Cost of living comparison
Nigeria is 16.3% cheaper than Zambia.
If you lived in Nigeria instead of Zambia, you would:
pay 25.2% less for restaurants
Zambia
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.67
ZK97.62
|
$1.64
₦2,168.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.41
ZK90.51
|
$5.58
₦7,368.63
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
ZK23.31
|
$0.35
₦468.45
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
ZK12.40
|
$0.24
₦311.90
|
|
pay 6.5% more for groceries
Zambia
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.95
ZK25.18
|
$1.05
₦1,386.19
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.56
ZK121.02
|
$1.55
₦2,042.67
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.08
ZK134.88
|
$9.26
₦12,231.86
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
ZK45.94
|
$1.87
₦2,466.80
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.90
ZK50.36
|
$1.68
₦2,223.90
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
ZK29.94
|
$1.57
₦2,080.23
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
ZK17.93
|
$0.70
₦921.56
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
ZK30.19
|
$0.53
₦694.49
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
ZK13.99
|
$0.71
₦938.77
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
ZK14.79
|
$0.78
₦1,027.67
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
ZK19.14
|
$0.60
₦799.31
|
|
pay 18.1% less for transportation
Zambia
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.26
ZK139.65
|
$1.37
₦1,805.02
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.62
ZK813.48
|
$23.20
₦30,659.87
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,371.75
ZK328,661.04
|
$14,662.06
₦19,375,535.33
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.73
ZK232.01
|
$9.37
₦12,383.49
|
|
pay 41.3% more for housing
Zambia
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$103.74
ZK2,755.92
|
$40.44
₦53,439.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$274.41
ZK7,289.81
|
$814.72
₦1,076,635.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$193.01
ZK5,127.27
|
$414.25
₦547,415.71
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.59
ZK2,858.12
|
$15.73
₦20,780.99
|
|
pay 69.0% less for childcare
Zambia
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$171.24
ZK4,549.06
|
$82.01
₦108,370.38
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,061.39
ZK373,546.90
|
$1,992.54
₦2,633,090.68
|
|
pay 4.3% less for entertainment and sports
Zambia
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.22
ZK32.48
|
$0.75
₦987.78
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
ZK47.97
|
$1.87
₦2,476.99
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.66
ZK70.58
|
$0.96
₦1,264.64
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.16
ZK747.95
|
$24.54
₦32,426.35
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.06
ZK81.35
|
$5.83
₦7,705.87
|
|
pay 45.1% less for clothing
Zambia
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.18
ZK1,173.65
|
$16.79
₦22,182.89
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.12
ZK826.83
|
$22.52
₦29,755.61
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.18
ZK2,395.58
|
$46.88
₦61,956.34
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.64
ZK2,806.40
|
$60.60
₦80,085.77
|
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