Venezuela vs Zambia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Venezuela Zambia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$812
$757
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2170
$2124
🏠 One person rent
$228
$374
🏘️ Family rent
$470
$934
🍽️ Food expenses
$386
$231
🚐 Transport expenses
$108
$93.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$184
$241
💸 GDP per capita
$15944
$1331
😃 Human freedom index
4.18
6.66
❤️ Life expectancy
71.1
61.8
👮 Corruption perceptions index
10
39
🌐 English speaking %
1%
16%
🎓 Higher education
63
49
😀 Quality of life
17
27
🏙️ Population
28.5M
19.6M

The average cost of living in Venezuela ($812) is 7% more expensive than in Zambia ($757). Venezuela ranked 122nd 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 0.2 months in Venezuela compared to 0.3 months in Zambia. Ranked 173rd 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
$10.6
$6.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.6
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.55
$3.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$0.92
 Cappuccino
$2.52
$1.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.27
$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$228
$235
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$164
$230
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$492
$761
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$391
$763
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$14.6
$53.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.5
$82.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.6
$88.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.39%
21.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$556
$1978
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$490
$6923
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.46
$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.9
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.5
$10.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.97
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.68
$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.72
$5.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.66
$3.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$5.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.33
$0.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.53
$6.18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.55
$2.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.27
$5.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.7
$2.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.93
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.39
$1.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.3
$31
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.49
$4.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.7
$15.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.7
$4.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$49
$22.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.3
$79.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$96.2
$176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6376
$9539

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Venezuela

City Cost of living Population
Caracas
$1075
2.25M
Valencia
$769
1.48M
Maracaibo
$713
1.55M
Maracay
$817
1.1M
Barinas
$800
874K
Barquisimeto
$722
1.06M
Catia La Mar
$974
662K
Maturin
$890
753K
Barcelona
$858
550K
Santa Teresa del Tuy
$939
525K
Ciudad Guayana
$890
751K
Ciudad Bolivar
$880
568K
Cumana
$716
375K
Los Teques
$960
333K
Merida
$667
248K
Puerto la Cruz
$791
306K
Punto Fijo
$628
288K
San Cristobal
$592
286K
Valera
$703
250K
Cabimas
$700
352K
Turmero
$857
255K
La Guaira
$938
204K
Cua
$910
215K
Guarenas
$918
209K
La Victoria
$858
214K
El Tigre
$746
214K
Puerto Cabello
$781
209K
Guatire
$917
187K
San Felipe
$739
221K
Guacara
$795
200K

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