Common information
Cost of living and prices in Zambia
- One bedroom apartment
- outside of centre115USD/month
- in city centre214USD/month
- Three bedroom apartment
- outside of centre543USD/month
- in city centre891USD/month
Restaurants
| Meal | Inexpensive restaurant | 1 people | 6 USD |
| Meal | Mid-range restaurant | 2 people | 25 USD |
| Meal | McMeal at McDonalds | 1 pc | 4 USD |
| Drinks | Domestic Beer | 0.5 litre | 1 USD |
| Drinks | Imported Beer | 0.33 litre | 1 USD |
| Drinks | Cappuccino | 1 portion | 2 USD |
| Drinks | Coke/Pepsi | 0.33 litre | 1 USD |
| Drinks | Water | 0.33 litre | 0 USD |
Markets
| Food | Milk | 1 litre | 1 USD |
| Food | Loaf bread | 0.5 kg | 1 USD |
| Food | Rice white | 1 kg | 2 USD |
| Food | Eggs | 12 pc | 2 USD |
| Food | Local cheese | 1 kg | 7 USD |
| Meat | Chicken fillets | 1 kg | 4 USD |
| Fruits | Apples | 1 kg | 2 USD |
| Fruits | Bananas | 1 kg | 1 USD |
| Fruits | Oranges | 1 kg | 2 USD |
| Food | Potato | 1 kg | 2 USD |
| Food | Tomato | 1 kg | 1 USD |
| Food | Onion | 1 kg | 2 USD |
| Food | Lettuce | 1 head | 1 USD |
| Food | Water | 1.5 litre | 1 USD |
| Alcohol | Wine, Mid-Range | 1 bottle | 6 USD |
| Alcohol | Domestic Beer | 0.5 litre | 1 USD |
| Alcohol | Imported Beer | 0.33 litre | 1 USD |
| Cigarettes | Marlboro | 1 pack | 2 USD |
Transportation
| Public transport | One-way | 1 ticket | 1 USD |
| Public transport | Monthly pass | pass | 39 USD |
| Taxi | Taxi start | seat | 3 USD |
| Taxi | Normal tariff | 1 km | 1 USD |
| Taxi | Waiting | 1 hour | 9 USD |
| Fuel | Gasoline | 1 litre | 1 USD |
| Automobile | Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline | 1 pc | 8,005 USD |
| Automobile | Toyota Corolla Sedan 1.6l 97kW Comfort | 1 pc | 28,560 USD |
Entertainment
| Sport | Fitness Club | 1 month | 42 USD |
| Sport | Tennis Court Rent | 1 hour | 11 USD |
| Rest | Cinema, International Release | 1 place | 4 USD |
Goods
| Clothing | Jeans, Levis 501 | 1 pair | 18 USD |
| Clothing | Summer Dress in Zara, H&M | 1 pc | 21 USD |
| Shoes | Nike Running Shoes | 1 pair | 86 USD |
| Shoes | Men Leather Business Shoes | 1 pair | 85 USD |
Accommodation
| Utilities | Electricity, Heating... for 85m2 | 1 month | 109 USD |
| Communication | Mobile Phone Monthly Plan | 1 month | 87 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 1 bedroom | 214 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 1 bedroom | 115 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 3 bedroom | 891 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 3 bedroom | 543 USD |
| Buy apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 1 sq. meter | 2,000 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 1 sq. meter | 6,333 USD |
| Salary | Disposable Salary | 1 month | 288 USD |
| Mortgage | Interest Rate | 1 year | 21.25 |
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Weather, climate, temperature by months in Zambia
| Season | Autumn | Winter | Spring | Summer | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Year |
| Record high, °C | 35 | 36 | 36 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 32 | 36 |
| Average high, °C | 30 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 |
| Average temperature, °C | 21 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 |
| Average low, °C | 13 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 14 |
| Record low, °C | 6 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Rain, days | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 |
| Fog, days | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Thunderstorms, days | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Average precipitation, mm. | 2 | 22 | 118 | 248 | 262 | 222 | 163 | 46 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1088 |
| Relative humidity, % | 41 | 45 | 62 | 78 | 81 | 82 | 78 | 72 | 64 | 60 | 55 | 48 | 64 |
| Relative humidity morning, % | 13 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 |
| Relative humidity evening, % | 6 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 10 |
| Wind speed, km/h | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 |
| Day Length, часов | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
| Dew point, °C | 7 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 149 |
| Growing degree-day, °C | 339 | 421 | 393 | 372 | 360 | 327 | 354 | 313 | 248 | 168 | 176 | 239 | 3710 |
| Solar radiation, global, Mj/m2 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 21 |