Japan vs Zambia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Japan Zambia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1097
$935
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2818
$1961
🏠 One person rent
$496
$554
🏘️ Family rent
$967
$828
🍽️ Food expenses
$376
$222
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$97.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2172
$251
💸 GDP per capita
$33824
$1457
😃 Human freedom index
8.4
6.21
❤️ Life expectancy
84.4
61.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
73
37
🌐 English speaking %
15%
16%
🎓 Higher education
98
49
😀 Quality of life
91
28
🏙️ Population
125M
17.1M

The average cost of living in Japan ($1097) is 17% more expensive than in Zambia ($935). Japan ranked 67th vs 90th 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 2 months in Japan compared to 0.3 months in Zambia. Ranked 14th and 155th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Japan vs Zambia

We calculate prices for Japan and Zambia as a population-weighted mean of 907 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.

Japan Zambia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.35
$3.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.4
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$3.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.02
$1.03
 Cappuccino
$3.07
$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$484
$358
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$337
$405
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1107
$638
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$704
$637
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.8
$61.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$93.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.1
$97
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.75%
21.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4271
$1973
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2747
$4797
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.68
$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.4
$42.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.3
$10.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$0.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.08
$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$6.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.18
$4.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$5.53
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.01
$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.42
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.28
$5.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.73
$2.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.8
$4.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.75
$2.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.63
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.7
$29.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$3.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.1
$19.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.3
$5.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.4
$29.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.1
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$362
$111
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11309
$5878

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Cities Comparison in Japan vs Zambia

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Japan

City Cost of living Population
Tokyo
$1556
14M
Yokohama
$1329
3.76M
Osaka
$1116
2.75M
Nagoya
$1196
2.33M
Kawasaki
$1101
1.54M
Kobe
$1076
1.52M
Sapporo
$1173
1.96M
Sendai
$1026
1.06M
Fukuoka
$1054
1.6M
Hiroshima
$954
1.2M
Saitama
$1063
1.33M
Kyoto
$1026
1.46M
Yokosuka
$1136
390K
Sakai
$1103
824K
Chiba
$1161
975K
Sagamihara
$1020
726K
Kitakyushu
$963
935K
Hachioji
$1117
576K
Kagoshima
$999
594K
Kumamoto
$886
738K
Kawaguchi
$1052
593K
Amagasaki
$1058
459K
Utsunomiya
$998
518K
Niigata
$1056
791K
Funabashi
$1224
641K
Kashiwa
$1136
428K
Hamamatsu
$1033
788K
Shizuoka
$980
686K
Himeji
$1132
528K
Kurashiki
$1004
475K

In Zambia

City Cost of living Population
Lusaka
$777
2.47M
Ndola
$1210
528K
Kitwe
$1238
504K
Kapiri Mposhi
$968
241K
Livingstone
$734
137K
Choma
$795
122K
Kasama
$1176
168K
Mansa
$1121
129K
Mufulira
$1236
122K
Chingola
$1107
147K