Cost of living comparison
South Africa is 0.1% more expensive than Zambia.
If you lived in South Africa instead of Zambia, you would:
pay 41.1% more for restaurants
Zambia
|
South Africa
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.67
ZK91.55
|
$7.74
R145.71
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.41
ZK84.89
|
$3.92
R73.84
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
ZK21.86
|
$0.87
R16.36
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
ZK11.63
|
$0.65
R12.25
|
|
pay 20.9% less for groceries
Zambia
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.95
ZK23.62
|
$0.82
R15.40
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.56
ZK113.51
|
$3.09
R58.24
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.08
ZK126.50
|
$3.51
R66.07
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
ZK43.09
|
$1.71
R32.26
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.90
ZK47.23
|
$1.85
R34.78
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
ZK28.08
|
$0.61
R11.51
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
ZK16.82
|
$0.57
R10.71
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
ZK28.32
|
$0.59
R11.13
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
ZK13.12
|
$0.59
R11.02
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
ZK13.87
|
$0.47
R8.78
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
ZK17.95
|
$0.47
R8.75
|
|
pay 13.3% more for transportation
Zambia
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.26
ZK130.98
|
$4.65
R87.50
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.62
ZK762.96
|
$40.67
R765.44
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,371.75
ZK308,247.67
|
$18,011.69
R338,985.20
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.73
ZK217.60
|
$7.53
R141.78
|
|
pay 2.4% more for housing
Zambia
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$103.74
ZK2,584.75
|
$48.06
R904.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$274.41
ZK6,837.03
|
$341.02
R6,418.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$193.01
ZK4,808.81
|
$317.79
R5,980.92
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.59
ZK2,680.60
|
$80.15
R1,508.44
|
|
pay 43.1% less for childcare
Zambia
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$171.24
ZK4,266.51
|
$157.19
R2,958.31
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,061.39
ZK350,345.63
|
$3,082.89
R58,020.85
|
|
pay 22.7% more for entertainment and sports
Zambia
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.22
ZK30.46
|
$1.70
R31.91
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
ZK44.99
|
$1.67
R31.51
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.66
ZK66.19
|
$2.56
R48.25
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.16
ZK701.50
|
$30.74
R578.48
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.06
ZK76.30
|
$5.40
R101.58
|
|
pay 14.5% less for clothing
Zambia
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.18
ZK1,100.75
|
$43.19
R812.79
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.12
ZK775.48
|
$26.96
R507.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.18
ZK2,246.79
|
$80.72
R1,519.11
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.64
ZK2,632.09
|
$71.81
R1,351.49
|
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