Cost of living comparison
Zambia is 98.8% more expensive than Tunisia.
If you lived in Zambia instead of Tunisia, you would:
pay 38.8% more for restaurants
|
Tunisia
|
Zambia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.13
TND9.900
|
$7.21
ZMW198.58
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.25
TND13.440
|
$3.82
ZMW105.23
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
TND1.980
|
$0.71
ZMW19.65
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
TND0.860
|
$0.33
ZMW9.11
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
|
Tunisia
|
Zambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.16
TND0.510
|
$0.74
ZMW20.37
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.92
TND15.580
|
$3.64
ZMW100.12
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$1.78
TND5.640
|
$4.85
ZMW133.62
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
TND4.630
|
$1.92
ZMW52.99
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.36
TND7.480
|
$1.80
ZMW49.47
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.77
TND2.430
|
$1.20
ZMW33.07
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.33
TND4.210
|
$0.60
ZMW16.62
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
TND1.520
|
$1.27
ZMW34.84
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
TND0.950
|
$0.56
ZMW15.51
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
TND0.860
|
$0.96
ZMW26.32
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
TND0.720
|
$0.67
ZMW18.55
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
|
Tunisia
|
Zambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.00
TND9.480
|
$4.77
ZMW131.23
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$9.30
TND29.440
|
$37.04
ZMW1,019.88
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,666.41
TND112,865.580
|
$8,004.53
ZMW220,427.21
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.64
TND8.350
|
$12.13
ZMW334.03
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
|
Tunisia
|
Zambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.29
TND54.710
|
$125.92
ZMW3,467.54
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$193.39
TND611.970
|
$214.42
ZMW5,904.73
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$130.14
TND411.830
|
$114.96
ZMW3,165.71
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.79
TND103.780
|
$83.50
ZMW2,299.46
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
|
Tunisia
|
Zambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$78.96
TND249.870
|
$176.79
ZMW4,868.39
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,865.54
TND5,903.460
|
$6,570.42
ZMW180,935.12
|
|
pay 28.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Tunisia
|
Zambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.37
TND4.340
|
$0.97
ZMW26.63
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.81
TND2.560
|
$2.07
ZMW57.10
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.22
TND10.190
|
$2.49
ZMW68.54
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.05
TND85.590
|
$41.21
ZMW1,134.89
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.08
TND12.910
|
$3.50
ZMW96.37
|
|
pay 29.3% less for clothing
|
Tunisia
|
Zambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.55
TND115.650
|
$18.43
ZMW507.66
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.85
TND160.900
|
$18.78
ZMW517.27
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.17
TND285.330
|
$90.18
ZMW2,483.26
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$66.30
TND209.790
|
$82.76
ZMW2,279.06
|
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