Mexico vs Zambia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mexico Zambia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$889
$852
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2187
$1931
🏠 One person rent
$400
$455
🏘️ Family rent
$731
$748
🍽️ Food expenses
$330
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$77.5
$99.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$710
$242
💸 GDP per capita
$13926
$1369
😃 Human freedom index
6.55
6.21
❤️ Life expectancy
74.8
61.8
👮 Corruption perceptions index
31
37
🌐 English speaking %
13%
16%
🎓 Higher education
89
49
😀 Quality of life
44
25
🏙️ Population
125M
17.1M

The average cost of living in Mexico ($889) is 4% more expensive than in Zambia ($852). Mexico ranked 102nd vs 114th 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 0.8 months in Mexico compared to 0.3 months in Zambia. Ranked 97th and 157th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Mexico vs Zambia

We calculate prices for Mexico and Zambia as a population-weighted mean of 144 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.

Mexico Zambia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.2
$6.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.2
$24.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.35
$3.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.26
$0.99
 Cappuccino
$3.29
$2.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.13
$0.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$311
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$301
$351
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$928
$676
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$581
$585
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.1
$94.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.9
$50.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.44%
21.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1726
$1970
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1355
$7150
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.57
$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.5
$39.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.7
$10.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.9
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.23
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.98
$6.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.09
$4.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$5.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.7
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$6.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.62
$2.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.51
$4.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.31
$2.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.83
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.77
$1.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.2
$29.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.34
$3.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.8
$16.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.71
$4.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.6
$21.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.6
$79.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$260
$177
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5383
$5862

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Cities Comparison in Mexico vs Zambia

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Mexico

City Cost of living Population
Mexico City
$1190
9.21M
Tijuana
$1050
1.96M
Zapopan
$1012
1.48M
Monterrey
$1257
1.14M
Ecatepec de Morelos
$734
1.93M
Ciudad Juarez
$974
1.32M
Leon
$719
1.58M
Guadalajara
$985
1.46M
Puebla
$939
1.43M
Mexicali
$955
1.03M
Aguascalientes
$826
934K
Queretaro
$941
795K
Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$723
1.07M
Guadalupe
$945
692K
Saltillo
$829
864K
Chihuahua
$854
878K
Culiacan
$746
808K
Morelia
$748
963K
Cancun
$1143
889K
Naucalpan
$835
872K
Acapulco
$727
673K
Apodaca
$958
523K
San Luis Potosi
$879
773K
Hermosillo
$854
856K
Merida
$1090
892K
San Nicolas de los Garza
$863
443K
Tlaquepaque
$683
664K
Reynosa
$849
589K
Torreon
$681
690K
Tlalnepantla
$783
653K

In Zambia

City Cost of living Population
Lusaka
$685
2.47M
Kitwe
$1116
625K
Ndola
$1139
528K
Livingstone
$670
177K
Chingola
$1028
255K
Mufulira
$1090
182K
Kasama
$1079
158K
Choma
$725
51.8K
Kapiri Mposhi
$894
65.2K
Mansa
$1017
45.5K