Cost of Living Comparison Between Ndola and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Ndola and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Ndola is 21.2% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 42.3% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Ndola is 37.9% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 19.8% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$7.42 ZMW 148

$4.51 ฿142

64.52%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$24.86 ZMW 497

$46.08 ฿1,449

-46.05%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$3.63 ZMW 72.4

$8.78 ฿276

-58.66%

Cappuccino

$2.03 ZMW 40.48

$3.09 ฿97.0

-34.30%

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

$0.38 ZMW 7.50

$0.70 ฿21.97

-45.71%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.17 ZMW 3.38

$0.40 ฿12.46

-57.50%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$0.95 ZMW 18.89

$2.40 ฿75.5

-60.42%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.84 ZMW 36.82

$3.68 ฿116

-50.00%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.28 ZMW 25.61

$2.25 ฿70.6

-43.11%

White Bread (500g)

$0.75 ZMW 15.06

$1.87 ฿58.8

-59.89%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.60 ZMW 31.97

$2.22 ฿69.8

-27.93%

Eggs

$1.28 ZMW 25.50

$2.23 ฿70.1

-42.60%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$7.79 ZMW 156

$19.68 ฿619

-60.42%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.92 ZMW 78.3

$3.66 ฿115

7.10%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$4.54 ZMW 90.7

$13.09 ฿411

-65.32%

Apples (1kg)

$1.30 ZMW 25.92

$3.38 ฿106

-61.54%

Banana (1kg)

$1.61 ZMW 32.15

$1.69 ฿53.3

-4.73%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.76 ZMW 55.1

$2.33 ฿73.2

18.45%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.16 ZMW 23.12

$1.98 ฿62.4

-41.41%

Potato (1kg)

$1.83 ZMW 36.57

$1.55 ฿48.77

18.06%

Onion (1kg)

$1.39 ZMW 27.70

$1.51 ฿47.42

-7.95%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.93 ZMW 18.59

$0.98 ฿30.84

-5.10%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.48 ZMW 9.65

$0.48 ฿15.01

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.44 ZMW 48.72

$4.35 ฿137

-43.91%

Wine (Bottle)

$20.65 ฿649

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.10 ZMW 21.90

$1.77 ฿55.8

-37.85%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.55 ZMW 30.99

$2.75 ฿86.6

-43.64%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.53 ZMW 10.55

$1.37 ฿43.19

-61.31%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.36 ฿357

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.86 ZMW 37.07

$3.11 ฿97.8

-40.19%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.05 ฿32.96

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$9.31 ZMW 186

$13.72 ฿431

-32.14%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.18 ZMW 23.58

$1.34 ฿42.16

-11.94%

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

$8,015 ZMW 160.1K

$27.7K ฿869.6K

-71.02%

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

$29.1K ZMW 581.7K

$33.6K ฿1.1M

-13.33%

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

$91.8 ZMW 1,835

$122 ฿3,835

-24.72%

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

$36.76 ZMW 734

$13.61 ฿428

170.10%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$124 ZMW 2,481

$18.49 ฿581

571.55%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$61.7 ฿1,939

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$16.70 ฿525

Cinema Ticket

$4.23 ZMW 84.5

$9.09 ฿286

-53.47%

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

$178 ZMW 3,549

$702 ฿22.1K

-74.71%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$9,602 ZMW 191.9K

$16.0K ฿502.8K

-39.95%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$18.91 ZMW 378

$58.9 ฿1,851

-67.88%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$17.15 ZMW 343

$34.41 ฿1,082

-50.16%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$85.8 ZMW 1,715

$113 ฿3,545

-23.87%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$72.9 ZMW 1,457

$84.7 ฿2,662

-13.87%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$127 ZMW 2,535

$606 ฿19.1K

-79.06%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$107 ZMW 2,145

$435 ฿13.7K

-75.34%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$275 ZMW 5,489

$2,069 ฿65.0K

-86.72%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,528 ZMW 30.5K

$1,473 ฿46.3K

3.73%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,445 ฿139.8K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,988 ฿93.9K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$547 ฿17.2K

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 Ndola: January 13, 2026

Last update for Phuket: January 13, 2026

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