18
ZMW23.48
|
$1.29
€1.15
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.15
ZMW102.63
|
$5.22
€4.65
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.37
ZMW126.88
|
$4.36
€3.88
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.77
ZMW35.36
|
$3.19
€2.84
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.87
ZMW57.22
|
$3.48
€3.09
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
ZMW22.03
|
$0.85
€0.76
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.10
ZMW21.94
|
$0.80
€0.71
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.65
ZMW32.94
|
$1.09
€0.97
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
ZMW13.88
|
$1.31
€1.16
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
ZMW23.20
|
$0.39
€0.35
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
ZMW16.51
|
$0.42
€0.37
|
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Zambia vs. Latvia - Cost of groceries
pay 42.4% more for transportation
|
Zambia
|
Latvia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.47
ZMW108.98
|
$7.10
€6.32
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$50.15
ZMW999.41
|
$38.26
€34.05
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,541.11
ZMW150K
|
$26,434.34
€23,527.52
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.58
ZMW290.52
|
$9.18
€8.17
|
|
Zambia vs. Latvia - Cost of transportation
pay 52.7% more for housing
|
Zambia
|
Latvia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.99
ZMW1,095.72
|
$17.53
€15.60
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$280.45
ZMW5,588.55
|
$356.67
€317.45
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$165.11
ZMW3,290.10
|
$264.56
€235.47
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.51
ZMW1,225.74
|
$227.24
€202.25
|
|
Zambia vs. Latvia - Cost of housing
pay 81.2% more for childcare
|
Zambia
|
Latvia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$138.25
ZMW2,754.96
|
$488.72
€434.98
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,638.36
ZMW332K
|
$15,452.35
€13,753.15
|
|
Zambia vs. Latvia - Cost of childcare
pay 50.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Zambia
|
Latvia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.26
ZMW25.05
|
$4.53
€4.03
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.82
ZMW56.21
|
$3.14
€2.79
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.02
ZMW60.11
|
$6.10
€5.43
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$54.67
ZMW1,089.46
|
$42.36
€37.70
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.03
ZMW120.22
|
$9.96
€8.87
|
|
Zambia vs. Latvia - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
|
Zambia
|
Latvia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$23.28
ZMW463.85
|
$66.25
€58.97
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$15.45
ZMW307.88
|
$39.10
€34.80
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.19
ZMW900.42
|
$77.76
€69.21
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.53
ZMW1,445.30
|
$123.17
€109.63
|
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Zambia vs. Latvia - Cost of clothing
We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this
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