Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 2.5 times more expensive than Zambia.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Zambia, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
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Zambia
|
United Kingdom
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.67
ZK71.39
|
$17.09
£13.72
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.41
ZK66.19
|
$7.46
£5.99
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
ZK17.05
|
$1.84
£1.48
|
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
ZK9.07
|
$1.36
£1.09
|
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pay 19.0% more for groceries
|
Zambia
|
United Kingdom
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.95
ZK18.41
|
$1.25
£1.00
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.56
ZK88.51
|
$3.60
£2.89
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.08
ZK98.64
|
$4.68
£3.76
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
ZK33.60
|
$2.58
£2.08
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.90
ZK36.83
|
$3.16
£2.54
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
ZK21.89
|
$1.05
£0.84
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
ZK13.11
|
$0.63
£0.51
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
ZK22.08
|
$0.99
£0.80
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
ZK10.23
|
$1.17
£0.94
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
ZK10.81
|
$0.63
£0.51
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
ZK14.00
|
$0.58
£0.46
|
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pay 2.1 times more for transportation
|
Zambia
|
United Kingdom
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.26
ZK102.13
|
$7.31
£5.87
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.62
ZK594.91
|
$91.63
£73.60
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,371.75
ZK240,354.02
|
$25,486.21
£20,470.04
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.73
ZK169.67
|
$16.30
£13.09
|
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pay 2.6 times more for housing
|
Zambia
|
United Kingdom
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$103.74
ZK2,015.44
|
$37.72
£30.30
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$274.41
ZK5,331.13
|
$1,053.04
£845.78
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$193.01
ZK3,749.63
|
$836.18
£671.61
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.59
ZK2,090.18
|
$183.29
£147.22
|
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pay 4.1 times more for childcare
|
Zambia
|
United Kingdom
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$171.24
ZK3,326.78
|
$1,186.33
£952.84
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,061.39
ZK273,179.62
|
$16,551.73
£13,294.03
|
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pay 3.4 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Zambia
|
United Kingdom
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.22
ZK23.75
|
$4.95
£3.98
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
ZK35.08
|
$3.59
£2.88
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.66
ZK51.61
|
$14.82
£11.90
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.16
ZK546.99
|
$41.78
£33.55
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.06
ZK59.49
|
$11.97
£9.62
|
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pay 13.4% more for clothing
|
Zambia
|
United Kingdom
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.18
ZK858.30
|
$73.74
£59.23
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.12
ZK604.67
|
$38.00
£30.52
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.18
ZK1,751.92
|
$79.51
£63.86
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.64
ZK2,052.36
|
$80.83
£64.92
|
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