Estonia vs Zambia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Estonia Zambia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1256
$757
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2974
$2124
🏠 One person rent
$634
$374
🏘️ Family rent
$1083
$934
🍽️ Food expenses
$431
$231
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.9
$93.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1562
$241
💸 GDP per capita
$30133
$1331
😃 Human freedom index
8.78
6.66
❤️ Life expectancy
77.9
61.8
👮 Corruption perceptions index
76
39
🌐 English speaking %
50.2%
16%
🎓 Higher education
84
49
😀 Quality of life
81
27
🏙️ Population
1.37M
19.6M

The average cost of living in Estonia ($1256) is 66% more expensive than in Zambia ($757). Estonia ranked 48th vs 130th 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 1.2 months in Estonia compared to 0.3 months in Zambia. Ranked 27th and 152nd 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
$12.9
$6.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.4
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.12
$3.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.61
$0.92
 Cappuccino
$3.78
$1.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.43
$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$544
$235
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$401
$230
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1030
$761
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$720
$763
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$178
$53.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$275
$82.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.8
$88.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.06%
21.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3948
$1978
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2764
$6923
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.81
$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.5
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.1
$10.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.76
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.14
$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$5.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.02
$3.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.6
$5.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.24
$0.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.34
$6.18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.11
$2.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.43
$5.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.83
$2.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.9
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.51
$1.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.5
$31
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.3
$4.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.8
$15.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$4.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$97.1
$22.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.2
$79.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$367
$176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7221
$9539

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Estonia

City Cost of living Population
Tallinn
$1414
458K
Tartu
$1045
97.8K
Parnu
$1064
41.5K
Narva
$953
53.4K
Kohtla-Jarve
$973
33.4K
Maardu
$1219
17K
Viljandi
$933
17.3K
Rakvere
$899
15.7K
Kuressaare
$1064
13.2K
Sillamae
$952
12.4K

In Zambia

City Cost of living Population
Lusaka
$738
2.47M
Kitwe
$917
625K
Ndola
$541
528K
Livingstone
$688
177K
Chingola
$875
255K
Mufulira
$1018
182K
Kasama
$748
158K
Choma
$700
51.8K
Kapiri Mposhi
$687
65.2K
Mansa
$776
45.5K