Cost of living comparison
Zambia is 42.6% cheaper than Norway.
If you lived in Zambia instead of Norway, you would:
pay 73.2% less for restaurants
|
Norway
|
Zambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.52
NOK209.65
|
$7.21
ZMW198.77
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.17
NOK137.73
|
$3.82
ZMW105.33
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.88
NOK32.58
|
$0.71
ZMW19.67
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.70
NOK30.59
|
$0.33
ZMW9.12
|
|
pay 37.4% less for groceries
|
Norway
|
Zambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.03
NOK34.29
|
$0.74
ZMW20.39
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.10
NOK57.70
|
$3.64
ZMW100.21
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.41
NOK83.93
|
$4.85
ZMW133.75
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.71
NOK41.99
|
$1.92
ZMW53.05
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.92
NOK67.07
|
$1.80
ZMW49.52
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.32
NOK14.89
|
$1.20
ZMW33.10
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
NOK11.13
|
$0.60
ZMW16.64
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.29
NOK14.61
|
$1.27
ZMW34.87
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.82
NOK20.58
|
$0.56
ZMW15.53
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.96
NOK10.81
|
$0.96
ZMW26.35
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.05
NOK11.92
|
$0.67
ZMW18.57
|
|
pay 50.9% less for transportation
|
Norway
|
Zambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.32
NOK82.89
|
$4.77
ZMW131.35
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$67.29
NOK761.72
|
$37.04
ZMW1,020.85
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,441.53
NOK367,241.42
|
$8,004.53
ZMW220,637.61
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.50
NOK266.00
|
$12.13
ZMW334.34
|
|
pay 17.7% less for housing
|
Norway
|
Zambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.97
NOK599.58
|
$125.92
ZMW3,470.85
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,030.17
NOK11,661.62
|
$214.42
ZMW5,910.37
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$803.77
NOK9,098.73
|
$114.96
ZMW3,168.73
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.13
NOK1,676.88
|
$83.50
ZMW2,301.65
|
|
pay 13.8% less for childcare
|
Norway
|
Zambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$272.16
NOK3,080.91
|
$176.79
ZMW4,873.04
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,113.04
NOK69,200.27
|
$6,570.42
ZMW181,107.82
|
|
pay 60.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Norway
|
Zambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.83
NOK99.93
|
$0.97
ZMW26.65
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.64
NOK52.51
|
$2.07
ZMW57.15
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.25
NOK149.99
|
$2.49
ZMW68.61
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.21
NOK489.11
|
$41.21
ZMW1,135.97
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.55
NOK153.42
|
$3.50
ZMW96.46
|
|
pay 44.2% less for clothing
|
Norway
|
Zambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$87.77
NOK993.62
|
$18.43
ZMW508.14
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.11
NOK454.02
|
$18.78
ZMW517.76
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.53
NOK1,137.98
|
$90.18
ZMW2,485.63
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$126.05
NOK1,426.92
|
$82.76
ZMW2,281.24
|
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