Singapore vs Zambia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Singapore Zambia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3193
$762
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6953
$1749
🏠 One person rent
$2215
$355
🏘️ Family rent
$3746
$474
🍽️ Food expenses
$556
$250
🚐 Transport expenses
$263
$99
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4604
$97.4
💸 GDP per capita
$90674
$1235
😃 Human freedom index
7.85
6.66
❤️ Life expectancy
82.9
66.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
84
39
🌐 English speaking %
96.4%
16%
🎓 Higher education
97
51
😀 Quality of life
95
30
🏙️ Population
6.04M
21.3M

The average cost of living in Singapore ($3193) is 319% more expensive than in Zambia ($762). Singapore ranked 3rd 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 1.4 months in Singapore compared to 0.1 months in Zambia. Ranked 4th and 152nd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Singapore vs Zambia

We calculate prices for Singapore 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.

Singapore Zambia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.8
$6.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.8
$24.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.8
$3.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.77
$0.98
 Cappuccino
$5.12
$2.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.47
$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2655
$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1941
$268
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5344
$817
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3270
$771
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.1
$44.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$67.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.9
$43.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.92%
25.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$22584
$1986
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7844
$7811
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.53
$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.6
$42.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$11.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.17
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.93
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$0.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.32
$1.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$6.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$4.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.6
$4.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$2.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.89
$2.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.94
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$24.9
$6.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.3
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.6
$3.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$7.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.91
$2.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.73
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.32
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$115
$35.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.2
$4.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.2
$19.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$31.4
$5.51
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.8
$22.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$67.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1205
$177
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$29474
$11615

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Cities Comparison in Singapore vs Zambia

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Singapore

City Cost of living Population
Singapore City
$3201
5.87M
Bukit Merah
$2909
152K

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