Cost of living comparison
Zambia is 34.9% more expensive than Romania.
If you lived in Zambia instead of Romania, you would:
pay 47.6% less for restaurants
|
Romania
|
Zambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.56
RON40.84
|
$7.21
ZMW198.77
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.33
RON30.19
|
$3.82
ZMW105.33
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
RON8.19
|
$0.71
ZMW19.67
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.43
RON6.81
|
$0.33
ZMW9.12
|
|
pay 28.6% more for groceries
|
Romania
|
Zambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.08
RON5.14
|
$0.74
ZMW20.39
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.79
RON18.08
|
$3.64
ZMW100.21
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
RON26.04
|
$4.85
ZMW133.75
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.83
RON13.50
|
$1.92
ZMW53.05
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.70
RON12.88
|
$1.80
ZMW49.52
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
RON2.26
|
$1.20
ZMW33.10
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
RON3.13
|
$0.60
ZMW16.64
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
RON3.09
|
$1.27
ZMW34.87
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
RON4.05
|
$0.56
ZMW15.53
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
RON1.79
|
$0.96
ZMW26.35
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
RON1.95
|
$0.67
ZMW18.57
|
|
pay 21.2% more for transportation
|
Romania
|
Zambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.64
RON26.93
|
$4.77
ZMW131.35
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.73
RON98.91
|
$37.04
ZMW1,020.85
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,159.13
RON120,046.79
|
$8,004.53
ZMW220,637.61
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.39
RON30.51
|
$12.13
ZMW334.34
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for housing
|
Romania
|
Zambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.45
RON40.31
|
$125.92
ZMW3,470.85
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$363.94
RON1,736.54
|
$214.42
ZMW5,910.37
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$266.85
RON1,273.28
|
$114.96
ZMW3,168.73
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.36
RON512.29
|
$83.50
ZMW2,301.65
|
|
pay 25.9% less for childcare
|
Romania
|
Zambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$405.62
RON1,935.40
|
$176.79
ZMW4,873.04
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,284.14
RON29,984.76
|
$6,570.42
ZMW181,107.82
|
|
pay 28.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Romania
|
Zambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.01
RON9.61
|
$0.97
ZMW26.65
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.20
RON10.51
|
$2.07
ZMW57.15
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.30
RON25.28
|
$2.49
ZMW68.61
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.40
RON178.46
|
$41.21
ZMW1,135.97
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.19
RON29.53
|
$3.50
ZMW96.46
|
|
pay 20.5% less for clothing
|
Romania
|
Zambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.67
RON275.17
|
$18.43
ZMW508.14
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.90
RON166.53
|
$18.78
ZMW517.76
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.76
RON332.84
|
$90.18
ZMW2,485.63
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.53
RON384.25
|
$82.76
ZMW2,281.24
|
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