Venezuela vs Zambia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Venezuela Zambia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$805
$762
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2050
$1749
🏠 One person rent
$217
$355
🏘️ Family rent
$357
$474
🍽️ Food expenses
$399
$250
🚐 Transport expenses
$102
$99
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$376
$97.4
💸 GDP per capita
$15944
$1235
😃 Human freedom index
4.18
6.66
❤️ Life expectancy
72.5
66.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
10
39
🌐 English speaking %
1%
16%
🎓 Higher education
65
51
😀 Quality of life
29
30
🏙️ Population
28.4M
21.3M

The average cost of living in Venezuela ($805) is 6% more expensive than in Zambia ($762). Venezuela ranked 127th vs 133rd 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 0.5 months in Venezuela compared to 0.1 months in Zambia. Ranked 156th and 152nd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Venezuela vs Zambia

We calculate prices for Venezuela and Zambia as a population-weighted mean of 77 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.

Venezuela Zambia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.4
$6.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.4
$24.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.82
$3.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$0.98
 Cappuccino
$2.55
$2.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.22
$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$228
$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$152
$268
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$496
$817
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$377
$771
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$15.4
$44.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.7
$67.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.4
$43.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.38%
25.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$653
$1986
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$425
$7811
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.44
$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.1
$42.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.3
$11.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$0.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.85
$1.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.36
$6.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.11
$4.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.57
$4.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$2.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$2.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.2
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.46
$6.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.89
$3.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.81
$7.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.58
$2.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.1
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.57
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38
$35.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.24
$4.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.8
$19.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.9
$5.51
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.9
$22.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79
$67.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$98.1
$177
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4781
$11615

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In Venezuela

City Cost of living Population
Caracas
$1176
2.25M
Maracaibo
$714
1.55M
Valencia
$739
1.48M
Ciudad Bolivar
$868
568K
Santa Teresa del Tuy
$787
525K
Barquisimeto
$627
1.06M
Barinas
$817
874K
Maracay
$768
1.1M
Cabimas
$701
352K
Ciudad Guayana
$889
751K
Maturin
$838
753K
San Cristobal
$684
286K
Turmero
$813
255K
Valera
$722
250K
Barcelona
$908
550K
San Felipe
$730
221K
Catia La Mar
$1015
662K
Puerto Cabello
$779
209K
Guacara
$791
200K
Carupano
$697
174K
Cumana
$688
375K
Palo Negro
$743
154K
Ocumare del Tuy
$596
150K
Puerto Ayacucho
$768
130K
Ciudad Ojeda
$674
122K
La Asuncion
$638
118K
Carora
$677
113K
Los Teques
$963
333K
Coro
$576
266K
Socopo
$692
111K

In Zambia

City Cost of living Population
Lusaka
$655
2.47M
Kitwe
$1062
625K
Ndola
$577
528K
Chingola
$1069
255K
Mufulira
$1278
182K
Livingstone
$653
177K
Kasama
$888
158K
Kapiri Mposhi
$748
65.2K
Choma
$687
51.8K
Mansa
$912
45.5K