Zambia vs Zimbabwe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Zambia Zimbabwe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$852
$896
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1931
$2280
🏠 One person rent
$455
$354
🏘️ Family rent
$748
$627
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$332
🚐 Transport expenses
$99.6
$140
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$242
$324
💸 GDP per capita
$1369
$1592
😃 Human freedom index
6.21
4.86
❤️ Life expectancy
61.8
59.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
37
24
🌐 English speaking %
16%
82.1%
🎓 Higher education
49
48
😀 Quality of life
25
19
🏙️ Population
17.1M
15.2M

The average cost of living in Zambia ($852) is 5% less expensive than in Zimbabwe ($896). Zambia ranked 114th vs 101st for Zimbabwe in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Zambia compared to 0.4 months in Zimbabwe. Ranked 157th and 168th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Zambia vs Zimbabwe

We calculate prices for Zambia and Zimbabwe as a population-weighted mean of 10 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.

Zambia Zimbabwe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.19
$7.54
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.9
$52.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.56
$5.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$1.91
 Cappuccino
$2.16
$2.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.81
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$311
$214
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$351
$196
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$676
$619
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$585
$411
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.3
$36
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.3
$55.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.7
$118
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.21%
15.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1970
$1341
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7150
$1440
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.56
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.1
$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$21.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.8
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.37
$9.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.17
$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$6.07
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$2.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$2.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.34
$6.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.36
$1.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.43
$8.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.56
$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.27
$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.16
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.7
$49
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.5
$9.85
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.6
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.77
$6.67
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.2
$19.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.1
$37.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$177
$234
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5862
$8762

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Cities Comparison in Zambia vs Zimbabwe

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

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

In Zimbabwe

City Cost of living Population
Harare
$1012
2.15M
Masvingo
$871
1.64M
Bulawayo
$756
666K
Chitungwiza
$890
365K
Mutare
$662
225K
Gweru
$761
141K
Kadoma
$729
116K
Kwekwe
$731
93.1K
Chinhoyi
$830
56.8K
Marondera
$810
52.3K