New Zealand vs Zambia - Cost of Living Comparison

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New Zealand Zambia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1950
$935
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4404
$1961
🏠 One person rent
$1136
$554
🏘️ Family rent
$1908
$828
🍽️ Food expenses
$544
$222
🚐 Transport expenses
$147
$97.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3185
$251
💸 GDP per capita
$48419
$1457
😃 Human freedom index
8.88
6.21
❤️ Life expectancy
82.2
61.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
85
37
🌐 English speaking %
97.8%
16%
🎓 Higher education
91
49
😀 Quality of life
89
28
🏙️ Population
5.12M
17.1M

The average cost of living in New Zealand ($1950) is 109% more expensive than in Zambia ($935). New Zealand ranked 15th 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 1.6 months in New Zealand compared to 0.3 months in Zambia. Ranked 17th and 155th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in New Zealand vs Zambia

We calculate prices for New Zealand and Zambia as a population-weighted mean of 31 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.

New Zealand Zambia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14
$3.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.5
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.58
$3.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.53
$1.03
 Cappuccino
$3.47
$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.42
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1097
$358
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$971
$405
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2025
$638
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1653
$637
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.8
$61.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$93.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.8
$97
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.92%
21.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7385
$1973
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6393
$4797
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.23
$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$93.7
$42.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.2
$10.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.73
$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.91
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.95
$0.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.68
$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.93
$6.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.64
$4.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$5.53
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.83
$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.63
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$5.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.43
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$23.3
$2.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$4.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.43
$2.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.02
$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.68
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.3
$29.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$3.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35
$19.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.8
$5.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$75.4
$29.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$784
$111
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11969
$5878

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Cities Comparison in New Zealand vs Zambia

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In New Zealand

City Cost of living Population
Auckland
$2279
1.47M
Christchurch
$1800
383K
Manukau
$1994
376K
Wellington
$2220
419K
Waitakere
$1960
208K
Hamilton
$1701
177K
Tauranga
$1754
151K
Lower Hutt
$1887
103K
Dunedin
$1398
106K
Palmerston North
$1365
81.5K
Napier
$1207
66.3K
New Plymouth
$1346
57.6K
Rotorua
$1200
58.5K
Hibiscus Coast
$1885
59.8K
Porirua
$1777
59.6K
Nelson
$1500
51.1K
Whangarei
$1388
54.4K
Invercargill
$1353
50.2K
Upper Hutt
$1744
44.3K
Gisborne
$1524
37K
Hastings
$1113
49K
Timaru
$1842
28.7K
Whanganui
$1454
42.2K
Paraparaumu
$1679
30.1K
Pukekohe
$1643
26.5K
Taupo
$1563
25.4K
Blenheim
$1579
28.2K
Queenstown
$1925
16K
Wanaka
$1664
8.9K
Masterton
$1230
21.4K

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