Cost of living comparison
Budapest is 94.1% more expensive than Lusaka.
If you lived in Budapest instead of Lusaka, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Lusaka
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.15
ZMW139.88
|
$11.29
HUF4,056.64
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.43
ZMW93.20
|
$8.47
HUF3,042.48
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
ZMW26.51
|
$1.65
HUF593.93
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
ZMW12.18
|
$1.26
HUF453.32
|
|
pay 18.4% more for groceries
Lusaka
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.80
ZMW21.76
|
$1.59
HUF570.57
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
ZMW107.11
|
$4.84
HUF1,738.89
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.90
ZMW132.93
|
$4.13
HUF1,484.23
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.42
ZMW65.55
|
$2.52
HUF903.90
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.79
ZMW48.48
|
$2.59
HUF928.67
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
ZMW30.66
|
$0.73
HUF260.91
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
ZMW19.28
|
$0.85
HUF305.48
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.21
ZMW32.76
|
$0.90
HUF323.62
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
ZMW16.87
|
$1.41
HUF506.85
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
ZMW19.89
|
$0.57
HUF204.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
ZMW19.92
|
$0.62
HUF223.85
|
|
pay 75.3% more for transportation
Lusaka
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.05
ZMW137.07
|
$6.74
HUF2,421.62
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.04
ZMW1,005.09
|
$26.82
HUF9,634.52
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,004.53
ZMW217,231.15
|
$31,054.17
HUF11,155,759.57
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.13
ZMW329.18
|
$13.04
HUF4,685.42
|
|
pay 79.6% more for housing
Lusaka
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$144.44
ZMW3,919.87
|
$17.90
HUF6,429.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$262.56
ZMW7,125.58
|
$643.77
HUF231,265.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$159.59
ZMW4,331.00
|
$500.61
HUF179,836.15
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.50
ZMW2,266.11
|
$123.00
HUF44,186.79
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
Lusaka
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$111.30
ZMW3,020.64
|
$438.86
HUF157,655.78
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,884.51
ZMW159,696.94
|
$10,690.89
HUF3,840,547.21
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Lusaka
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
ZMW27.79
|
$2.82
HUF1,014.16
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.19
ZMW59.56
|
$2.36
HUF846.57
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.57
ZMW69.83
|
$6.21
HUF2,231.15
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.66
ZMW1,103.34
|
$51.95
HUF18,662.72
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.12
ZMW84.56
|
$7.76
HUF2,788.94
|
|
pay 68.3% more for clothing
Lusaka
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.53
ZMW665.68
|
$80.02
HUF28,745.07
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.26
ZMW712.61
|
$34.09
HUF12,247.67
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.18
ZMW2,447.26
|
$92.91
HUF33,375.08
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.89
ZMW2,385.28
|
$100.47
HUF36,092.18
|
|
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