Cost of Living Comparison Between Kabwe and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Kabwe and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Kabwe is 20.5% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 50.7% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Kabwe is 31.7% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 62.7% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$7.4 ZMW 182

$4.73 ฿153

56.45%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$24.5 ZMW 603

$45.92 ฿1,486

-46.65%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$3.74 ZMW 91.9

$8.59 ฿278

-56.46%

Cappuccino

$2.01 ZMW 49.57

$2.92 ฿94.6

-31.16%

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

$0.69 ZMW 16.95

$0.69 ฿22.42

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.34 ZMW 8.33

$0.4 ฿12.81

-15.00%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$0.95 ZMW 23.27

$2.41 ฿78

-60.58%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.76 ZMW 43.4

$3.8 ฿123

-53.68%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.26 ZMW 31.12

$2.25 ฿72.7

-44.00%

White Bread (500g)

$0.74 ZMW 18.26

$1.79 ฿58.1

-58.66%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.58 ZMW 38.79

$2.18 ฿70.6

-27.52%

Eggs

$0.96 ZMW 23.64

$2.29 ฿74.3

-58.08%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$7.6 ZMW 187

$19.52 ฿632

-61.07%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.98 ZMW 97.8

$3.68 ฿119

8.15%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$4.52 ZMW 111

$13.18 ฿427

-65.71%

Apples (1kg)

$2.59 ZMW 63.6

$3.24 ฿105

-20.06%

Banana (1kg)

$0.85 ZMW 20.96

$1.62 ฿52.5

-47.53%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.73 ZMW 67.1

$2.41 ฿78

13.28%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.16 ZMW 28.51

$2.03 ฿65.6

-42.86%

Potato (1kg)

$1.83 ZMW 45.04

$1.52 ฿49.3

20.39%

Onion (1kg)

$1.38 ZMW 33.88

$1.51 ฿48.86

-8.61%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.88 ZMW 21.71

$0.97 ฿31.45

-9.28%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.49 ZMW 12.02

$0.52 ฿16.68

-5.77%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.43 ZMW 59.7

$4.49 ฿145

-45.88%

Wine (Bottle)

$6.86 ZMW 169

$21.36 ฿691

-67.88%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.09 ZMW 26.84

$1.78 ฿57.5

-38.76%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.56 ZMW 38.47

$2.79 ฿90.3

-44.09%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.36 ฿44.15

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.51 ฿372

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$2.82 ZMW 69.3

$3.17 ฿103

-11.04%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.04 ฿33.64

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$9.44 ZMW 232

$14.03 ฿454

-32.72%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.22 ZMW 30.04

$1.32 ฿42.59

-7.58%

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

$8,139 ZMW 200.2K

$28K ฿904.8K

-70.89%

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

$28K ZMW 688.7K

$33.2K ฿1.1M

-15.73%

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

$92.8 ZMW 2,283

$120 ฿3,899

-22.99%

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

$52.2 ZMW 1,283

$13.55 ฿438

284.87%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$127 ZMW 3,122

$18.62 ฿603

581.63%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$61.4 ฿1,987

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$16.68 ฿540

Cinema Ticket

$4.27 ZMW 105

$8.76 ฿283

-51.26%

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

$174 ZMW 4,269

$703 ฿22.7K

-75.30%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$9,697 ZMW 238.5K

$15.7K ฿507.5K

-38.17%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$18.66 ZMW 459

$57.9 ฿1,873

-67.77%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$16.96 ZMW 417

$35.4 ฿1,145

-52.09%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$86.5 ZMW 2,127

$113 ฿3,659

-23.54%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$73 ZMW 1,796

$83.2 ฿2,691

-12.19%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$604 ฿19.5K

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$441 ฿14.3K

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,027 ฿65.6K

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,492 ฿48.3K

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,195 ฿135.7K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,909 ฿94.1K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$706 ฿22.8K

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.33

369.04%

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

Last update for Kabwe: November 5, 2025

Last update for Phuket: November 4, 2025

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