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Cost of living and expenses in Zambia
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: yesterday)
Currency in Zambia Zambian kwacha (ZMW). For 10 US dollars you can get 268 Zambian kwachas. For 100 US dollars you can get 2.68 thousand Zambian kwachas. And the other way around: For 100 Zambian kwachas you can get 3.73 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
fees
$109 ($61 - $200)
by half less than in United States
internet
$144 ($44 - $200)
twice as much as in United States
jeans
$25 ($13.6 - $55)
by half less than in United States
average earnings
$288
94% is less expensive than in United States
renting a small apartment in the center
$263 ($192 - $373)
85% is less expensive than in United States
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:
- One-way Ticket (Local Transport) $1.5 (ZMW 39)
- Monthly Pass (Regular Price) $39 (ZMW 1.03K)
- Gasoline (1 liter) $1.4 (ZMW 36)
- Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW (or equivalent new car) $8K (ZMW 214K)
- Apartment (1 bedroom) in city centre $263 (ZMW 7.03K)
- Apartment (1 bedroom) outside of centre $160 (ZMW 4.28K)
- Apartment (3 bedrooms) in city centre $795 (ZMW 21.3K)
- Apartment (3 bedrooms) outside of centre $514 (ZMW 13.8K)
- Utilities (electricity, heating, water, garbage) for an 85m2 apartment $109 (ZMW 2.93K)
- Internet (60 Mbps or more, unlimited data, cable/ADSL) $144 (ZMW 3.87K)
- numb_34 $87 (ZMW 2.33K)
- 1 pair of jeans (Levis 501 or similar) $25 (ZMW 678)
- 1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M,...) $24 (ZMW 647)
- 1 pair of Nike running shoes or similar $86 (ZMW 2.31K)
- 1 pair of men's leather shoes $86 (ZMW 2.29K)
- Toyota Corolla 1.6l, 97kW Comfort (or equivalent new car) $28.6K (ZMW 765K)
- Preschool (or Kindergarten), Private, Monthly for 1 Child $111 (ZMW 2.98K)
- Price per square meter for an apartment in the city center $2K (ZMW 53.6K)
- International Primary School, Annually for 1 Child $5.88K (ZMW 158K)
- Price per square meter for an apartment outside of city centre $6.33K (ZMW 170K)
- Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax) $288 (ZMW 7.71K)
- Mortgage annual interest rate in percentages (%) 21%
- Taxi starting fare (normal tariff) $2.9 (ZMW 77)
- Taxi 1km (Normal Tariff) $1 (ZMW 28)
- Taxi 1 hour waiting (normal tariff) $9.2 (ZMW 246)
Do you want to learn more about different prices? See the following comparison:
local beer
$1 ($0.69 - $2.6)
83% is less expensive than in United States
wine
$5.7 ($4.1 - $9)
62% is less expensive than in United States
bread
$0.9 ($0.65 - $2.4)
75% is less expensive than in United States
renting a small apartment in the center
$263 ($192 - $373)
85% is less expensive than in United States
internet
$144 ($44 - $200)
twice as much as in United States
renting a large apartment outside the center
$514 ($227 - $1.5K)
79% is less expensive than in United States