Sweden vs Zambia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sweden Zambia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1758
$927
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3963
$2103
🏠 One person rent
$902
$452
🏘️ Family rent
$1524
$608
🍽️ Food expenses
$581
$297
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$115
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3340
$128
💸 GDP per capita
$57117
$1187
😃 Human freedom index
8.74
6.8
❤️ Life expectancy
83.3
66.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
80
37
🌐 English speaking %
89%
16%
🎓 Higher education
95
51
😀 Quality of life
94
31
🏙️ Population
10.6M
21.3M

The average cost of living in Sweden ($1758) is 90% more expensive than in Zambia ($927). Sweden ranked 27th vs 111th 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 1.9 months in Sweden compared to 0.1 months in Zambia. Ranked 9th and 146th 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
$14.2
$7.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$78.2
$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.4
$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.66
$1.32
 Cappuccino
$4.82
$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.01
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$967
$350
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$720
$348
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1734
$1065
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1314
$1027
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.3
$51.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$139
$78.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.7
$58.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.63%
27.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6105
$1939
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3967
$5771
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.8
$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.6
$52.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.5
$12.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$1.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.92
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.56
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$7.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$5.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.1
$6.35
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$2.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.46
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.6
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$8.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.02
$3.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.31
$8.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.05
$3.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.91
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.54
$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.6
$35.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.3
$4.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.7
$24.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$28
$7.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$100
$28.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$62.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$180
$238
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8198
$15195

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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
$2439
985K
Gothenburg
$1879
675K
Malmo
$1793
339K
Uppsala
$1625
175K
Orebro
$1251
129K
Vasteras
$1507
132K
Helsingborg
$1504
116K
Solna
$2014
86.5K
Linkoping
$1543
117K
Norrkoping
$1269
98.2K
Eskilstuna
$1463
70.6K
Lund
$1567
98.3K
Sollentuna
$1979
78.2K
Gavle
$1303
86.5K
Jonkoping
$1490
103K
Taby
$1789
78.5K
Umea
$1386
94.2K
Sodertalje
$1842
78.4K
Vaxjo
$1464
74.1K
Sigtuna
$1659
53.4K
Karlstad
$1481
69.6K
Sundsvall
$1430
70.9K
Skovde
$1503
58.3K
Boras
$1544
75.6K
Halmstad
$1358
73K
Trollhattan
$1358
50.1K
Ostersund
$1523
54K
Uddevalla
$1574
56.7K
Tumba
$1794
46.9K
Marsta
$1644
30.6K

In Zambia

City Cost of living Population
Lusaka
$777
2.47M
Kitwe
$1304
625K
Ndola
$692
528K
Chingola
$1378
255K
Mufulira
$1602
182K
Livingstone
$813
177K
Kasama
$1132
158K
Kapiri Mposhi
$925
65.2K
Choma
$849
51.8K
Mansa
$1166
45.5K