Cost of living comparison
Zambia is 62.3% cheaper than Jersey overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 77.2% less in Zambia
- Groceries
-
pay 50.6% less in Zambia
- Transportation
-
pay 58.1% less in Zambia
- Housing
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pay 39.5% less in Zambia
- Childcare
-
pay 80.3% less in Zambia
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 70.9% less in Zambia
- Clothing
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pay 59.8% less in Zambia
Expenses including childcare, restaurants, entertainment and sports, clothing, transportation, and groceries are lower in Zambia.
If you lived in Zambia instead of Jersey, you would:
pay 77.2% less for restaurants
Jersey
|
Zambia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$45.20
£33.10
|
$7.21
ZMW174.63
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.33
£7.57
|
$3.82
ZMW92.54
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.83
£2.07
|
$0.71
ZMW17.28
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
£1.83
|
$0.33
ZMW8.01
|
|
pay 50.6% less for groceries
Jersey
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.30
£1.68
|
$0.74
ZMW17.91
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.33
£3.90
|
$3.64
ZMW88.04
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.84
£5.74
|
$4.85
ZMW117.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.37
£3.93
|
$1.92
ZMW46.60
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.67
£4.16
|
$1.80
ZMW43.51
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.89
£1.38
|
$1.20
ZMW29.08
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.39
£1.02
|
$0.60
ZMW14.62
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.85
£1.35
|
$1.27
ZMW30.64
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.83
£1.34
|
$0.56
ZMW13.64
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
£1.15
|
$0.96
ZMW23.15
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.44
£1.06
|
$0.67
ZMW16.32
|
|
pay 58.1% less for transportation
Jersey
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.93
£5.81
|
$4.77
ZMW115.40
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$67.16
£49.18
|
$37.04
ZMW896.89
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,768.06
£20,334.71
|
$8,004.53
ZMW193,845.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$51.51
£37.72
|
$12.13
ZMW293.75
|
|
pay 39.5% less for housing
Jersey
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$72.54
£53.12
|
$125.92
ZMW3,049.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,808.15
£1,324.12
|
$214.42
ZMW5,192.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,715.90
£1,256.56
|
$114.96
ZMW2,783.96
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$167.51
£122.67
|
$83.50
ZMW2,022.16
|
|
pay 80.3% less for childcare
Jersey
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,324.77
£1,702.44
|
$176.79
ZMW4,281.31
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$20,664.60
£15,132.81
|
$6,570.42
ZMW159,116.06
|
|
pay 70.9% less for entertainment and sports
Jersey
|
Zambia
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.75
£5.67
|
$0.97
ZMW23.41
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.95
£3.63
|
$2.07
ZMW50.21
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.50
£11.35
|
$2.49
ZMW60.28
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$74.05
£54.23
|
$41.21
ZMW998.03
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.08
£13.24
|
$3.50
ZMW84.75
|
|
pay 59.8% less for clothing
Jersey
|
Zambia
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$100.09
£73.30
|
$18.43
ZMW446.44
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$69.31
£50.76
|
$18.78
ZMW454.89
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$121.08
£88.67
|
$90.18
ZMW2,183.80
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$202.34
£148.18
|
$82.76
ZMW2,004.23
|
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