Cost of living comparison
Zambia is 24.8% cheaper than Finland.
If you lived in Zambia instead of Finland, you would:
pay 66.8% less for restaurants
|
Finland
|
Zambia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.18
€13.45
|
$7.21
ZMW198.58
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.44
€9.90
|
$3.82
ZMW105.23
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.58
€2.44
|
$0.71
ZMW19.65
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.86
€1.77
|
$0.33
ZMW9.11
|
|
pay 12.8% less for groceries
|
Finland
|
Zambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
€2.17
|
$0.74
ZMW20.37
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.70
€3.51
|
$3.64
ZMW100.12
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.27
€4.05
|
$4.85
ZMW133.62
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.02
€2.86
|
$1.92
ZMW52.99
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.38
€5.10
|
$1.80
ZMW49.47
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.94
|
$1.20
ZMW33.07
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.77
|
$0.60
ZMW16.62
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.93
|
$1.27
ZMW34.84
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.67
€1.58
|
$0.56
ZMW15.51
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.53
|
$0.96
ZMW26.32
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.71
|
$0.67
ZMW18.55
|
|
pay 46.3% less for transportation
|
Finland
|
Zambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.64
€7.25
|
$4.77
ZMW131.23
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$60.52
€57.39
|
$37.04
ZMW1,019.88
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,800.37
€30,158.27
|
$8,004.53
ZMW220,427.21
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.35
€17.41
|
$12.13
ZMW334.03
|
|
pay 75.1% more for housing
|
Finland
|
Zambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.24
€21.10
|
$125.92
ZMW3,467.54
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$734.49
€696.56
|
$214.42
ZMW5,904.73
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$604.75
€573.53
|
$114.96
ZMW3,165.71
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$96.90
€91.90
|
$83.50
ZMW2,299.46
|
|
pay 31.8% less for childcare
|
Finland
|
Zambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$291.42
€276.37
|
$176.79
ZMW4,868.39
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,693.67
€8,244.75
|
$6,570.42
ZMW180,935.12
|
|
pay 58.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Finland
|
Zambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.29
€6.91
|
$0.97
ZMW26.63
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.21
€3.99
|
$2.07
ZMW57.10
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.54
€9.99
|
$2.49
ZMW68.54
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.73
€39.58
|
$41.21
ZMW1,134.89
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.60
€14.79
|
$3.50
ZMW96.37
|
|
pay 32.3% less for clothing
|
Finland
|
Zambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.15
€71.27
|
$18.43
ZMW507.66
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.18
€29.57
|
$18.78
ZMW517.27
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.09
€77.85
|
$90.18
ZMW2,483.26
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.56
€102.96
|
$82.76
ZMW2,279.06
|
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