English
EspañolCost of living in Zambia
Are you moving to Zambia? Do you know how much money you will need there to maintain your current standard of living?
Find out what is the real equivalent in Zambia of your current salary and improve your chances of a happy relocation.
Get a salary calculation for:
| Food | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic lunchtime menu (including a drink) in the business district | 72 Kwacha | ||
| Combo meal in fast food restaurant (Big Mac Meal or similar) | 58 Kwacha | ||
| 500 gr (1 lb.) of boneless chicken breast | 38 Kwacha | ||
| 1 liter (1 qt.) of whole fat milk | 15 Kwacha | ||
| 12 eggs, large | 15 Kwacha | ||
| 1 kg (2 lb.) of tomatoes | 12 Kwacha | ||
| 500 gr (16 oz.) of local cheese | 59 Kwacha | ||
| 1 kg (2 lb.) of apples | 26 Kwacha | ||
| 1 kg (2 lb.) of potatoes | 13 Kwacha | ||
| 0.5 l (16 oz) domestic beer in the supermarket | 16 Kwacha | ||
| 1 bottle of red table wine, good quality | 107 Kwacha | ||
| 2 liters of Coca-Cola | 17 Kwacha | ||
| Bread for 2 people for 1 day | 9 Kwacha | ||
| Housing | |||
| Monthly rent for 85 m2 (900 Sqft) furnished accommodation in EXPENSIVE area | 12,265 Kwacha | ||
| Monthly rent for 85 m2 (900 Sqft) furnished accommodation in NORMAL area | 5,917 Kwacha | ||
| Utilities 1 month (heating, electricity, gas ...) for 2 people in 85m2 flat | 814 Kwacha | ||
| Monthly rent for a 45 m2 (480 Sqft) furnished studio in EXPENSIVE area | 11,564 Kwacha | ||
| Monthly rent for a 45 m2 (480 Sqft) furnished studio in NORMAL area | 4,616 Kwacha | ||
| Utilities 1 month (heating, electricity, gas ...) for 1 person in 45 m2 (480 Sqft) studio | 1,039 Kwacha | ||
| Internet 8 Mbps (1 month) | 531 Kwacha | ||
| 40” flat screen TV | 4,491 Kwacha | ||
| Microwave 800/900 Watt (Bosch, Panasonic, LG, Sharp, or equivalent brands) | 1,274 Kwacha | ||
| Laundry detergent (3 l. ~ 100 oz.) | 60 Kwacha | ||
| Hourly rate for cleaning help | 69 Kwacha | ||
| Clothes | |||
| 1 pair of jeans (Levis 501 or similar) | 413 Kwacha | ||
| 1 summer dress in a High Street Store (Zara, H&M or similar retailers) | 438 Kwacha | ||
| 1 pair of sport shoes (Nike, Adidas, or equivalent brands) | 862 Kwacha | ||
| 1 pair of men’s leather business shoes | 843 Kwacha | ||
| Transportation | |||
| Volkswagen Golf 1.4 TSI 150 CV (or equivalent), with no extras, new | 170,622 Kwacha | ||
| 1 liter (1/4 gallon) of gas | 14 Kwacha | ||
| Monthly ticket public transport | 566 Kwacha | ||
| Personal Care | |||
| Cold medicine for 6 days (Tylenol, Frenadol, Coldrex, or equivalent brands) | 37 Kwacha | ||
| 1 box of antibiotics (12 doses) | 49 Kwacha | ||
| Short visit to private Doctor (15 minutes) | 317 Kwacha | ||
| 1 box of 32 tampons (Tampax, OB, ...) | 47 Kwacha | ||
| Deodorant, roll-on (50ml ~ 1.5 oz.) | 29 Kwacha | ||
| Hair shampoo 2-in-1 (400 ml ~ 12 oz.) | 42 Kwacha | ||
| 4 rolls of toilet paper | 24 Kwacha | ||
| Tube of toothpaste | 15 Kwacha | ||
| Standard men's haircut in expat area of the city | 70 Kwacha | ||
| Entertainment | |||
| Basic dinner out for two in neighborhood pub | 290 Kwacha | ||
| 2 tickets to the movies | 107 Kwacha | ||
| 2 tickets to the theater (best available seats) | 300 Kwacha | ||
| Dinner for two at an Italian restaurant in the expat area including appetisers, main course, wine and dessert | 409 Kwacha | ||
| 1 cocktail drink in downtown club | 63 Kwacha | ||
| Cappuccino in expat area of the city | 32 Kwacha | ||
| 1 beer in neighbourhood pub (500ml or 1pt.) | 22 Kwacha | ||
| iPad Wi-Fi 128GB | 3,642 Kwacha | ||
| 1 min. of prepaid mobile tariff (no discounts or plans) | 2.78 Kwacha | ||
| 1 month of gym membership in business district | 642 Kwacha | ||
| 1 package of Marlboro cigarettes | 29 Kwacha | ||
Map of Cost of Living in Zambia
This map shows only the top cities in Zambia. We also have on this page a list of all the cities available in Expatistan:
List of all the cities available in Expatistan
The color of each marker corresponds with the cost of living in the city red markers show more expensive cities green ones show cheaper cities
Moving the mouse on top of a city will show its name and the Cost of Living Index of that city.
What is the Cost of Living Index? To calculate each city's Price Index value, we start by assigning a value of 100 to a
central reference city (that happens to be Prague).
Once the reference point has been established, the Price Index value of every other city in the
database is calculated by comparing their cost of living to the cost of living in Prague.
Therefore, if a city has a Price Index of 134, that means that living there is 34% more expensive than living in Prague.
Are you moving to Zambia? Do you know how much money you will need there to maintain your current standard of living?
Find out what is the real equivalent in Zambia of your current salary and improve your chances of a happy relocation.
Get a salary calculation for:
Recent Comparisons
- Cost of living in Lusaka is 6% more expensive than in Mumbai
- Cost of living in Chipata is 13% cheaper than in Kabwe
- Cost of living in Ndola is 20% cheaper than in Leeuwarden
- Cost of living in Lusaka is 32% cheaper than in Barcelona
- Cost of living in Lusaka is 56% cheaper than in Brazzaville
- Cost of living in Lusaka is 13% more expensive than in Istanbul
- Cost of living in Lusaka is 30% more expensive than in Buenos Aires
- Cost of living in Lusaka is 20% cheaper than in Johannesburg
- Cost of living in Livingstone is 19% more expensive than in Lusaka
- Cost of living in Lusaka is 15% cheaper than in Nairobi
- Cost of living in Lusaka is 60% cheaper than in London
- Cost of living in Lusaka is 30% cheaper than in Dakar
- Cost of living in Kabwe is 31% cheaper than in Leeuwarden
- Cost of living in Livingstone is about the same as in Ipswich
- Cost of living in Lusaka is 43% cheaper than in Dallas, Texas
- Cost of living in Lusaka is 38% cheaper than in Brussels
- Cost of living in Lusaka is 12% cheaper than in Douala
- Cost of living in Lusaka is 47% cheaper than in Helsinki
- Cost of living in Lusaka is about the same as in Lima
- Cost of living in Chingola is 38% more expensive than in Lusaka