Denmark vs Zambia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Denmark Zambia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2020
$852
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4729
$1931
🏠 One person rent
$1084
$455
🏘️ Family rent
$1936
$748
🍽️ Food expenses
$636
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$124
$99.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3875
$242
💸 GDP per capita
$67967
$1369
😃 Human freedom index
8.83
6.21
❤️ Life expectancy
81.3
61.8
👮 Corruption perceptions index
90
37
🌐 English speaking %
86.1%
16%
🎓 Higher education
97
49
😀 Quality of life
95
25
🏙️ Population
5.83M
17.1M

The average cost of living in Denmark ($2020) is 137% more expensive than in Zambia ($852). Denmark ranked 17th vs 114th for Zambia in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Denmark compared to 0.3 months in Zambia. Ranked 2nd and 157th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Denmark vs Zambia

We calculate prices for Denmark and Zambia as a population-weighted mean of 27 and 10 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Denmark Zambia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.3
$6.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$102
$24.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.9
$3.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.84
$0.99
 Cappuccino
$6.08
$2.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.02
$0.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1127
$311
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$859
$351
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2123
$676
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1583
$585
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$207
$94.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.8
$50.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.14%
21.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5886
$1970
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4166
$7150
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.49
$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.6
$39.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.4
$10.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.11
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.04
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.13
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.79
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$6.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$4.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.3
$5.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$2.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.52
$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.03
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.98
$6.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.18
$2.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.38
$4.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.97
$2.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.33
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.23
$1.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.6
$29.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$18.5
$3.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$70.9
$16.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.4
$4.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$110
$21.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$79.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$555
$177
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8524
$5862

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Cities Comparison in Denmark vs Zambia

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Denmark

City Cost of living Population
Copenhagen
$2483
644K
Aarhus
$1966
291K
Esbjerg
$1590
115K
Odense
$2046
177K
Frederiksberg
$2378
105K
Aalborg
$1842
113K
Gentofte
$2203
75.8K
Naestved
$1864
45K
Vejle
$1636
61.3K
Randers
$1618
62.8K
Herning
$1690
44.6K
Silkeborg
$1654
50.9K
Kolding
$1476
58.8K
Horsholm
$2006
47.5K
Roskilde
$1867
50K
Holstebro
$1584
37.2K
Horsens
$1499
59.4K
Hillerod
$2088
36K
Fredericia
$1608
41.2K
Helsingor
$1713
47.4K
Viborg
$1565
41.1K
Frederikshavn
$1507
23.5K
Sonderborg
$1502
27.6K
Svendborg
$1688
27.2K
Nuuk
$2125
18.3K
Haderslev
$1536
22.2K
Torshavn
$1913
13.3K

In Zambia

City Cost of living Population
Lusaka
$685
2.47M
Kitwe
$1116
625K
Ndola
$1139
528K
Livingstone
$670
177K
Chingola
$1028
255K
Mufulira
$1090
182K
Kasama
$1079
158K
Choma
$725
51.8K
Kapiri Mposhi
$894
65.2K
Mansa
$1017
45.5K