Cost of Living Comparison Between Zimba and Ndola Cost of Living Comparison Between Zimba and Ndola

🙂 Solo nomad: Zimba is 80.2% cheaper than Ndola without rent, and 84.9% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Zimba is 77.5% cheaper than Ndola without rent, and 91.3% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$7.42 ZMW 148

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$24.86 ZMW 496

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$2.53 ZMW 50.5

$3.63 ZMW 72.4

-30.30%

Cappuccino

$1.22 ZMW 24.35

$2.03 ZMW 40.46

-39.90%

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

$0.65 ZMW 12.95

$0.38 ZMW 7.50

71.05%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.30 ZMW 6.00

$0.17 ZMW 3.38

76.47%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$0.64 ZMW 12.81

$0.95 ZMW 18.88

-32.63%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.80 ZMW 15.92

$1.84 ZMW 36.80

-56.52%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.28 ZMW 25.60

White Bread (500g)

$0.80 ZMW 16.00

$0.75 ZMW 15.05

6.67%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.27 ZMW 25.38

$1.60 ZMW 31.96

-20.63%

Eggs

$1.06 ZMW 21.14

$1.28 ZMW 25.49

-17.19%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$7.79 ZMW 156

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.92 ZMW 78.3

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$2.86 ZMW 57.2

$4.54 ZMW 90.6

-37.00%

Apples (1kg)

$1.47 ZMW 29.43

$1.30 ZMW 25.91

13.08%

Banana (1kg)

$1.23 ZMW 24.50

$1.61 ZMW 32.13

-23.60%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.42 ZMW 48.33

$2.76 ZMW 55.1

-12.32%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.64 ZMW 12.75

$1.16 ZMW 23.10

-44.83%

Potato (1kg)

$1.83 ZMW 36.55

Onion (1kg)

$0.59 ZMW 11.80

$1.39 ZMW 27.69

-57.55%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.68 ZMW 13.57

$0.93 ZMW 18.58

-26.88%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.43 ZMW 8.53

$0.48 ZMW 9.65

-10.42%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.44 ZMW 48.69

Wine (Bottle)

$5.27 ZMW 105

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.64 ZMW 12.83

$1.10 ZMW 21.89

-41.82%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.85 ZMW 17.03

$1.55 ZMW 30.98

-45.16%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.53 ZMW 10.55

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.86 ZMW 37.05

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$9.31 ZMW 186

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.18 ZMW 23.57

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

$8,015 ZMW 160.1K

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

$29.1K ZMW 581.4K

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

$91.8 ZMW 1,834

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

$36.76 ZMW 734

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$124 ZMW 2,480

Cinema Ticket

$4.23 ZMW 84.5

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

$178 ZMW 3,547

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$9,602 ZMW 191.8K

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$18.91 ZMW 378

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$17.15 ZMW 343

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$85.8 ZMW 1,714

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$72.9 ZMW 1,456

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$127 ZMW 2,534

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$107 ZMW 2,144

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$275 ZMW 5,487

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,528 ZMW 30.5K

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

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

Last update for Zimba: January 13, 2026

Last update for Ndola: January 13, 2026

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