Taiwan vs Zambia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Taiwan Zambia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$965
$757
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2750
$2124
🏠 One person rent
$389
$374
🏘️ Family rent
$897
$934
🍽️ Food expenses
$371
$231
🚐 Transport expenses
$99.1
$93.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1469
$241
💸 GDP per capita
$24828
$1331
😃 Human freedom index
8.61
6.66
❤️ Life expectancy
79.1
61.8
👮 Corruption perceptions index
67
39
🌐 English speaking %
30%
16%
🎓 Higher education
89
49
😀 Quality of life
78
27
🏙️ Population
23.4M
19.6M

The average cost of living in Taiwan ($965) is 28% more expensive than in Zambia ($757). Taiwan ranked 90th vs 130th 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 1.5 months in Taiwan compared to 0.3 months in Zambia. Ranked 31st and 152nd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Taiwan vs Zambia

We calculate prices for Taiwan and Zambia as a population-weighted mean of 17 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.

Taiwan Zambia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.71
$6.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.7
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.83
$3.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.22
$0.92
 Cappuccino
$2.78
$1.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$235
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$299
$230
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1049
$761
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$741
$763
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.7
$53.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74
$82.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.5
$88.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.04%
21.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7466
$1978
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4358
$6923
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.9
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.34
$10.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.08
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.72
$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.7
$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$5.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.84
$3.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17
$5.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.72
$0.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.6
$6.18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.69
$2.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.2
$5.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.81
$2.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.79
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.46
$1.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.1
$31
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.51
$4.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.7
$15.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.3
$4.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$74.5
$22.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.4
$79.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$392
$176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16067
$9539

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Taiwan

City Cost of living Population
New Taipei
$1073
4.04M
Taipei
$1181
2.6M
Taichung
$894
3.03M
Kaohsiung
$956
2.73M
Tainan
$814
1.87M
Taoyuan
$875
2.33M
Hsinchu
$897
499K
Keelung
$967
367K
Zhubei
$821
218K
Chiayi
$747
252K
Changhua
$813
225K
Kinmen
$823
144K
Miaoli
$728
86.2K
Douliu
$770
109K
Nantou
$796
97.3K
Yilan
$731
95K
Taitung
$788
103K

In Zambia

City Cost of living Population
Lusaka
$738
2.47M
Kitwe
$917
625K
Ndola
$541
528K
Livingstone
$688
177K
Chingola
$875
255K
Mufulira
$1018
182K
Kasama
$748
158K
Choma
$700
51.8K
Kapiri Mposhi
$687
65.2K
Mansa
$776
45.5K