Cost of living comparison
Lusaka is 26.2% more expensive than Buenos Aires.
If you lived in Lusaka instead of Buenos Aires, you would:
pay 40.7% less for restaurants
Buenos Aires
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.50
ARS7,677.62
|
$5.15
ZMW134.88
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
ARS5,419.50
|
$3.43
ZMW89.87
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
ARS1,205.49
|
$0.98
ZMW25.57
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
ARS878.83
|
$0.45
ZMW11.74
|
|
pay 21.6% more for groceries
Buenos Aires
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.02
ARS1,827.18
|
$0.80
ZMW20.98
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.64
ARS4,190.79
|
$3.95
ZMW103.28
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.08
ARS3,682.96
|
$4.90
ZMW128.18
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.08
ARS1,880.26
|
$2.42
ZMW63.21
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.06
ARS1,863.36
|
$1.79
ZMW46.75
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
ARS746.14
|
$1.13
ZMW29.57
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
ARS728.22
|
$0.71
ZMW18.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
ARS515.34
|
$1.21
ZMW31.59
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
ARS679.96
|
$0.62
ZMW16.26
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
ARS351.96
|
$0.73
ZMW19.18
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
ARS361.52
|
$0.73
ZMW19.21
|
|
pay 89.0% more for transportation
Buenos Aires
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.45
ARS3,117.88
|
$5.05
ZMW132.17
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$9.00
ARS8,129.25
|
$37.04
ZMW969.18
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,000.00
ARS18,065,000.00
|
$8,004.53
ZMW209,468.49
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.66
ARS6,918.90
|
$12.13
ZMW317.42
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Buenos Aires
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.18
ARS18,224.04
|
$144.44
ZMW3,779.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$491.75
ARS444,173.19
|
$262.56
ZMW6,870.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$356.25
ARS321,782.81
|
$159.59
ZMW4,176.23
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.17
ARS31,770.61
|
$83.50
ZMW2,185.14
|
|
pay 18.4% less for childcare
Buenos Aires
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$219.88
ARS198,602.09
|
$111.30
ZMW2,912.70
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,225.19
ARS4,719,652.28
|
$5,884.51
ZMW153,990.24
|
|
pay 11.1% more for entertainment and sports
Buenos Aires
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
ARS1,354.88
|
$1.02
ZMW26.80
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
ARS2,058.54
|
$2.19
ZMW57.43
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
ARS1,806.50
|
$2.57
ZMW67.33
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.45
ARS19,378.25
|
$40.66
ZMW1,063.91
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.27
ARS3,855.78
|
$3.12
ZMW81.54
|
|
pay 42.0% less for clothing
Buenos Aires
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.61
ARS73,710.62
|
$24.53
ZMW641.89
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$65.79
ARS59,425.54
|
$26.26
ZMW687.14
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$116.21
ARS104,962.60
|
$90.18
ZMW2,359.80
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.11
ARS94,038.59
|
$87.89
ZMW2,300.04
|
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