Cost of living comparison
Zambia is 2.9 times more expensive than Egypt.
If you lived in Zambia instead of Egypt, you would:
pay 90.9% more for restaurants
|
Egypt
|
Zambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.96
EGP201.41
|
$7.21
ZMW198.77
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.84
EGP246.15
|
$3.82
ZMW105.33
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
EGP15.54
|
$0.71
ZMW19.67
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.12
EGP6.26
|
$0.33
ZMW9.12
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for groceries
|
Egypt
|
Zambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
EGP38.52
|
$0.74
ZMW20.39
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.76
EGP89.80
|
$3.64
ZMW100.21
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.30
EGP167.83
|
$4.85
ZMW133.75
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.54
EGP78.48
|
$1.92
ZMW53.05
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.97
EGP100.21
|
$1.80
ZMW49.52
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
EGP31.33
|
$1.20
ZMW33.10
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.21
EGP10.91
|
$0.60
ZMW16.64
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.15
EGP7.48
|
$1.27
ZMW34.87
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.18
EGP9.07
|
$0.56
ZMW15.53
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
EGP10.52
|
$0.96
ZMW26.35
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
EGP11.50
|
$0.67
ZMW18.57
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for transportation
|
Egypt
|
Zambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.98
EGP49.85
|
$4.77
ZMW131.35
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.01
EGP611.10
|
$37.04
ZMW1,020.85
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,154.15
EGP1,483,456.78
|
$8,004.53
ZMW220,637.61
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.65
EGP135.05
|
$12.13
ZMW334.34
|
|
pay 6.4 times more for housing
|
Egypt
|
Zambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.63
EGP388.03
|
$125.92
ZMW3,470.85
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$206.11
EGP10,487.38
|
$214.42
ZMW5,910.37
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$111.12
EGP5,654.14
|
$114.96
ZMW3,168.73
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$11.85
EGP603.08
|
$83.50
ZMW2,301.65
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for childcare
|
Egypt
|
Zambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$66.57
EGP3,387.10
|
$176.79
ZMW4,873.04
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,472.73
EGP74,937.13
|
$6,570.42
ZMW181,107.82
|
|
pay 31.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Egypt
|
Zambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.79
EGP91.24
|
$0.97
ZMW26.65
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.38
EGP70.05
|
$2.07
ZMW57.15
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.85
EGP94.15
|
$2.49
ZMW68.61
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.86
EGP1,112.55
|
$41.21
ZMW1,135.97
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.68
EGP136.28
|
$3.50
ZMW96.46
|
|
pay 8.5% more for clothing
|
Egypt
|
Zambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$23.44
EGP1,192.85
|
$18.43
ZMW508.14
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.49
EGP2,467.39
|
$18.78
ZMW517.76
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.17
EGP4,944.46
|
$90.18
ZMW2,485.63
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.98
EGP1,881.85
|
$82.76
ZMW2,281.24
|
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