Taiwan vs Zambia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Taiwan Zambia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1024
$827
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2690
$1884
🏠 One person rent
$411
$399
🏘️ Family rent
$708
$530
🍽️ Food expenses
$401
$266
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.7
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1514
$112
💸 GDP per capita
$34430
$1187
😃 Human freedom index
8.72
6.8
❤️ Life expectancy
79.1
66.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
68
37
🌐 English speaking %
30%
16%
🎓 Higher education
90
51
😀 Quality of life
83
30
🏙️ Population
23.3M
21.3M

The average cost of living in Taiwan ($1024) is 24% more expensive than in Zambia ($827). Taiwan ranked 97th vs 127th 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 0.1 months in Zambia. Ranked 30th and 154th 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
$4.76
$6.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.7
$24.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.21
$3.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$1.14
 Cappuccino
$2.95
$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$488
$305
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$304
$305
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1176
$933
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$802
$890
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.4
$44.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.3
$68.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.6
$50.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.39%
29.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8898
$1931
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6023
$6714
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.7
$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.8
$46.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.64
$11.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.21
$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.72
$0.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.72
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$6.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$4.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.6
$5.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$2.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$2.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$1.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.7
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.79
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$7.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.64
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.23
$2.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.6
$8.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.85
$3.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.85
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.55
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.3
$31
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$4.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$47.2
$22.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.8
$6.35
👖 Brand Jeans
$75
$25.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.6
$74.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$530
$205
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17202
$13285

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In Taiwan

City Cost of living Population
New Taipei
$1108
4.05M
Taichung
$957
2.87M
Taipei
$1257
2.44M
Kaohsiung
$999
2.72M
Taoyuan
$941
2.35M
Tainan
$910
1.85M
Hsinchu
$937
455K
Keelung
$997
360K
Chiayi
$910
261K
Zhubei
$882
221K
Changhua
$888
221K
Kinmen
$903
140K
Douliu
$889
109K
Miaoli
$709
86K
Taitung
$841
103K
Nantou
$879
96.5K
Yilan
$796
94.7K

In Zambia

City Cost of living Population
Lusaka
$686
2.47M
Kitwe
$1189
625K
Ndola
$613
528K
Chingola
$1229
255K
Mufulira
$1473
182K
Livingstone
$718
177K
Kasama
$1002
158K
Kapiri Mposhi
$815
65.2K
Choma
$750
51.8K
Mansa
$1030
45.5K