Cost of Living in Chingola

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Cost of living One person Family of 4
💰 Total with rent
$1028
$1609
🛋️ Without rent
$309
$963
🏨 Rent & Utilities
$719
$646
🍽️ Food
$226
$612
🚐 Transport
$42.8
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$83.5
😀 Quality of life
13
🏙️ Population
255K

The average cost of living in Chingola is $1028, which is close to the world's average cost of living, ranked 5476th out of 9294 in our global list and 5th out of 10 in Zambia.

The median after-tax salary is $83.5, which is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months. Ranked 9088th (TOP 98%) in the list of best places to live in the world and 8th best city to live in Zambia. With an estimated population of 255K, Chingola is the 4th largest city in Zambia.

Why living in Chingola costs 12.3 times more than the average salary? Because we have a developed country lifestyle as a reference and in some least developed countries maintaining such a standard of living is hard and expensive. Thus, living costs in Chingola for locals and expats differ significantly.

✈️ Closest airport 4 km Kasompe Airport
😷 Air quality Moderate 23.7 µg/m³
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Prices in Chingola

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Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.45
 Cappuccino
$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in city Center, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$484
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$709
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in city Center, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$330
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$640
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1944
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11389
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.71
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$7.52
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.72
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$37.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$178
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5871

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