Cost of living comparison
United States is 3.5 times more expensive than Zambia.
If you lived in United States instead of Zambia, you would:
pay 3.4 times more for restaurants
Zambia
|
United States
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.15
ZMW132.67
|
$18.02
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.43
ZMW88.39
|
$10.37
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
ZMW25.15
|
$2.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
ZMW11.55
|
$1.98
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Zambia
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.80
ZMW20.63
|
$3.43
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
ZMW101.58
|
$6.30
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.90
ZMW126.08
|
$3.93
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.42
ZMW62.17
|
$3.52
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.79
ZMW45.98
|
$5.12
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
ZMW29.08
|
$2.31
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
ZMW18.29
|
$0.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.21
ZMW31.07
|
$2.03
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
ZMW16.00
|
$2.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
ZMW18.86
|
$1.32
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
ZMW18.89
|
$1.38
|
|
pay 97.4% more for transportation
Zambia
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.05
ZMW130.00
|
$3.61
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.04
ZMW953.27
|
$65.73
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,004.53
ZMW206,029.98
|
$31,580.82
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.13
ZMW312.21
|
$17.71
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for housing
Zambia
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$144.44
ZMW3,717.75
|
$67.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$262.56
ZMW6,758.16
|
$1,635.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$159.59
ZMW4,107.68
|
$1,397.18
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.50
ZMW2,149.27
|
$148.42
|
|
pay 8.0 times more for childcare
Zambia
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$111.30
ZMW2,864.88
|
$1,344.29
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,884.51
ZMW151,462.43
|
$23,001.10
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Zambia
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
ZMW26.36
|
$5.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.19
ZMW56.49
|
$4.97
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.57
ZMW66.23
|
$9.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.66
ZMW1,046.45
|
$51.32
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.12
ZMW80.20
|
$13.21
|
|
pay 45.9% more for clothing
Zambia
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.53
ZMW631.36
|
$50.12
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.26
ZMW675.86
|
$40.92
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.18
ZMW2,321.07
|
$85.55
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.89
ZMW2,262.28
|
$113.11
|
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