Cost of living comparison
Chile is 50.5% more expensive than Zambia.
If you lived in Chile instead of Zambia, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Zambia
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.21
ZMW199.03
|
$8.12
CLF0.2900
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.82
ZMW105.47
|
$7.20
CLF0.2600
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
ZMW19.70
|
$1.33
CLF0.0500
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
ZMW9.13
|
$1.18
CLF0.0400
|
|
pay 19.0% more for groceries
Zambia
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.74
ZMW20.41
|
$1.54
CLF0.0500
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.64
ZMW100.35
|
$5.09
CLF0.1800
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.85
ZMW133.93
|
$4.33
CLF0.1500
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
ZMW53.12
|
$3.35
CLF0.1200
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.80
ZMW49.59
|
$2.77
CLF0.1000
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
ZMW33.15
|
$0.83
CLF0.0300
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.60
ZMW16.66
|
$0.78
CLF0.0300
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.27
ZMW34.92
|
$0.80
CLF0.0300
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
ZMW15.55
|
$0.73
CLF0.0300
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.96
ZMW26.38
|
$0.56
CLF0.0200
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
ZMW18.60
|
$0.64
CLF0.0200
|
|
pay 27.2% more for transportation
Zambia
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.77
ZMW131.53
|
$5.14
CLF0.1800
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.04
ZMW1,022.23
|
$33.34
CLF1.1900
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,004.53
ZMW220,934.89
|
$16,204.48
CLF576.2800
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.13
ZMW334.79
|
$13.18
CLF0.4700
|
|
pay 58.6% more for housing
Zambia
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$125.92
ZMW3,475.53
|
$21.54
CLF0.7700
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$214.42
ZMW5,918.33
|
$453.06
CLF16.1100
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$114.96
ZMW3,173.00
|
$359.28
CLF12.7800
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.50
ZMW2,304.75
|
$78.13
CLF2.7800
|
|
pay 22.9% more for childcare
Zambia
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$176.79
ZMW4,879.60
|
$313.82
CLF11.1600
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,570.42
ZMW181,351.84
|
$4,486.89
CLF159.5700
|
|
pay 76.5% more for entertainment and sports
Zambia
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.97
ZMW26.69
|
$2.73
CLF0.1000
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.07
ZMW57.23
|
$2.69
CLF0.1000
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.49
ZMW68.70
|
$5.08
CLF0.1800
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.21
ZMW1,137.50
|
$40.53
CLF1.4400
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.50
ZMW96.59
|
$5.89
CLF0.2100
|
|
pay 38.4% more for clothing
Zambia
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.43
ZMW508.83
|
$43.89
CLF1.5600
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.78
ZMW518.46
|
$28.66
CLF1.0200
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.18
ZMW2,488.98
|
$61.62
CLF2.1900
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.76
ZMW2,284.31
|
$78.35
CLF2.7900
|
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