Cost of living comparison
Lusaka is 33.4% cheaper than Berlin.
If you lived in Lusaka instead of Berlin, you would:
pay 72.0% less for restaurants
Berlin
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.24
|
$3.67
ZMW100.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.97
€9.25
|
$3.41
ZMW93.18
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.90
€2.69
|
$0.88
ZMW24.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.39
€2.22
|
$0.47
ZMW12.76
|
|
pay 33.3% less for groceries
Berlin
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.97
€1.83
|
$0.95
ZMW25.92
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.93
€6.43
|
$4.56
ZMW124.59
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.11
€4.74
|
$5.08
ZMW138.86
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.15
€2.92
|
$1.73
ZMW47.30
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.93
€4.57
|
$1.90
ZMW51.84
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.20
|
$1.13
ZMW30.82
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.81
|
$0.68
ZMW18.46
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.34
€1.24
|
$1.14
ZMW31.09
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
€1.48
|
$0.53
ZMW14.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.87
|
$0.56
ZMW15.22
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$0.72
ZMW19.70
|
|
pay 56.6% less for transportation
Berlin
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.08
€7.49
|
$5.26
ZMW143.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$93.45
€86.70
|
$30.62
ZMW837.49
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,967.00
€30,585.13
|
$12,371.75
ZMW338,361.23
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.98
€21.32
|
$8.73
ZMW238.86
|
|
pay 19.4% less for housing
Berlin
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.65
€39.57
|
$103.74
ZMW2,837.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,347.77
€1,250.39
|
$274.41
ZMW7,504.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$999.06
€926.88
|
$193.01
ZMW5,278.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$273.14
€253.40
|
$107.59
ZMW2,942.47
|
|
pay 29.8% more for childcare
Berlin
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$210.36
€195.16
|
$171.24
ZMW4,683.32
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,885.50
€7,315.77
|
$14,061.39
ZMW384,571.85
|
|
pay 60.3% less for entertainment and sports
Berlin
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.08
|
$1.22
ZMW33.44
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.62
€3.36
|
$1.81
ZMW49.39
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.80
€8.16
|
$2.66
ZMW72.66
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.73
€38.71
|
$28.16
ZMW770.03
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.24
|
$3.06
ZMW83.75
|
|
pay 21.9% less for clothing
Berlin
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$91.74
€85.11
|
$44.18
ZMW1,208.29
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.98
€36.16
|
$31.12
ZMW851.24
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.97
€88.11
|
$90.18
ZMW2,466.28
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.23
€109.69
|
$105.64
ZMW2,889.23
|
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