Cost of living comparison
Zambia is 12.2% more expensive than Albania.
If you lived in Zambia instead of Albania, you would:
pay 43.8% less for restaurants
|
Albania
|
Zambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.37
ALL790
|
$7.21
ZMW198.77
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.97
ALL658
|
$3.82
ZMW105.33
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
ALL157
|
$0.71
ZMW19.67
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
ALL76
|
$0.33
ZMW9.12
|
|
pay 10.3% more for groceries
|
Albania
|
Zambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.85
ALL80
|
$0.74
ZMW20.39
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.29
ALL499
|
$3.64
ZMW100.21
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.20
ALL680
|
$4.85
ZMW133.75
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.11
ALL294
|
$1.92
ZMW53.05
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.11
ALL294
|
$1.80
ZMW49.52
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
ALL55
|
$1.20
ZMW33.10
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
ALL99
|
$0.60
ZMW16.64
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
ALL64
|
$1.27
ZMW34.87
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
ALL64
|
$0.56
ZMW15.53
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
ALL44
|
$0.96
ZMW26.35
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
ALL48
|
$0.67
ZMW18.57
|
|
pay 15.3% less for transportation
|
Albania
|
Zambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.81
ALL737
|
$4.77
ZMW131.35
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.64
ALL1,664
|
$37.04
ZMW1,020.85
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,265.14
ALL2,667,085
|
$8,004.53
ZMW220,637.61
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$30.70
ALL2,896
|
$12.13
ZMW334.34
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
|
Albania
|
Zambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.01
ALL1,511
|
$125.92
ZMW3,470.85
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$447.88
ALL42,262
|
$214.42
ZMW5,910.37
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$324.85
ALL30,653
|
$114.96
ZMW3,168.73
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.67
ALL5,442
|
$83.50
ZMW2,301.65
|
|
pay 45.9% more for childcare
|
Albania
|
Zambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$168.56
ALL15,906
|
$176.79
ZMW4,873.04
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,514.89
ALL331,663
|
$6,570.42
ZMW181,107.82
|
|
pay 28.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Albania
|
Zambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
ALL245
|
$0.97
ZMW26.65
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.77
ALL167
|
$2.07
ZMW57.15
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.70
ALL349
|
$2.49
ZMW68.61
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.45
ALL4,195
|
$41.21
ZMW1,135.97
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.64
ALL721
|
$3.50
ZMW96.46
|
|
pay 37.5% less for clothing
|
Albania
|
Zambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.86
ALL4,800
|
$18.43
ZMW508.14
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.61
ALL3,832
|
$18.78
ZMW517.76
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.86
ALL8,574
|
$90.18
ZMW2,485.63
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.22
ALL11,438
|
$82.76
ZMW2,281.24
|
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