Venezuela vs Zambia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Venezuela Zambia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$818
$827
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2081
$1884
🏠 One person rent
$221
$399
🏘️ Family rent
$361
$530
🍽️ Food expenses
$407
$266
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$316
$112
💸 GDP per capita
$4218
$1187
😃 Human freedom index
4.44
6.8
❤️ Life expectancy
72.5
66.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
10
37
🌐 English speaking %
1%
16%
🎓 Higher education
63
51
😀 Quality of life
28
30
🏙️ Population
28.4M
21.3M

The average cost of living in Venezuela ($818) is 1% less expensive than in Zambia ($827). Venezuela ranked 131st 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 0.4 months in Venezuela compared to 0.1 months in Zambia. Ranked 163rd and 154th 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
$10.1
$6.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.2
$24.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.83
$3.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$1.14
 Cappuccino
$2.73
$2.36
🥤 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
$305
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$157
$305
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$508
$933
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$388
$890
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$15.6
$44.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.9
$68.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.8
$50.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.46%
29.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$716
$1931
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$445
$6714
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.44
$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.7
$46.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.6
$11.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.58
$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.19
$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.1
$0.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.11
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.79
$6.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.46
$4.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.38
$5.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.69
$2.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.18
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.4
$7.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.8
$2.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.77
$8.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.58
$3.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.09
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.44
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.6
$31
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.29
$4.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.2
$22.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.8
$6.35
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.9
$25.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.7
$74.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$112
$205
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4666
$13285

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In Venezuela

City Cost of living Population
Caracas
$1199
2.25M
Maracaibo
$714
1.55M
Valencia
$745
1.48M
Ciudad Bolivar
$848
568K
Santa Teresa del Tuy
$805
525K
Barquisimeto
$670
1.06M
Barinas
$845
874K
Maracay
$754
1.1M
Cabimas
$704
352K
Ciudad Guayana
$892
751K
Maturin
$844
753K
San Cristobal
$687
286K
Catia La Mar
$1044
662K
Turmero
$834
255K
Valera
$750
250K
Barcelona
$888
550K
San Felipe
$762
221K
Puerto Cabello
$806
209K
Guacara
$817
200K
Carupano
$699
174K
Cumana
$679
375K
Palo Negro
$748
154K
Ocumare del Tuy
$605
150K
Puerto Ayacucho
$794
130K
Ciudad Ojeda
$683
122K
La Asuncion
$641
118K
Merida
$710
248K
Los Teques
$994
333K
Puerto la Cruz
$703
306K
Carora
$712
113K

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