Cost of living comparison
Pakistan is 65.9% cheaper than Zambia.
If you lived in Pakistan instead of Zambia, you would:
pay 61.9% less for restaurants
Zambia
|
Pakistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.67
ZK97.62
|
$0.98
Rs274
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.41
ZK90.51
|
$2.67
Rs744
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
ZK23.31
|
$0.17
Rs48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
ZK12.40
|
$0.13
Rs36
|
|
pay 68.5% less for groceries
Zambia
|
Pakistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.95
ZK25.18
|
$0.33
Rs91
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.56
ZK121.02
|
$2.14
Rs596
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.08
ZK134.88
|
$1.71
Rs476
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
ZK45.94
|
$0.81
Rs225
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.90
ZK50.36
|
$0.74
Rs205
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
ZK29.94
|
$0.32
Rs89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
ZK17.93
|
$0.18
Rs50
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
ZK30.19
|
$0.25
Rs70
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
ZK13.99
|
$0.18
Rs49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
ZK14.79
|
$0.09
Rs26
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
ZK19.14
|
$0.12
Rs35
|
|
pay 57.5% less for transportation
Zambia
|
Pakistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.26
ZK139.65
|
$2.55
Rs709
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.62
ZK813.48
|
$5.51
Rs1,534
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,371.75
ZK328,661.04
|
$10,243.87
Rs2,850,307
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.73
ZK232.01
|
$1.80
Rs502
|
|
pay 78.2% less for housing
Zambia
|
Pakistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$103.74
ZK2,755.92
|
$17.57
Rs4,889
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$274.41
ZK7,289.81
|
$57.96
Rs16,128
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$193.01
ZK5,127.27
|
$36.22
Rs10,079
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.59
ZK2,858.12
|
$32.70
Rs9,100
|
|
pay 92.2% less for childcare
Zambia
|
Pakistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$171.24
ZK4,549.06
|
$19.40
Rs5,399
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,061.39
ZK373,546.90
|
$607.98
Rs169,166
|
|
pay 33.8% less for entertainment and sports
Zambia
|
Pakistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.22
ZK32.48
|
$1.69
Rs470
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
ZK47.97
|
$0.92
Rs255
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.66
ZK70.58
|
$0.85
Rs237
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.16
ZK747.95
|
$7.61
Rs2,117
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.06
ZK81.35
|
$2.54
Rs705
|
|
pay 69.4% less for clothing
Zambia
|
Pakistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.18
ZK1,173.65
|
$10.53
Rs2,930
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.12
ZK826.83
|
$13.64
Rs3,795
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.18
ZK2,395.58
|
$30.17
Rs8,393
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.64
ZK2,806.40
|
$22.47
Rs6,253
|
|
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