Cost of living comparison
Zambia is 2.9 times more expensive than Egypt.
If you lived in Zambia instead of Egypt, you would:
pay 93.7% more for restaurants
|
Egypt
|
Zambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.82
EGP186.83
|
$5.15
ZMW138.19
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.07
EGP199.04
|
$3.43
ZMW92.07
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
EGP16.29
|
$0.98
ZMW26.19
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
EGP8.38
|
$0.45
ZMW12.03
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for groceries
|
Egypt
|
Zambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
EGP36.76
|
$0.80
ZMW21.49
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.78
EGP87.11
|
$3.95
ZMW105.81
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.20
EGP156.66
|
$4.90
ZMW131.33
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.47
EGP72.16
|
$2.42
ZMW64.76
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.91
EGP93.63
|
$1.79
ZMW47.89
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
EGP27.88
|
$1.13
ZMW30.29
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.21
EGP10.37
|
$0.71
ZMW19.05
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.14
EGP6.89
|
$1.21
ZMW32.37
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.15
EGP7.56
|
$0.62
ZMW16.66
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.17
EGP8.28
|
$0.73
ZMW19.65
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
EGP14.18
|
$0.73
ZMW19.68
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for transportation
|
Egypt
|
Zambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.97
EGP47.40
|
$5.05
ZMW135.42
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$6.76
EGP330.87
|
$37.04
ZMW992.94
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,552.01
EGP1,348,120.00
|
$8,004.53
ZMW214,605.03
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.26
EGP159.30
|
$12.13
ZMW325.20
|
|
pay 6.8 times more for housing
|
Egypt
|
Zambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.84
EGP383.61
|
$144.44
ZMW3,872.48
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$212.64
EGP10,404.58
|
$262.56
ZMW7,039.44
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$144.87
EGP7,088.38
|
$159.59
ZMW4,278.64
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$12.98
EGP635.00
|
$83.50
ZMW2,238.72
|
|
pay 97.8% more for childcare
|
Egypt
|
Zambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$70.10
EGP3,429.84
|
$111.30
ZMW2,984.12
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,485.76
EGP121,628.00
|
$5,884.51
ZMW157,766.35
|
|
pay 39.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Egypt
|
Zambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.76
EGP85.88
|
$1.02
ZMW27.46
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.32
EGP64.65
|
$2.19
ZMW58.84
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.76
EGP85.94
|
$2.57
ZMW68.98
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.83
EGP921.14
|
$40.66
ZMW1,090.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.80
EGP136.79
|
$3.12
ZMW83.54
|
|
pay 48.7% more for clothing
|
Egypt
|
Zambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.16
EGP888.77
|
$24.53
ZMW657.64
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.59
EGP1,643.54
|
$26.26
ZMW703.99
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.42
EGP4,522.21
|
$90.18
ZMW2,417.67
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$30.97
EGP1,515.40
|
$87.89
ZMW2,356.44
|
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