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
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Zambia
|
United States
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.15
ZMW135.47
|
$18.02
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.43
ZMW90.26
|
$10.37
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
ZMW25.68
|
$2.44
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
ZMW11.79
|
$1.98
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
|
Zambia
|
United States
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.80
ZMW21.07
|
$3.43
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
ZMW103.73
|
$6.30
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.90
ZMW128.74
|
$3.93
|
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.42
ZMW63.48
|
$3.52
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.79
ZMW46.95
|
$5.12
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
ZMW29.70
|
$2.31
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
ZMW18.67
|
$0.76
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.21
ZMW31.73
|
$2.03
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
ZMW16.33
|
$2.13
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
ZMW19.26
|
$1.32
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
ZMW19.29
|
$1.38
|
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pay 97.4% more for transportation
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Zambia
|
United States
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.05
ZMW132.75
|
$3.61
|
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| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.04
ZMW973.37
|
$65.73
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,004.53
ZMW210,373.82
|
$31,580.82
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.13
ZMW318.79
|
$17.71
|
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pay 4.3 times more for housing
|
Zambia
|
United States
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$144.44
ZMW3,796.13
|
$67.34
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$262.56
ZMW6,900.64
|
$1,635.84
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$159.59
ZMW4,194.28
|
$1,397.18
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.50
ZMW2,194.58
|
$148.42
|
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pay 8.0 times more for childcare
|
Zambia
|
United States
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$111.30
ZMW2,925.29
|
$1,344.29
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,884.51
ZMW154,655.79
|
$23,001.10
|
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pay 3.4 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Zambia
|
United States
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
ZMW26.91
|
$5.73
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.19
ZMW57.68
|
$4.97
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.57
ZMW67.62
|
$9.54
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.66
ZMW1,068.51
|
$51.32
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.12
ZMW81.89
|
$13.21
|
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pay 45.9% more for clothing
|
Zambia
|
United States
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.53
ZMW644.67
|
$50.12
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.26
ZMW690.11
|
$40.92
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.18
ZMW2,370.00
|
$85.55
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.89
ZMW2,309.98
|
$113.11
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