Sweden vs Zambia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sweden Zambia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1578
$935
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3550
$1961
🏠 One person rent
$827
$554
🏘️ Family rent
$1432
$828
🍽️ Food expenses
$507
$222
🚐 Transport expenses
$116
$97.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2823
$251
💸 GDP per capita
$56374
$1457
😃 Human freedom index
8.75
6.21
❤️ Life expectancy
83.2
61.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
82
37
🌐 English speaking %
89%
16%
🎓 Higher education
95
49
😀 Quality of life
92
28
🏙️ Population
10.4M
17.1M

The average cost of living in Sweden ($1578) is 69% more expensive than in Zambia ($935). Sweden ranked 28th 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 1.8 months in Sweden compared to 0.3 months in Zambia. Ranked 11th and 155th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Sweden vs Zambia

We calculate prices for Sweden and Zambia as a population-weighted mean of 60 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.

Sweden Zambia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12
$3.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.7
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.74
$3.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.14
$1.03
 Cappuccino
$4.05
$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.2
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$936
$358
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$680
$405
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1639
$638
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1216
$637
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.1
$61.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$93.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.7
$97
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.59%
21.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5722
$1973
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3563
$4797
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.32
$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$76.9
$42.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.7
$10.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.9
$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.68
$0.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.05
$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$6.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$4.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.1
$5.53
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.21
$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.13
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$5.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.54
$2.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.18
$4.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.43
$2.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.71
$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.7
$29.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$3.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.9
$19.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.1
$5.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.7
$29.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$128
$111
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5136
$5878

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Cities Comparison in Sweden vs Zambia

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Sweden

City Cost of living Population
Stockholm
$1981
979K
Gothenburg
$1690
608K
Malmo
$1566
325K
Uppsala
$1512
167K
Helsingborg
$1392
114K
Vasteras
$1263
129K
Linkoping
$1342
116K
Orebro
$1276
127K
Lund
$1480
94.4K
Solna
$1727
85.3K
Jonkoping
$1411
101K
Eskilstuna
$1271
69.9K
Umea
$1210
91.9K
Sodertalje
$1650
76.3K
Taby
$1810
75.4K
Norrkoping
$1228
98.1K
Sollentuna
$2032
76.2K
Halmstad
$1318
71.4K
Karlstad
$1246
67.1K
Lulea
$1114
49.1K
Trollhattan
$1299
50.5K
Uddevalla
$1428
57.3K
Gavle
$1420
79K
Boras
$1250
74K
Sundsvall
$1296
58.8K
Vaxjo
$1382
71.3K
Tumba
$1699
46K
Lidingo
$1742
44.1K
Sigtuna
$1659
52.2K
Skovde
$1465
57.5K

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