India vs Zambia - Cost of Living Comparison

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India Zambia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$409
$927
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$965
$2103
🏠 One person rent
$167
$452
🏘️ Family rent
$272
$608
🍽️ Food expenses
$158
$297
🚐 Transport expenses
$43.2
$115
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$248
$128
💸 GDP per capita
$2695
$1187
😃 Human freedom index
6.26
6.8
❤️ Life expectancy
72
66.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
39
37
🌐 English speaking %
18.9%
16%
🎓 Higher education
73
51
😀 Quality of life
43
31
🏙️ Population
1.45B
21.3M

The average cost of living in India ($409) is 56% less expensive than in Zambia ($927). India ranked 193rd vs 111th 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 0.6 months in India compared to 0.1 months in Zambia. Ranked 120th and 146th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in India vs Zambia

We calculate prices for India and Zambia as a population-weighted mean of 220 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.

India Zambia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.81
$7.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.4
$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.94
$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$1.32
 Cappuccino
$1.9
$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$184
$350
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$121
$348
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$529
$1065
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$294
$1027
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.3
$51.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.8
$78.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.48
$58.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.96%
27.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1729
$1939
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$868
$5771
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.4
$52.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.12
$12.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.95
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.01
$7.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$5.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.71
$6.35
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$2.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$2.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.96
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.79
$8.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.22
$3.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.62
$8.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.68
$3.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.77
$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.7
$35.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.49
$4.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.7
$24.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.47
$7.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.8
$28.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$45.1
$62.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$70.1
$238
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2142
$15195

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Cities Comparison in India vs Zambia

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In India

City Cost of living Population
Delhi
$479
26.5M
Mumbai
$717
15.4M
Bangalore
$507
12.3M
Hyderabad
$444
9.19M
Ahmedabad
$433
7.65M
Chennai
$409
6.6M
Surat
$663
5.94M
Pune
$495
6.2M
Kanpur
$308
4.58M
Kolkata
$362
4.5M
Lucknow
$326
3.38M
Jaipur
$384
3.07M
Vadodara
$358
3.1M
Ghaziabad
$368
2.38M
Nagpur
$528
2.41M
Rajkot
$298
2.04M
Indore
$346
1.99M
Agra
$352
1.59M
Patna
$293
1.68M
Visakhapatnam
$331
2.04M
Thane
$464
1.89M
Bhopal
$335
1.8M
Meerut
$335
1.57M
Ludhiana
$391
1.62M
Madurai
$342
1.56M
Jamshedpur
$339
1.56M
Jodhpur
$312
1.51M
Allahabad
$291
1.54M
Faridabad
$344
1.4M
Nashik
$329
1.49M

In Zambia

City Cost of living Population
Lusaka
$777
2.47M
Kitwe
$1304
625K
Ndola
$692
528K
Chingola
$1378
255K
Mufulira
$1602
182K
Livingstone
$813
177K
Kasama
$1132
158K
Kapiri Mposhi
$925
65.2K
Choma
$849
51.8K
Mansa
$1166
45.5K