Cost of living comparison
Zambia is 0.2% more expensive than Lebanon.
If you lived in Zambia instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay 38.6% less for restaurants
Lebanon
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.00
LBP534,502
|
$5.15
ZMW130.88
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
LBP623,586
|
$3.43
ZMW87.20
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
LBP134,840
|
$0.98
ZMW24.81
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
LBP87,104
|
$0.45
ZMW11.39
|
|
pay 73.8% more for groceries
Lebanon
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
LBP49,614
|
$0.80
ZMW20.36
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.99
LBP355,013
|
$3.95
ZMW100.21
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.67
LBP505,179
|
$4.90
ZMW124.38
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.89
LBP168,323
|
$2.42
ZMW61.33
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.02
LBP268,897
|
$1.79
ZMW45.36
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
LBP47,227
|
$1.13
ZMW28.69
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.41
LBP36,508
|
$0.71
ZMW18.04
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.29
LBP26,084
|
$1.21
ZMW30.65
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
LBP38,486
|
$0.62
ZMW15.78
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
LBP25,390
|
$0.73
ZMW18.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
LBP33,421
|
$0.73
ZMW18.64
|
|
pay 19.0% less for transportation
Lebanon
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.51
LBP312,847
|
$5.05
ZMW128.25
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.22
LBP5,809,804
|
$37.04
ZMW940.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,750.00
LBP2,115,736,965
|
$8,004.53
ZMW203,244.71
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
LBP1,202,629
|
$12.13
ZMW307.99
|
|
pay 12.7% more for housing
Lebanon
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.62
LBP4,509,860
|
$144.44
ZMW3,667.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$485.94
LBP43,289,092
|
$262.56
ZMW6,666.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$247.12
LBP22,013,943
|
$159.59
ZMW4,052.15
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$178.38
LBP15,890,953
|
$83.50
ZMW2,120.21
|
|
pay 19.9% more for childcare
Lebanon
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$230.00
LBP20,489,242
|
$111.30
ZMW2,826.16
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,075.00
LBP273,932,260
|
$5,884.51
ZMW149,414.85
|
|
pay 16.0% less for entertainment and sports
Lebanon
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP267,251
|
$1.02
ZMW26.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
LBP155,110
|
$2.19
ZMW55.72
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.29
LBP204,002
|
$2.57
ZMW65.33
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.17
LBP3,578,194
|
$40.66
ZMW1,032.30
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.75
LBP601,315
|
$3.12
ZMW79.12
|
|
pay 31.2% less for clothing
Lebanon
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.34
LBP5,286,559
|
$24.53
ZMW622.82
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.29
LBP4,835,970
|
$26.26
ZMW666.73
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.60
LBP8,515,974
|
$90.18
ZMW2,289.69
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.43
LBP8,590,210
|
$87.89
ZMW2,231.70
|
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