Cost of living comparison
Zambia is 78.3% more expensive than Belarus.
If you lived in Zambia instead of Belarus, you would:
pay 6.2% more for restaurants
Belarus
|
Zambia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.95
BYN22.74
|
$5.15
ZMW130.88
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.33
BYN14.16
|
$3.43
ZMW87.20
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
BYN1.98
|
$0.98
ZMW24.81
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
BYN1.33
|
$0.45
ZMW11.39
|
|
pay 84.6% more for groceries
Belarus
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
BYN1.93
|
$0.80
ZMW20.36
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.10
BYN10.15
|
$3.95
ZMW100.21
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.36
BYN7.74
|
$4.90
ZMW124.38
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.19
BYN3.91
|
$2.42
ZMW61.33
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.58
BYN5.16
|
$1.79
ZMW45.36
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
BYN1.41
|
$1.13
ZMW28.69
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
BYN2.39
|
$0.71
ZMW18.04
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
BYN2.41
|
$1.21
ZMW30.65
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
BYN2.74
|
$0.62
ZMW15.78
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
BYN0.66
|
$0.73
ZMW18.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BYN0.85
|
$0.73
ZMW18.64
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Belarus
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.78
BYN9.10
|
$5.05
ZMW128.25
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.98
BYN42.46
|
$37.04
ZMW940.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,464.32
BYN53,867.44
|
$8,004.53
ZMW203,244.71
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.69
BYN12.06
|
$12.13
ZMW307.99
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for housing
Belarus
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.11
BYN33.06
|
$144.44
ZMW3,667.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$245.08
BYN801.84
|
$262.56
ZMW6,666.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$157.93
BYN516.70
|
$159.59
ZMW4,052.15
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.75
BYN133.34
|
$83.50
ZMW2,120.21
|
|
pay 27.7% less for childcare
Belarus
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$350.75
BYN1,147.57
|
$111.30
ZMW2,826.16
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,210.54
BYN17,047.69
|
$5,884.51
ZMW149,414.85
|
|
pay 28.1% more for entertainment and sports
Belarus
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
BYN3.24
|
$1.02
ZMW26.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.41
BYN4.60
|
$2.19
ZMW55.72
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.54
BYN5.05
|
$2.57
ZMW65.33
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.83
BYN100.88
|
$40.66
ZMW1,032.30
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.76
BYN12.31
|
$3.12
ZMW79.12
|
|
pay 14.9% less for clothing
Belarus
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.63
BYN201.63
|
$24.53
ZMW622.82
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.72
BYN107.04
|
$26.26
ZMW666.73
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.42
BYN259.83
|
$90.18
ZMW2,289.69
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.20
BYN268.93
|
$87.89
ZMW2,231.70
|
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