Cost of living comparison
Zambia is 31.8% cheaper than Costa Rica.
If you lived in Zambia instead of Costa Rica, you would:
pay 56.0% less for restaurants
Costa Rica
|
Zambia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.05
CRC4,671.69
|
$5.15
ZMW136.75
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.98
CRC4,635.06
|
$3.43
ZMW91.11
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
CRC996.12
|
$0.98
ZMW25.92
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.48
CRC766.28
|
$0.45
ZMW11.91
|
|
pay 27.7% less for groceries
Costa Rica
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.46
CRC1,267.28
|
$0.80
ZMW21.27
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
CRC2,040.62
|
$3.95
ZMW104.71
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.91
CRC3,568.06
|
$4.90
ZMW129.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.22
CRC1,659.47
|
$2.42
ZMW64.09
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.09
CRC2,112.47
|
$1.79
ZMW47.39
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.97
CRC1,015.37
|
$1.13
ZMW29.98
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
CRC320.06
|
$0.71
ZMW18.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
CRC557.66
|
$1.21
ZMW32.03
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
CRC603.27
|
$0.62
ZMW16.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
CRC562.00
|
$0.73
ZMW19.44
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.06
CRC545.95
|
$0.73
ZMW19.47
|
|
pay 29.4% less for transportation
Costa Rica
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
CRC2,939.60
|
$5.05
ZMW134.00
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.78
CRC23,627.37
|
$37.04
ZMW982.59
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,441.08
CRC15,711,679.65
|
$8,004.53
ZMW212,366.72
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.02
CRC7,235.74
|
$12.13
ZMW321.81
|
|
pay 27.9% more for housing
Costa Rica
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.97
CRC23,724.64
|
$144.44
ZMW3,832.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$731.28
CRC377,438.28
|
$262.56
ZMW6,966.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$520.21
CRC268,500.67
|
$159.59
ZMW4,234.01
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$63.96
CRC33,010.18
|
$83.50
ZMW2,215.37
|
|
pay 58.6% less for childcare
Costa Rica
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$476.14
CRC245,750.98
|
$111.30
ZMW2,953.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,916.17
CRC5,118,074.51
|
$5,884.51
ZMW156,120.87
|
|
pay 45.6% less for entertainment and sports
Costa Rica
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.97
CRC1,531.48
|
$1.02
ZMW27.17
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.43
CRC1,771.17
|
$2.19
ZMW58.23
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.33
CRC2,234.62
|
$2.57
ZMW68.26
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.36
CRC29,091.09
|
$40.66
ZMW1,078.63
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.46
CRC3,848.47
|
$3.12
ZMW82.67
|
|
pay 33.0% less for clothing
Costa Rica
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.44
CRC36,870.65
|
$24.53
ZMW650.78
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.89
CRC24,202.66
|
$26.26
ZMW696.65
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.63
CRC54,517.97
|
$90.18
ZMW2,392.45
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.19
CRC49,130.23
|
$87.89
ZMW2,331.86
|
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