Cost of living and expenses in Zambia

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What are the costs of living, how much do you have to spend on fees and expenses in Zambia? What is the cost of a mortgage, what are the average earnings in Zambia, and how much do you have to spend on clothes or a flat in the centre or on the outskirts of the city?
Below you will read about the expenses, fees, rental prices, how much you have to pay for clothes or shoes and the cost of living in Zambia (The last update: 4 days ago)

See also: food prices   Prices in restaurants   entertainment costs  

Currency in Zambia Zambian kwacha (ZMW). For 10 US dollars you can get 275 Zambian kwachas. For 100 US dollars you can get 2.75 thousand Zambian kwachas. And the other way around: For 100 Zambian kwachas you can get 3.64 US dollars.


What are the different prices in the cities in Zambia? Look here: Prices in cities in Zambia

Prices: Lusaka   Chingola   Kitwe   Ndola   Kafue   Kabwe   Petauke   Solwezi  


Price fees $109 ($61 - $200)

fees

$109 ($61 - $200)
by half less than in United States

Price internet $144 ($44 - $200)

internet

$144 ($44 - $200)
twice as much as in United States

Price jeans $25 ($13.6 - $55)

jeans

$25 ($13.6 - $55)
by half less than in United States

Price average earnings $288

average earnings

$288
94% is less expensive than in United States

Price renting a small apartment in the center $263 ($192 - $373)

renting a small apartment in the center

$263 ($192 - $373)
85% is less expensive than in United States

Price renting a large apartment outside the center $514 ($227 - $1.5K)

renting a large apartment outside the center

$514 ($227 - $1.5K)
79% is less expensive than in United States

The cost of living in Zambia:

  1. One-way Ticket (Local Transport) $1.5 (ZMW 40)
  2. Monthly Pass (Regular Price) $39 (ZMW 1.06K)
  3. Gasoline (1 liter) $1.4 (ZMW 37)
  4. Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW (or equivalent new car) $8K (ZMW 220K)
  5. Apartment (1 bedroom) in city centre $263 (ZMW 7.22K)
  6. Apartment (1 bedroom) outside of centre $160 (ZMW 4.39K)
  7. Apartment (3 bedrooms) in city centre $795 (ZMW 21.9K)
  8. Apartment (3 bedrooms) outside of centre $514 (ZMW 14.1K)
  9. Utilities (electricity, heating, water, garbage) for an 85m2 apartment $109 (ZMW 3K)
  10. Internet (60 Mbps or more, unlimited data, cable/ADSL) $144 (ZMW 3.97K)
  11. numb_34 $87 (ZMW 2.4K)
  12. 1 pair of jeans (Levis 501 or similar) $25 (ZMW 696)
  13. 1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M,...) $24 (ZMW 664)
  14. 1 pair of Nike running shoes or similar $86 (ZMW 2.37K)
  15. 1 pair of men's leather shoes $86 (ZMW 2.35K)
  16. Toyota Corolla 1.6l, 97kW Comfort (or equivalent new car) $28.6K (ZMW 785K)
  17. Preschool (or Kindergarten), Private, Monthly for 1 Child $111 (ZMW 3.06K)
  18. Price per square meter for an apartment in the city center $2K (ZMW 55K)
  19. International Primary School, Annually for 1 Child $5.88K (ZMW 162K)
  20. Price per square meter for an apartment outside of city centre $6.33K (ZMW 174K)
  21. Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax) $288 (ZMW 7.91K)
  22. Mortgage annual interest rate in percentages (%) 21%
  23. Taxi starting fare (normal tariff) $2.9 (ZMW 79)
  24. Taxi 1km (Normal Tariff) $1 (ZMW 29)
  25. Taxi 1 hour waiting (normal tariff) $9.2 (ZMW 253)
source: hikersbay.com & numbeo.com

Do you want to learn more about different prices? See the following comparison:

Price wine $5.7 ($4.1 - $9)

wine

$5.7 ($4.1 - $9)
62% is less expensive than in United States

Price cheese $8.4 ($3.6 - $16)

cheese

$8.4 ($3.6 - $16)
35% is less expensive than in United States

Price rice $2.3 ($1.1 - $5.9)

rice

$2.3 ($1.1 - $5.9)
by half less than in United States

Price tomatoes $1.2 ($0.32 - $2)

tomatoes

$1.2 ($0.32 - $2)
75% is less expensive than in United States

Price coffee $1.9 ($0.93 - $4)

coffee

$1.9 ($0.93 - $4)
62% is less expensive than in United States

Price bananas $1.4 ($0.77 - $3.4)

bananas

$1.4 ($0.77 - $3.4)
19% is less expensive than in United States