Ireland vs Zambia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ireland Zambia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2744
$927
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5924
$2103
🏠 One person rent
$1825
$452
🏘️ Family rent
$3044
$608
🍽️ Food expenses
$638
$297
🚐 Transport expenses
$118
$115
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3931
$128
💸 GDP per capita
$113K
$1187
😃 Human freedom index
8.92
6.8
❤️ Life expectancy
82.9
66.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
76
37
🌐 English speaking %
97.5%
16%
🎓 Higher education
89
51
😀 Quality of life
95
31
🏙️ Population
5.4M
21.3M

The average cost of living in Ireland ($2744) is 196% more expensive than in Zambia ($927). Ireland ranked 8th 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 1.4 months in Ireland compared to 0.1 months in Zambia. Ranked 6th and 146th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Ireland vs Zambia

We calculate prices for Ireland and Zambia as a population-weighted mean of 12 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.

Ireland Zambia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.4
$7.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$88.9
$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.98
$1.32
 Cappuccino
$4.79
$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.93
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1858
$350
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1534
$348
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3299
$1065
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2616
$1027
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$51.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$233
$78.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.9
$58.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.93%
27.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6911
$1939
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4676
$5771
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.26
$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$89.8
$52.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.8
$12.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.08
$1.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.63
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.25
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.74
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$7.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$5.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$6.35
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$2.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.59
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$2.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.65
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$8.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.67
$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$20.4
$3.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.88
$8.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.32
$3.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.09
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.89
$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.7
$35.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.5
$4.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.4
$24.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.6
$7.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$106
$28.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$62.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1233
$238
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9516
$15195

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Ireland

City Cost of living Population
Dublin
$3020
593K
Cork
$2634
222K
Galway
$3003
83.5K
Limerick
$1985
62.7K
Waterford
$2373
48.4K
Swords
$2464
40.8K
Drogheda
$2518
41K
Dundalk
$2264
39K
Tralee
$1991
26.1K
Naas
$2480
21.4K
Kilkenny
$2012
22.2K
Wexford
$2043
20.2K

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