Cost of living comparison
If you lived in American Samoa instead of Zambia, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
Zambia
|
American Samoa
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.21
ZMW198.58
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.82
ZMW105.23
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
ZMW19.65
|
?? | |
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
ZMW9.11
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Zambia
|
American Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.74
ZMW20.37
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.64
ZMW100.12
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.85
ZMW133.62
|
?? | |
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
ZMW52.99
|
?? | |
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.80
ZMW49.47
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
ZMW33.07
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.60
ZMW16.62
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.27
ZMW34.84
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
ZMW15.51
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.96
ZMW26.32
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
ZMW18.55
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Zambia
|
American Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.77
ZMW131.23
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.04
ZMW1,019.88
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,004.53
ZMW220,427.21
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.13
ZMW334.03
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
Zambia
|
American Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$125.92
ZMW3,467.54
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$214.42
ZMW5,904.73
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$114.96
ZMW3,165.71
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.50
ZMW2,299.46
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Zambia
|
American Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$176.79
ZMW4,868.39
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,570.42
ZMW180,935.12
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Zambia
|
American Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.97
ZMW26.63
|
?? | |
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.07
ZMW57.10
|
?? | |
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.49
ZMW68.54
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.21
ZMW1,134.89
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.50
ZMW96.37
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Zambia
|
American Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.43
ZMW507.66
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.78
ZMW517.27
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.18
ZMW2,483.26
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.76
ZMW2,279.06
|
?? |
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