Cost of living comparison
Zambia is 39.7% cheaper than Denmark.
If you lived in Zambia instead of Denmark, you would:
pay 75.8% less for restaurants
Denmark
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.33
DKK140.51
|
$5.15
ZMW136.84
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.43
DKK85.92
|
$3.43
ZMW91.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.60
DKK24.90
|
$0.98
ZMW25.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.70
DKK18.66
|
$0.45
ZMW11.91
|
|
pay 36.3% less for groceries
Denmark
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.82
DKK19.50
|
$0.80
ZMW21.28
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.62
DKK38.87
|
$3.95
ZMW104.78
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.34
DKK50.76
|
$4.90
ZMW130.05
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.30
DKK29.72
|
$2.42
ZMW64.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.87
DKK33.69
|
$1.79
ZMW47.42
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.28
DKK8.84
|
$1.13
ZMW30.00
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.35
DKK9.30
|
$0.71
ZMW18.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.40
DKK9.66
|
$1.21
ZMW32.05
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.87
DKK12.92
|
$0.62
ZMW16.50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
DKK6.01
|
$0.73
ZMW19.46
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.76
DKK5.24
|
$0.73
ZMW19.49
|
|
pay 55.2% less for transportation
Denmark
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.79
DKK53.82
|
$5.05
ZMW134.09
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$81.04
DKK560.17
|
$37.04
ZMW983.25
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,527.90
DKK293,948.57
|
$8,004.53
ZMW212,509.42
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.34
DKK168.22
|
$12.13
ZMW322.03
|
|
pay 32.0% more for housing
Denmark
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.82
DKK233.78
|
$144.44
ZMW3,834.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$983.28
DKK6,796.31
|
$262.56
ZMW6,970.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$707.32
DKK4,888.94
|
$159.59
ZMW4,236.86
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$162.10
DKK1,120.43
|
$83.50
ZMW2,216.86
|
|
pay 44.6% less for childcare
Denmark
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$478.97
DKK3,310.61
|
$111.30
ZMW2,954.98
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,720.13
DKK46,448.86
|
$5,884.51
ZMW156,225.77
|
|
pay 58.5% less for entertainment and sports
Denmark
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.38
DKK51.04
|
$1.02
ZMW27.19
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.48
DKK37.87
|
$2.19
ZMW58.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.73
DKK60.32
|
$2.57
ZMW68.31
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.46
DKK265.83
|
$40.66
ZMW1,079.35
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.97
DKK117.30
|
$3.12
ZMW82.72
|
|
pay 39.2% less for clothing
Denmark
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.71
DKK640.78
|
$24.53
ZMW651.21
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.82
DKK261.43
|
$26.26
ZMW697.12
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.89
DKK718.07
|
$90.18
ZMW2,394.06
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$145.14
DKK1,003.16
|
$87.89
ZMW2,333.43
|
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