Cost of living comparison
Zambia is 2.1 times more expensive than Somalia.
If you lived in Zambia instead of Somalia, you would:
pay 26.8% more for restaurants
|
Somalia
|
Zambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.65
SOS1,519
|
$7.21
ZMW198.58
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.67
SOS2,675
|
$3.82
ZMW105.23
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
SOS463
|
$0.71
ZMW19.65
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
SOS293
|
$0.33
ZMW9.11
|
|
pay 1.8% more for groceries
|
Somalia
|
Zambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.97
SOS557
|
$0.74
ZMW20.37
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.96
SOS1,123
|
$3.64
ZMW100.12
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.93
SOS3,400
|
$4.85
ZMW133.62
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.21
SOS1,266
|
$1.92
ZMW52.99
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.67
SOS1,531
|
$1.80
ZMW49.47
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.73
SOS990
|
$1.20
ZMW33.07
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
SOS506
|
$0.60
ZMW16.62
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.32
SOS754
|
$1.27
ZMW34.84
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS312
|
$0.56
ZMW15.51
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
SOS344
|
$0.96
ZMW26.32
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS311
|
$0.67
ZMW18.55
|
|
pay 41.5% more for transportation
|
Somalia
|
Zambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.12
SOS2,363
|
$4.77
ZMW131.23
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.00
SOS14,331
|
$37.04
ZMW1,019.88
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,750.00
SOS3,296,075
|
$8,004.53
ZMW220,427.21
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.43
SOS4,261
|
$12.13
ZMW334.03
|
|
pay 89.2% more for housing
|
Somalia
|
Zambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.62
SOS17,555
|
$125.92
ZMW3,467.54
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$160.00
SOS91,717
|
$214.42
ZMW5,904.73
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$93.33
SOS53,502
|
$114.96
ZMW3,165.71
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.31
SOS54,064
|
$83.50
ZMW2,299.46
|
|
pay 6.0 times more for childcare
|
Somalia
|
Zambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$55.21
SOS31,647
|
$176.79
ZMW4,868.39
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$742.50
SOS425,624
|
$6,570.42
ZMW180,935.12
|
|
pay 14.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Somalia
|
Zambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
SOS4,013
|
$0.97
ZMW26.63
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.24
SOS709
|
$2.07
ZMW57.10
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
SOS771
|
$2.49
ZMW68.54
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.00
SOS17,197
|
$41.21
ZMW1,134.89
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SOS2,866
|
$3.50
ZMW96.37
|
|
pay 77.4% more for clothing
|
Somalia
|
Zambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.61
SOS10,668
|
$18.43
ZMW507.66
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.11
SOS13,248
|
$18.78
ZMW517.27
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$25.89
SOS14,840
|
$90.18
ZMW2,483.26
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$45.78
SOS26,241
|
$82.76
ZMW2,279.06
|
|
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