United Kingdom vs Zambia - Cost of Living Comparison

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United Kingdom Zambia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2399
$927
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5601
$2103
🏠 One person rent
$1485
$452
🏘️ Family rent
$2452
$608
🍽️ Food expenses
$570
$297
🚐 Transport expenses
$178
$115
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3628
$128
💸 GDP per capita
$53246
$1187
😃 Human freedom index
8.6
6.8
❤️ Life expectancy
81.2
66.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
70
37
🌐 English speaking %
98.3%
16%
🎓 Higher education
100
51
😀 Quality of life
92
31
🏙️ Population
69.2M
21.3M

The average cost of living in the United Kingdom ($2399) is 159% more expensive than in Zambia ($927). the United Kingdom ranked 12th 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 1.5 months in the United Kingdom compared to 0.1 months in Zambia. Ranked 14th and 146th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in the United Kingdom vs Zambia

We calculate prices for the United Kingdom and Zambia as a population-weighted mean of 277 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.

United Kingdom Zambia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.3
$7.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85.7
$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.28
$1.32
 Cappuccino
$4.93
$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.62
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1530
$350
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1201
$348
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2627
$1065
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2095
$1027
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$176
$51.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$269
$78.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.1
$58.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.1%
27.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8953
$1939
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5429
$5771
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.59
$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$94.9
$52.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$12.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.76
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.36
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$7.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.32
$5.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$6.35
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$2.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.06
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.6
$8.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.02
$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$22.4
$3.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.29
$8.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.18
$3.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.93
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.49
$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.4
$35.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$4.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$102
$24.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$7.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$95.1
$28.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$62.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1814
$238
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21784
$15195

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In the United Kingdom

City Cost of living Population
London
$3662
8.8M
Birmingham
$2204
1.14M
Glasgow
$2114
626K
Manchester
$2348
548K
Leeds
$2039
536K
Bristol
$2596
472K
Liverpool
$1942
513K
Edinburgh
$2295
488K
Sheffield
$1948
518K
Cardiff
$2082
384K
Bolton
$1987
285K
Coventry
$1971
363K
Newcastle upon Tyne
$1979
300K
Leicester
$1777
369K
Belfast
$1878
345K
Sunderland
$1554
277K
Bradford
$1774
293K
Solihull
$2080
207K
Nottingham
$1990
289K
Derby
$1748
255K
Brighton and Hove
$2197
277K
Northampton
$1886
246K
Southampton
$2309
271K
Milton Keynes
$2312
264K
Croydon
$2563
192K
Portsmouth
$2029
248K
Kingston upon Hull
$1654
260K
Plymouth
$1791
268K
Swansea
$1730
247K
Westminster
$3042
211K

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