Estonia vs Zambia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Estonia Zambia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1485
$827
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3539
$1884
🏠 One person rent
$727
$399
🏘️ Family rent
$1217
$530
🍽️ Food expenses
$524
$266
🚐 Transport expenses
$68.5
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1978
$112
💸 GDP per capita
$31428
$1187
😃 Human freedom index
8.85
6.8
❤️ Life expectancy
78.5
66.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
76
37
🌐 English speaking %
50.2%
16%
🎓 Higher education
83
51
😀 Quality of life
84
30
🏙️ Population
1.37M
21.3M

The average cost of living in Estonia ($1485) is 80% more expensive than in Zambia ($827). Estonia ranked 40th vs 127th 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 1.3 months in Estonia compared to 0.1 months in Zambia. Ranked 29th and 154th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Estonia vs Zambia

We calculate prices for Estonia and Zambia as a population-weighted mean of 10 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.

Estonia Zambia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.3
$6.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85.3
$24.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$3.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.52
$1.14
 Cappuccino
$4.33
$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.53
$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$622
$305
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$467
$305
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1271
$933
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$882
$890
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$195
$44.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$299
$68.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34
$50.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.88%
29.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4473
$1931
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3095
$6714
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.06
$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.5
$46.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.2
$11.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$0.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.97
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$6.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.57
$4.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.8
$5.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$2.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$1.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.61
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.3
$7.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.95
$2.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.53
$8.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.29
$3.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.16
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.84
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.5
$31
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$4.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.6
$22.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.9
$6.35
👖 Brand Jeans
$114
$25.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$74.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$487
$205
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9375
$13285

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Estonia

City Cost of living Population
Tallinn
$1683
458K
Tartu
$1232
97.8K
Narva
$1108
53.4K
Parnu
$1214
41.5K
Kohtla-Jarve
$1131
33.4K
Maardu
$1448
17K
Viljandi
$1083
17.3K
Rakvere
$1021
15.7K
Kuressaare
$1230
13.2K
Sillamae
$1111
12.4K

In Zambia

City Cost of living Population
Lusaka
$686
2.47M
Kitwe
$1189
625K
Ndola
$613
528K
Chingola
$1229
255K
Mufulira
$1473
182K
Livingstone
$718
177K
Kasama
$1002
158K
Kapiri Mposhi
$815
65.2K
Choma
$750
51.8K
Mansa
$1030
45.5K