Cost of Living Comparison Between Chingola and Kafue Cost of Living Comparison Between Chingola and Kafue

🙂 Solo nomad: Chingola is 46.3% cheaper than Kafue without rent, and 50.7% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Chingola is 22.2% cheaper than Kafue without rent, and 39.7% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$12.58 ZMW 243

$7.07 ZMW 137

77.93%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$20.46 ZMW 395

$25.26 ZMW 488

-19.00%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$3.68 ZMW 71.0

Cappuccino

$1.97 ZMW 37.96

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.42 ZMW 8.12

$0.68 ZMW 13.05

-38.24%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.30 ZMW 5.85

$0.37 ZMW 7.09

-18.92%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$0.48 ZMW 9.33

$0.87 ZMW 16.86

-44.83%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.02 ZMW 19.70

$1.82 ZMW 35.19

-43.96%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.03 ZMW 19.98

$1.32 ZMW 25.48

-21.97%

White Bread (500g)

$0.76 ZMW 14.60

$0.81 ZMW 15.59

-6.17%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.11 ZMW 40.73

$1.65 ZMW 31.91

27.88%

Eggs

$1.15 ZMW 22.27

$1.76 ZMW 34.06

-34.66%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$7.51 ZMW 145

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$2.10 ZMW 40.54

$3.94 ZMW 76.1

-46.70%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$3.64 ZMW 70.4

$4.74 ZMW 91.6

-23.21%

Apples (1kg)

$1.63 ZMW 31.48

$2.59 ZMW 49.94

-37.07%

Banana (1kg)

$1.70 ZMW 32.79

$1.67 ZMW 32.17

1.80%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.71 ZMW 33.00

$2.70 ZMW 52.2

-36.67%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.63 ZMW 31.40

$1.15 ZMW 22.26

41.74%

Potato (1kg)

$2.44 ZMW 47.16

$1.82 ZMW 35.16

34.07%

Onion (1kg)

$1.20 ZMW 23.26

$1.32 ZMW 25.41

-9.09%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.86 ZMW 16.52

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.70 ZMW 13.46

$0.52 ZMW 10.11

34.62%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$1.26 ZMW 24.32

$2.45 ZMW 47.39

-48.57%

Wine (Bottle)

$5.19 ZMW 100

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.52 ZMW 9.96

$1.13 ZMW 21.90

-53.98%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.64 ZMW 12.27

$1.56 ZMW 30.03

-58.97%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.64 ZMW 31.75

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$46.92 ZMW 906

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$2.81 ZMW 54.4

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.42 ZMW 8.07

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$8.36 ZMW 161

$8.96 ZMW 173

-6.70%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.22 ZMW 23.49

$1.24 ZMW 24.01

-1.61%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$8,019 ZMW 154.8K

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$29.0K ZMW 559.5K

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$41.72 ZMW 806

$90.2 ZMW 1,741

-53.74%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$52.5 ZMW 1,013

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$125 ZMW 2,405

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$8.35 ZMW 161

Cinema Ticket

$4.17 ZMW 80.5

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$179 ZMW 3,454

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$9,440 ZMW 182.3K

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$16.40 ZMW 317

$19.30 ZMW 373

-15.03%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$10.24 ZMW 198

$17.27 ZMW 333

-40.71%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$41.64 ZMW 804

$85.0 ZMW 1,642

-51.03%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$63.0 ZMW 1,216

$73.9 ZMW 1,428

-14.82%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$15.6K ZMW 301.6K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$113 ZMW 2,188

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Chingola: February 28, 2026

Last update for Kafue: February 28, 2026

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