Cost of living comparison

Zambia

compared to

Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan vs. Zambia Cost of Living Summary

Kazakhstan is 19.2% more expensive than Zambia overall.

Restaurants: pay 37.4% more in Kazakhstan
Groceries: pay 17.3% less in Kazakhstan
Transportation: pay 1.4% less in Kazakhstan
Housing: pay 7.4% more in Kazakhstan
Childcare: pay 0.5% more in Kazakhstan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.8% more in Kazakhstan
Clothing: pay 2.0 times more in Kazakhstan

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

Kazakhstan vs. Zambia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 37.4% more for restaurants

	Zambia	Kazakhstan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.21 ZMW207.16	$8.27 KZT4,167.78	+14.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.82 ZMW109.78	$6.04 KZT3,042.80	+58.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.71 ZMW20.50	$0.91 KZT459.31	+27.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 ZMW9.50	$0.49 KZT248.37	+49.0%
Average			+37.4%

Zambia vs. Kazakhstan - Cost of restaurants

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pay 17.3% less for groceries

	Zambia	Kazakhstan
Bread 1 loaf	$0.74 ZMW21.25	$0.40 KZT199.29	-46.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.64 ZMW104.44	$4.54 KZT2,286.07	+24.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.85 ZMW139.39	$4.05 KZT2,042.28	-16.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.92 ZMW55.29	$1.52 KZT767.94	-20.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.80 ZMW51.61	$2.08 KZT1,050.03	+16.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.20 ZMW34.50	$0.58 KZT294.80	-51.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.60 ZMW17.34	$0.83 KZT416.52	+36.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.27 ZMW36.35	$0.86 KZT431.09	-32.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 ZMW16.18	$0.82 KZT415.17	+46.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 ZMW27.46	$0.23 KZT114.77	-76.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.67 ZMW19.36	$0.20 KZT100.75	-70.3%
Average			-17.3%

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pay 1.4% less for transportation

	Zambia	Kazakhstan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.77 ZMW136.90	$1.84 KZT928.41	-61.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.04 ZMW1,063.96	$14.74 KZT7,428.91	-60.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$8,004.53 ZMW229,954.14	$21,631.50 KZT10,901,034.60	+170.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.13 ZMW348.46	$5.53 KZT2,788.39	-54.4%
Average			-1.4%

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pay 7.4% more for housing

	Zambia	Kazakhstan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$125.92 ZMW3,617.41	$11.58 KZT5,835.07	-90.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$214.42 ZMW6,159.94	$345.54 KZT174,129.80	+61.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$114.96 ZMW3,302.53	$248.07 KZT125,012.97	+115.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$83.50 ZMW2,398.84	$36.43 KZT18,359.93	-56.4%
Average			+7.4%

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pay 0.5% more for childcare

	Zambia	Kazakhstan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$176.79 ZMW5,078.81	$204.89 KZT103,254.11	+15.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,570.42 ZMW188,755.18	$5,596.30 KZT2,820,215.92	-14.8%
Average			+0.5%

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pay 2.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Zambia	Kazakhstan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.97 ZMW27.78	$1.19 KZT601.34	+23.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.07 ZMW59.57	$1.97 KZT993.14	-5.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.49 ZMW71.51	$1.93 KZT974.69	-22.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.21 ZMW1,183.94	$37.19 KZT18,740.11	-9.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.50 ZMW100.53	$4.46 KZT2,249.03	+27.5%
Average			+2.8%

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pay 2.0 times more for clothing

	Zambia	Kazakhstan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$18.43 ZMW529.60	$70.88 KZT35,719.86	+284.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$18.78 ZMW539.63	$43.23 KZT21,786.01	+130.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$90.18 ZMW2,590.59	$97.08 KZT48,922.81	+7.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$82.76 ZMW2,377.57	$80.68 KZT40,658.38	-2.5%
Average			+105.0%

Zambia vs. Kazakhstan - 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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