Cost of living comparison
London is 5.1 times more expensive than Lusaka.
If you lived in London instead of Lusaka, you would:
pay 3.8 times more for restaurants
Lusaka
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.15
ZMW140.97
|
$25.22
£20.14
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.43
ZMW93.92
|
$10.09
£8.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
ZMW26.72
|
$2.54
£2.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
ZMW12.27
|
$2.08
£1.66
|
|
pay 57.2% more for groceries
Lusaka
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.80
ZMW21.93
|
$1.96
£1.56
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
ZMW107.94
|
$4.74
£3.78
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.90
ZMW133.97
|
$6.34
£5.06
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.42
ZMW66.06
|
$3.99
£3.19
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.79
ZMW48.85
|
$4.28
£3.41
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
ZMW30.90
|
$1.47
£1.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
ZMW19.43
|
$0.75
£0.60
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.21
ZMW33.02
|
$1.48
£1.18
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
ZMW17.00
|
$1.76
£1.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
ZMW20.04
|
$0.73
£0.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
ZMW20.07
|
$0.67
£0.53
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for transportation
Lusaka
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.05
ZMW138.14
|
$7.20
£5.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.04
ZMW1,012.91
|
$252.24
£201.41
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,004.53
ZMW218,919.81
|
$34,406.00
£27,472.05
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.13
ZMW331.74
|
$25.33
£20.22
|
|
pay 6.7 times more for housing
Lusaka
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$144.44
ZMW3,950.34
|
$39.12
£31.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$262.56
ZMW7,180.97
|
$2,697.16
£2,153.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$159.59
ZMW4,364.66
|
$2,027.26
£1,618.70
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.50
ZMW2,283.73
|
$284.51
£227.17
|
|
pay 12.6 times more for childcare
Lusaka
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$111.30
ZMW3,044.12
|
$2,321.07
£1,853.30
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,884.51
ZMW160,938.36
|
$25,293.41
£20,195.95
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Lusaka
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
ZMW28.01
|
$8.20
£6.55
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.19
ZMW60.02
|
$4.56
£3.64
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.57
ZMW70.37
|
$18.92
£15.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.66
ZMW1,111.91
|
$58.95
£47.07
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.12
ZMW85.22
|
$18.92
£15.11
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
Lusaka
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.53
ZMW670.86
|
$103.07
£82.30
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.26
ZMW718.15
|
$49.65
£39.65
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.18
ZMW2,466.28
|
$112.31
£89.68
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.89
ZMW2,403.82
|
$123.32
£98.47
|
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