Cost of living comparison
Lusaka is 48.8% cheaper than Dublin.
If you lived in Lusaka instead of Dublin, you would:
pay 71.5% less for restaurants
Dublin
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.66
€20.04
|
$5.15
ZMW136.84
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.83
€10.02
|
$3.43
ZMW91.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.66
€2.46
|
$0.98
ZMW25.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.08
€1.92
|
$0.45
ZMW11.91
|
|
pay 27.6% less for groceries
Dublin
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.80
€1.67
|
$0.80
ZMW21.28
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.97
€3.68
|
$3.95
ZMW104.78
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.30
€4.90
|
$4.90
ZMW130.05
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.14
€3.83
|
$2.42
ZMW64.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.61
€4.27
|
$1.79
ZMW47.42
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.32
€1.22
|
$1.13
ZMW30.00
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
€0.93
|
$0.71
ZMW18.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.35
€1.25
|
$1.21
ZMW32.05
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.74
€1.61
|
$0.62
ZMW16.50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.84
|
$0.73
ZMW19.46
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.67
|
$0.73
ZMW19.49
|
|
pay 56.5% less for transportation
Dublin
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.20
€6.66
|
$5.05
ZMW134.09
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$129.96
€120.25
|
$37.04
ZMW983.25
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,718.55
€36,751.58
|
$8,004.53
ZMW212,509.42
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.04
€20.39
|
$12.13
ZMW322.03
|
|
pay 22.1% less for housing
Dublin
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$56.72
€52.48
|
$144.44
ZMW3,834.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,216.44
€2,050.87
|
$262.56
ZMW6,970.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,934.10
€1,789.63
|
$159.59
ZMW4,236.86
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$227.14
€210.17
|
$83.50
ZMW2,216.86
|
|
pay 68.3% less for childcare
Dublin
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,385.73
€1,282.22
|
$111.30
ZMW2,954.98
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,612.44
€9,819.69
|
$5,884.51
ZMW156,225.77
|
|
pay 63.4% less for entertainment and sports
Dublin
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.04
€6.51
|
$1.02
ZMW27.19
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.29
€3.97
|
$2.19
ZMW58.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.33
€16.03
|
$2.57
ZMW68.31
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.46
€46.69
|
$40.66
ZMW1,079.35
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.08
€13.03
|
$3.12
ZMW82.72
|
|
pay 32.3% less for clothing
Dublin
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.14
€86.18
|
$24.53
ZMW651.21
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.93
€37.87
|
$26.26
ZMW697.12
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.04
€89.79
|
$90.18
ZMW2,394.06
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.46
€92.95
|
$87.89
ZMW2,333.43
|
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