Venezuela vs Zambia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Venezuela Zambia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$791
$852
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2092
$1931
🏠 One person rent
$210
$455
🏘️ Family rent
$415
$748
🍽️ Food expenses
$389
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$99.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$189
$242
💸 GDP per capita
$15976
$1369
😃 Human freedom index
4.22
6.21
❤️ Life expectancy
71.1
61.8
👮 Corruption perceptions index
13
37
🌐 English speaking %
1%
16%
🎓 Higher education
65
49
😀 Quality of life
18
25
🏙️ Population
28.5M
17.1M

The average cost of living in Venezuela ($791) is 7% less expensive than in Zambia ($852). Venezuela ranked 126th vs 114th 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 0.2 months in Venezuela compared to 0.3 months in Zambia. Ranked 173rd and 157th 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
$11
$6.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.4
$24.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$3.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$0.99
 Cappuccino
$2.53
$2.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.35
$0.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$212
$311
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$147
$351
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$442
$676
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$335
$585
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$14.6
$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.4
$94.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.2
$50.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.55%
21.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$590
$1970
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$574
$7150
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.49
$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.5
$39.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.9
$10.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.94
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.81
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.57
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.46
$6.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.49
$4.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.85
$5.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.13
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.35
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.87
$6.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.44
$2.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.19
$4.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.28
$2.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.78
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$1.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.9
$29.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.35
$3.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.5
$16.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.47
$4.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.2
$21.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.3
$79.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$75.1
$177
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5859
$5862

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In Venezuela

City Cost of living Population
Caracas
$1045
2.25M
Valencia
$783
1.48M
Maracaibo
$706
1.55M
Maracay
$726
1.1M
Barinas
$799
874K
Barquisimeto
$715
1.06M
Catia La Mar
$947
662K
Maturin
$871
514K
Santa Teresa del Tuy
$910
525K
Ciudad Bolivar
$870
568K
Barcelona
$704
448K
Ciudad Guayana
$892
751K
Cumana
$691
375K
Merida
$674
248K
Cabimas
$696
352K
Puerto la Cruz
$771
306K
Punto Fijo
$628
288K
San Cristobal
$592
286K
Valera
$705
250K
Turmero
$781
255K
Los Teques
$922
251K
Cua
$877
215K
Guarenas
$896
209K
La Guaira
$915
204K
La Victoria
$776
214K
El Tigre
$731
214K
Puerto Cabello
$759
209K
San Felipe
$736
221K
Guacara
$785
200K
Guatire
$892
187K

In Zambia

City Cost of living Population
Lusaka
$685
2.47M
Kitwe
$1116
625K
Ndola
$1139
528K
Livingstone
$670
177K
Chingola
$1028
255K
Mufulira
$1090
182K
Kasama
$1079
158K
Choma
$725
51.8K
Kapiri Mposhi
$894
65.2K
Mansa
$1017
45.5K