Cost of living comparison

Zambia

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Argentina vs. Zambia Cost of Living Summary

Argentina is 47.8% more expensive than Zambia overall.

Restaurants: pay 95.9% more in Argentina
Groceries: pay 8.1% more in Argentina
Transportation: pay 38.9% more in Argentina
Childcare: pay 29.2% less in Argentina
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.9% more in Argentina
Clothing: pay 2.6 times more in Argentina

The cost of clothing, restaurants, transportation, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Argentina are more expensive than in Zambia. Expenses including childcare and housing are lower in Argentina. Notably, clothing and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Argentina.

Argentina vs. Zambia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Argentina instead of Zambia, you would:

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pay 95.9% more for restaurants

	Zambia	Argentina
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.21 ZMW203.11	$8.59 ARS9,229.13	+19.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.82 ZMW107.63	$6.73 ARS7,228.22	+76.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.71 ZMW20.10	$1.32 ARS1,419.35	+85.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 ZMW9.32	$1.00 ARS1,076.91	+203.0%
Average			+95.9%

Zambia vs. Argentina - Cost of restaurants

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pay 8.1% more for groceries

	Zambia	Argentina
Bread 1 loaf	$0.74 ZMW20.83	$1.43 ARS1,533.64	+93.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.64 ZMW102.40	$3.84 ARS4,119.79	+5.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.85 ZMW136.67	$4.28 ARS4,595.60	-11.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.92 ZMW54.20	$1.79 ARS1,924.41	-6.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.80 ZMW50.60	$2.64 ARS2,836.82	+47.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.20 ZMW33.83	$0.91 ARS972.97	-24.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.60 ZMW17.00	$0.85 ARS910.75	+40.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.27 ZMW35.64	$0.64 ARS692.00	-49.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 ZMW15.87	$1.01 ARS1,081.21	+78.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 ZMW26.92	$0.46 ARS498.15	-51.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.67 ZMW18.98	$0.46 ARS490.74	-32.2%
Average			+8.1%

Zambia vs. Argentina - Cost of groceries

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pay 38.9% more for transportation

	Zambia	Argentina
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.77 ZMW134.22	$3.66 ARS3,932.26	-23.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.04 ZMW1,043.15	$13.28 ARS14,260.90	-64.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$8,004.53 ZMW225,455.66	$28,930.00 ARS31,073,462.50	+261.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.13 ZMW341.65	$9.90 ARS10,629.48	-18.4%
Average			+38.9%

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pay (unknown) more for housing

	Zambia	Argentina
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$125.92 ZMW3,546.64	$19.37 ARS20,801.99	-84.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$214.42 ZMW6,039.43	$303.40 ARS325,883.10	+41.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$114.96 ZMW3,237.93	$221.72 ARS238,142.72	+92.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$83.50 ZMW2,351.91	$41.92 ARS45,029.52	-49.8%

Zambia vs. Argentina - Cost of housing

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pay 29.2% less for childcare

	Zambia	Argentina
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$176.79 ZMW4,979.45	$173.69 ARS186,556.24	-1.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,570.42 ZMW185,062.67	$2,841.72 ARS3,052,266.06	-56.7%
Average			-29.2%

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pay 12.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Zambia	Argentina
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.97 ZMW27.23	$1.81 ARS1,943.30	+87.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.07 ZMW58.40	$2.09 ARS2,240.95	+0.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.49 ZMW70.11	$2.36 ARS2,532.17	-5.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.21 ZMW1,160.78	$18.92 ARS20,319.48	-54.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.50 ZMW98.57	$4.76 ARS5,116.70	+36.1%
Average			+12.9%

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pay 2.6 times more for clothing

	Zambia	Argentina
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$18.43 ZMW519.24	$79.59 ARS85,491.10	+331.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$18.78 ZMW529.07	$69.14 ARS74,266.45	+268.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$90.18 ZMW2,539.91	$107.64 ARS115,613.55	+19.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$82.76 ZMW2,331.06	$100.20 ARS107,620.29	+21.1%
Average			+160.1%

Zambia vs. Argentina - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2025

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