Cost of Living Comparison

  1. Cost of Living
  2. Zambia
  3. Ukraine
  4. Comparison
ZMW
COMPARED TO
UAH

Ukraine is 32.4% more expensive than Zambia.

If you lived in Ukraine instead of Zambia, you would:
local_dining

pay 45.2% more for restaurants

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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $2.22
ZK19.58
$4.55
₴118.10
+104.9%
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $2.69
ZK23.73
$3.59
₴93.29
+33.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.44
ZK3.90
$0.51
₴13.35
+16.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) $0.28
ZK2.51
$0.36
₴9.33
+26.1%
Average +45.2%
Zambia vs. Ukraine - Cost of restaurants
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local_grocery_store

pay 21.9% more for groceries

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Bread
1 loaf
 $0.40
ZK3.49
$0.45
₴11.58
+12.6%
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.75
ZK41.89
$3.29
₴85.39
-30.8%
Milk (1 gallon) $2.78
ZK24.56
$3.26
₴84.54
+16.9%
Eggs
1 dozen
 $0.72
ZK6.38
$1.06
₴27.52
+46.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) $1.59
ZK14.00
$1.64
₴42.54
+3.2%
Apples (1 lb) $0.73
ZK6.41
$0.28
₴7.32
-61.2%
Bananas (1 lb) $0.20
ZK1.74
$0.47
₴12.24
+138.9%
Oranges (1 lb) $0.56
ZK4.92
$0.53
₴13.78
-4.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb) $0.23
ZK2.05
$0.58
₴14.95
+148.3%
Potatoes (1 lb) $0.21
ZK1.87
$0.18
₴4.65
-15.5%
Onions (1 lb) $0.25
ZK2.19
$0.21
₴5.55
-13.8%
Average +21.9%
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drive_eta

pay 20.5% less for transportation

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Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.27
ZK28.84
$4.09
₴106.19
+25.1%
Monthly public transit pass $26.91
ZK237.32
$8.46
₴219.72
-68.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $19,004.35
ZK167,620.78
$20,593.56
₴534,814.84
+8.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) $6.55
ZK57.79
$3.47
₴90.03
-47.1%
Average -20.5%
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home

pay 1.0% more for housing

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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $44.61
ZK393.48
$4.54
₴118.02
-89.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $142.61
ZK1,257.81
$207.39
₴5,385.86
+45.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $103.14
ZK909.74
$138.54
₴3,598.01
+34.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
 $62.76
ZK553.52
$71.62
₴1,859.90
+14.1%
Average +1.0%
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child_care

pay 14.1% more for childcare

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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $95.52
ZK842.49
$143.37
₴3,723.20
+50.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $5,450.57
ZK48,074.69
$4,251.38
₴110,408.40
-22.0%
Average +14.1%
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gamepad

pay 1.8% less for entertainment and sports

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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $0.70
ZK6.17
$0.86
₴22.37
+23.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.50
ZK13.20
$0.95
₴24.62
-36.7%
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $1.28
ZK11.27
$1.52
₴39.46
+18.9%
Monthly membership at local gym $20.36
ZK179.57
$16.26
₴422.16
-20.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema $3.03
ZK26.70
$3.20
₴83.21
+5.8%
Average -1.8%
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store

pay 2.7 times more for clothing

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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $13.59
ZK119.85
$54.50
₴1,415.49
+301.1%
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $10.54
ZK92.95
$39.35
₴1,021.80
+273.3%
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $67.27
ZK593.31
$82.91
₴2,153.23
+23.3%
Men's business shoes (leather) $54.47
ZK480.46
$93.05
₴2,416.42
+70.8%
Average +167.1%
Zambia vs. Ukraine - Cost of clothing
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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: July 2020
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