Cost of living comparison
Saint Kitts and Nevis is 86.9% more expensive than Zambia.
If you lived in Saint Kitts and Nevis instead of Zambia, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
Zambia
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.67
ZMW98.85
|
$12.95
EC$35.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.41
ZMW91.65
|
$13.98
EC$37.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
ZMW23.60
|
$1.86
EC$5.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
ZMW12.55
|
$0.95
EC$2.57
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
Zambia
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.95
ZMW25.50
|
$4.07
EC$10.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.56
ZMW122.54
|
$5.51
EC$14.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.08
ZMW136.58
|
$13.66
EC$36.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
ZMW46.52
|
$5.33
EC$14.40
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.90
ZMW50.99
|
$4.74
EC$12.80
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
ZMW30.31
|
$1.01
EC$2.72
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
ZMW18.16
|
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
ZMW30.57
|
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
ZMW14.17
|
$1.63
EC$4.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
ZMW14.97
|
$0.50
EC$1.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
ZMW19.38
|
$0.71
EC$1.93
|
|
pay 76.0% more for transportation
Zambia
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.26
ZMW141.40
|
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.62
ZMW823.71
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,371.75
ZMW332,791.99
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.73
ZMW234.93
|
?? | |
pay 36.2% more for housing
Zambia
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$103.74
ZMW2,790.56
|
$53.65
EC$145.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$274.41
ZMW7,381.43
|
$610.53
EC$1,650.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$193.01
ZMW5,191.71
|
$370.02
EC$1,000.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.59
ZMW2,894.04
|
$84.89
EC$229.41
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Zambia
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$171.24
ZMW4,606.23
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,061.39
ZMW378,242.01
|
?? |
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Zambia
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.22
ZMW32.89
|
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
ZMW48.57
|
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.66
ZMW71.47
|
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.16
ZMW757.36
|
$92.51
EC$250.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.06
ZMW82.37
|
?? | |
pay 16.2% less for clothing
Zambia
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.18
ZMW1,188.40
|
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.12
ZMW837.23
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.18
ZMW2,425.69
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.64
ZMW2,841.67
|
?? | |
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