Cost of living comparison
Zambia is 17.0% more expensive than Zimbabwe.
If you lived in Zambia instead of Zimbabwe, you would:
pay 11.5% less for restaurants
Zimbabwe
|
Zambia
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.12
ZWL2,616.25
|
$3.67
ZMW98.85
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.38
ZWL2,052.75
|
$3.41
ZMW91.65
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
ZWL186.16
|
$0.88
ZMW23.60
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
ZWL144.90
|
$0.47
ZMW12.55
|
|
pay 2.6% more for groceries
Zimbabwe
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.00
ZWL322.00
|
$0.95
ZMW25.50
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.10
ZWL1,642.20
|
$4.56
ZMW122.54
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.65
ZWL1,819.69
|
$5.08
ZMW136.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
ZWL603.02
|
$1.73
ZMW46.52
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.83
ZWL587.88
|
$1.90
ZMW50.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.18
ZWL378.84
|
$1.13
ZMW30.31
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
ZWL205.94
|
$0.68
ZMW18.16
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
ZWL238.21
|
$1.14
ZMW30.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
ZWL194.05
|
$0.53
ZMW14.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
ZWL206.31
|
$0.56
ZMW14.97
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
ZWL179.44
|
$0.72
ZMW19.38
|
|
pay 28.5% less for transportation
Zimbabwe
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.66
ZWL1,822.64
|
$5.26
ZMW141.40
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.00
ZWL9,660.00
|
$30.62
ZMW823.71
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
$12,371.75
ZMW332,791.99
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.00
ZWL6,762.00
|
$8.73
ZMW234.93
|
|
pay 31.4% more for housing
Zimbabwe
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$88.93
ZWL28,635.00
|
$103.74
ZMW2,790.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$237.50
ZWL76,475.00
|
$274.41
ZMW7,381.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$220.50
ZWL71,001.00
|
$193.01
ZMW5,191.71
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.27
ZWL16,830.87
|
$107.59
ZMW2,894.04
|
|
pay 19.5% more for childcare
Zimbabwe
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$301.67
ZWL97,136.67
|
$171.24
ZMW4,606.23
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,712.50
ZWL2,483,425.00
|
$14,061.39
ZMW378,242.01
|
|
pay 15.3% less for entertainment and sports
Zimbabwe
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
$1.22
ZMW32.89
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.24
ZWL720.03
|
$1.81
ZMW48.57
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
ZWL644.00
|
$2.66
ZMW71.47
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.83
ZWL9,928.33
|
$28.16
ZMW757.36
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.25
ZWL2,656.50
|
$3.06
ZMW82.37
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
Zimbabwe
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.62
ZWL6,641.25
|
$44.18
ZMW1,188.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.12
ZWL5,836.25
|
$31.12
ZMW837.23
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$32.19
ZWL10,364.38
|
$90.18
ZMW2,425.69
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$48.93
ZWL15,755.00
|
$105.64
ZMW2,841.67
|
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