Cost of living comparison
Venezuela is 15.3% more expensive than Zambia.
If you lived in Venezuela instead of Zambia, you would:
pay 98.8% more for restaurants
Zambia
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.67
ZK97.62
|
$7.99
Bs79.74
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.41
ZK90.51
|
$8.68
Bs86.60
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
ZK23.31
|
$1.17
Bs11.71
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
ZK12.40
|
$0.88
Bs8.79
|
|
pay 14.2% more for groceries
Zambia
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.95
ZK25.18
|
$1.84
Bs18.31
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.56
ZK121.02
|
$2.19
Bs21.84
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.08
ZK134.88
|
$6.36
Bs63.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
ZK45.94
|
$2.09
Bs20.87
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.90
ZK50.36
|
$2.45
Bs24.41
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
ZK29.94
|
$1.99
Bs19.86
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
ZK17.93
|
$0.46
Bs4.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
ZK30.19
|
$0.57
Bs5.65
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
ZK13.99
|
$0.70
Bs6.98
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
ZK14.79
|
$0.56
Bs5.63
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
ZK19.14
|
$0.79
Bs7.92
|
|
pay 77.5% more for transportation
Zambia
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.26
ZK139.65
|
$1.90
Bs18.92
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.62
ZK813.48
|
$37.75
Bs376.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,371.75
ZK328,661.04
|
$31,166.67
Bs310,871.95
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.73
ZK232.01
|
$26.10
Bs260.30
|
|
pay 51.8% less for housing
Zambia
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$103.74
ZK2,755.92
|
$39.45
Bs393.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$274.41
ZK7,289.81
|
$172.69
Bs1,722.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$193.01
ZK5,127.27
|
$151.81
Bs1,514.18
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.59
ZK2,858.12
|
$14.14
Bs141.06
|
|
pay 55.1% less for childcare
Zambia
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$171.24
ZK4,549.06
|
$61.35
Bs611.96
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,061.39
ZK373,546.90
|
$7,600.00
Bs75,806.21
|
|
pay 26.4% more for entertainment and sports
Zambia
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.22
ZK32.48
|
$1.30
Bs12.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
ZK47.97
|
$1.61
Bs16.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.66
ZK70.58
|
$3.77
Bs37.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.16
ZK747.95
|
$33.33
Bs332.45
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.06
ZK81.35
|
$5.39
Bs53.75
|
|
pay 3.1% less for clothing
Zambia
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.18
ZK1,173.65
|
$52.98
Bs528.42
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.12
ZK826.83
|
$38.48
Bs383.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.18
ZK2,395.58
|
$68.40
Bs682.30
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.64
ZK2,806.40
|
$72.31
Bs721.21
|
|
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