Cost of living comparison
Canada is 2.7 times more expensive than Zambia.
If you lived in Canada instead of Zambia, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
Zambia
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.15
ZMW136.84
|
$16.50
CA$22.73
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.43
ZMW91.17
|
$9.99
CA$13.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
ZMW25.94
|
$2.03
CA$2.80
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
ZMW11.91
|
$1.66
CA$2.29
|
|
pay 85.4% more for groceries
Zambia
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.80
ZMW21.28
|
$2.50
CA$3.45
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
ZMW104.78
|
$5.43
CA$7.48
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.90
ZMW130.05
|
$7.95
CA$10.95
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.42
ZMW64.13
|
$3.36
CA$4.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.79
ZMW47.42
|
$5.29
CA$7.29
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
ZMW30.00
|
$1.84
CA$2.54
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
ZMW18.86
|
$0.64
CA$0.88
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.21
ZMW32.05
|
$1.57
CA$2.16
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
ZMW16.50
|
$1.79
CA$2.47
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
ZMW19.46
|
$1.18
CA$1.63
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
ZMW19.49
|
$1.18
CA$1.62
|
|
pay 80.6% more for transportation
Zambia
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.05
ZMW134.09
|
$4.40
CA$6.06
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.04
ZMW983.25
|
$68.18
CA$93.93
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,004.53
ZMW212,509.42
|
$25,034.05
CA$34,490.66
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.13
ZMW322.03
|
$16.78
CA$23.12
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for housing
Zambia
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$144.44
ZMW3,834.67
|
$62.83
CA$86.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$262.56
ZMW6,970.70
|
$1,250.12
CA$1,722.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$159.59
ZMW4,236.86
|
$1,146.12
CA$1,579.07
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.50
ZMW2,216.86
|
$119.78
CA$165.03
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for childcare
Zambia
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$111.30
ZMW2,954.98
|
$744.16
CA$1,025.26
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,884.51
ZMW156,225.77
|
$12,218.47
CA$16,833.99
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Zambia
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
ZMW27.19
|
$5.30
CA$7.30
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.19
ZMW58.26
|
$3.57
CA$4.91
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.57
ZMW68.31
|
$12.99
CA$17.90
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.66
ZMW1,079.35
|
$43.10
CA$59.38
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.12
ZMW82.72
|
$11.26
CA$15.51
|
|
pay 47.7% more for clothing
Zambia
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.53
ZMW651.21
|
$55.23
CA$76.09
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.26
ZMW697.12
|
$39.78
CA$54.81
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.18
ZMW2,394.06
|
$86.57
CA$119.27
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.89
ZMW2,333.43
|
$103.81
CA$143.02
|
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