Russia vs Zambia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Russia Zambia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$687
$852
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1738
$1931
🏠 One person rent
$341
$455
🏘️ Family rent
$651
$748
🍽️ Food expenses
$225
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.9
$99.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$666
$242
💸 GDP per capita
$13817
$1369
😃 Human freedom index
5.81
6.21
❤️ Life expectancy
72.5
61.8
👮 Corruption perceptions index
26
37
🌐 English speaking %
3.5%
16%
🎓 Higher education
85
49
😀 Quality of life
44
25
🏙️ Population
146M
17.1M

The average cost of living in Russia ($687) is 19% less expensive than in Zambia ($852). Russia ranked 143rd 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 1 months in Russia compared to 0.3 months in Zambia. Ranked 91st and 157th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Russia vs Zambia

We calculate prices for Russia and Zambia as a population-weighted mean of 122 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.

Russia Zambia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.74
$6.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.1
$24.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.32
$3.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$0.99
 Cappuccino
$1.92
$2.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.9
$0.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$400
$311
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$247
$351
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$825
$676
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$491
$585
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.2
$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$86.1
$94.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.62
$50.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.25%
21.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2583
$1970
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1604
$7150
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.44
$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.8
$39.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.17
$10.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.57
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.33
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.1
$6.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.9
$4.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.46
$5.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$2.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.21
$6.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.79
$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.22
$2.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.35
$4.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.39
$2.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.06
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$1.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.1
$29.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.16
$3.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18
$16.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.25
$4.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.4
$21.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85
$79.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$272
$177
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6416
$5862

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Cities Comparison in Russia vs Zambia

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Russia

City Cost of living Population
Moscow
$1075
13M
Saint Petersburg
$874
5.38M
Novosibirsk
$649
1.63M
Yekaterinburg
$701
1.47M
Kazan
$654
1.26M
Nizhny Novgorod
$639
1.21M
Rostov-on-Don
$627
1.14M
Krasnodar
$635
1.14M
Ufa
$567
1.13M
Samara
$589
1.16M
Krasnoyarsk
$669
1.09M
Perm
$559
1.03M
Chelyabinsk
$523
1.18M
Tyumen
$698
861K
Omsk
$406
1.11M
Voronezh
$419
1.05M
Volgograd
$523
1M
Khabarovsk
$750
616K
Irkutsk
$741
624K
Vladivostok
$758
592K
Balashikha
$633
530K
Saratov
$518
838K
Surgut
$612
396K
Penza
$514
492K
Kemerovo
$495
557K
Naberezhnye Chelny
$556
546K
Izhevsk
$620
621K
Yaroslavl
$533
571K
Tomsk
$519
575K
Barnaul
$619
623K

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