Maldives vs Zambia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Maldives Zambia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1354
$762
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2871
$1749
🏠 One person rent
$854
$355
🏘️ Family rent
$1462
$474
🍽️ Food expenses
$366
$250
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.9
$99
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$897
$97.4
💸 GDP per capita
$13216
$1235
😃 Human freedom index
7.1
6.66
❤️ Life expectancy
81
66.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
38
39
🌐 English speaking %
70%
16%
🎓 Higher education
11
51
😀 Quality of life
62
30
🏙️ Population
528K
21.3M

The average cost of living in Maldives ($1354) is 78% more expensive than in Zambia ($762). Maldives ranked 45th vs 133rd 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 0.7 months in Maldives compared to 0.1 months in Zambia. Ranked 63rd and 152nd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Maldives vs Zambia

We calculate prices for Maldives and Zambia as a population-weighted mean of 2 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.

Maldives Zambia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.54
$6.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.3
$24.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.84
$3.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.76
$0.98
 Cappuccino
$3.3
$2.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.45
$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$955
$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$634
$268
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2092
$817
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1705
$771
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.7
$44.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$67.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$81
$43.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.97%
25.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3356
$1986
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1515
$7811
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.1
$42.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.6
$11.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$0.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.72
$1.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.08
$6.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.16
$4.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.97
$4.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$2.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.34
$2.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.98
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.84
$6.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.95
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.1
$3.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.38
$7.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.82
$2.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.19
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$80.2
$35.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.79
$4.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.1
$19.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.39
$5.51
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.8
$22.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.4
$67.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$165
$177
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3569
$11615

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Maldives

City Cost of living Population
Male
$1320
133K
Hulhumale
$1445
50K

In Zambia

City Cost of living Population
Lusaka
$655
2.47M
Kitwe
$1062
625K
Ndola
$577
528K
Chingola
$1069
255K
Mufulira
$1278
182K
Livingstone
$653
177K
Kasama
$888
158K
Kapiri Mposhi
$748
65.2K
Choma
$687
51.8K
Mansa
$912
45.5K