Cost of Living Comparison Between Livingstone and Kabwe Cost of Living Comparison Between Livingstone and Kabwe

🙂 Solo nomad: Livingstone is 64.5% cheaper than Kabwe without rent, and 74.1% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Livingstone is 66.9% cheaper than Kabwe without rent, and 64.1% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Livingstone
Kabwe
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$6.13 ZMW 151
$7.3 ZMW 180
-16.03%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$25.16 ZMW 619
$24.88 ZMW 612
1.13%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$7.15 ZMW 176
$3.61 ZMW 88.7
98.06%
Cappuccino
$4.19 ZMW 103
$2.01 ZMW 49.4
108.46%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
-
$0.73 ZMW 18.07
-
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.28 ZMW 6.8
$0.36 ZMW 8.89
-22.22%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
-
$0.93 ZMW 22.83
-
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
-
$1.76 ZMW 43.38
-
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Livingstone
Kabwe
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
-
$1.34 ZMW 32.93
-
White Bread (500g)
-
$0.75 ZMW 18.4
-
Rice (white) (1kg)
-
$1.65 ZMW 40.56
-
Eggs
-
$1.02 ZMW 25.11
-
Local Cheese (1kg)
-
$7.61 ZMW 187
-
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
-
$3.93 ZMW 96.8
-
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
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$4.72 ZMW 116
-
Apples (1kg)
-
$2.47 ZMW 60.8
-
Banana (1kg)
-
$0.8 ZMW 19.67
-
Oranges (1kg)
-
$2.71 ZMW 66.7
-
Tomato (1kg)
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$1.13 ZMW 27.69
-
Potato (1kg)
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$1.82 ZMW 44.78
-
Onion (1kg)
-
$1.38 ZMW 34
-
Lettuce (1 head)
-
$0.89 ZMW 21.8
-
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
-
$0.49 ZMW 11.95
-
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
-
$2.55 ZMW 62.8
-
Wine (Bottle)
$18.49 ZMW 455
$6.99 ZMW 172
164.52%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
-
$1.13 ZMW 27.77
-
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
-
$1.49 ZMW 36.77
-
🚌 Getting Around
Livingstone
Kabwe
Difference
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
-
$2.66 ZMW 65.5
-
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.82 ZMW 44.84
-
-
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
-
$9.11 ZMW 224
-
Gasoline (1 liter)
-
$1.2 ZMW 29.46
-
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
-
$8,015 ZMW 197.2K
-
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
-
$29.1K ZMW 716.5K
-
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Livingstone
Kabwe
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
-
$92.8 ZMW 2,282
-
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
-
$52 ZMW 1,280
-
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
-
$124 ZMW 3,051
-
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Livingstone
Kabwe
Difference
Cinema Ticket
-
$4.11 ZMW 101
-
🧸 Childcare & Education
Livingstone
Kabwe
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
-
$175 ZMW 4,302
-
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
-
$9,637 ZMW 237.1K
-
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Livingstone
Kabwe
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
-
$18.99 ZMW 467
-
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
-
$16.74 ZMW 412
-
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
-
$83.6 ZMW 2,057
-
Men's Leather Business Shoes
-
$74 ZMW 1,821
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Livingstone
Kabwe
Difference
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
0
25
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Last update for Livingstone: October 29, 2025

Last update for Kabwe: October 27, 2025

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