Cost of living comparison
Manila is 50.8% more expensive than Lusaka.
If you lived in Manila instead of Lusaka, you would:
pay 8.2% more for restaurants
Lusaka
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.15
ZMW134.88
|
$5.21
₱306.02
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.43
ZMW89.87
|
$4.34
₱255.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
ZMW25.57
|
$0.95
₱55.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
ZMW11.74
|
$0.48
₱28.47
|
|
pay 35.1% more for groceries
Lusaka
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.80
ZMW20.98
|
$1.33
₱78.12
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
ZMW103.28
|
$4.28
₱251.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.90
ZMW128.18
|
$6.97
₱409.21
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.42
ZMW63.21
|
$2.08
₱121.88
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.79
ZMW46.75
|
$2.27
₱133.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
ZMW29.57
|
$1.48
₱86.87
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
ZMW18.59
|
$0.77
₱45.05
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.21
ZMW31.59
|
$1.53
₱89.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
ZMW16.26
|
$0.97
₱56.77
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
ZMW19.18
|
$1.09
₱63.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
ZMW19.21
|
$1.37
₱80.46
|
|
pay 15.0% more for transportation
Lusaka
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.05
ZMW132.17
|
$4.31
₱253.03
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.04
ZMW969.18
|
$10.12
₱593.98
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,004.53
ZMW209,468.49
|
$26,066.56
₱1,530,107.01
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.13
ZMW317.42
|
$2.66
₱156.07
|
|
pay 16.6% more for housing
Lusaka
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$144.44
ZMW3,779.79
|
$28.90
₱1,696.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$262.56
ZMW6,870.95
|
$465.25
₱27,310.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$159.59
ZMW4,176.23
|
$244.37
₱14,344.69
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.50
ZMW2,185.14
|
$96.97
₱5,692.19
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for childcare
Lusaka
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$111.30
ZMW2,912.70
|
$499.25
₱29,305.80
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,884.51
ZMW153,990.24
|
$14,398.67
₱845,201.96
|
|
pay 36.0% more for entertainment and sports
Lusaka
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
ZMW26.80
|
$1.22
₱71.40
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.19
ZMW57.43
|
$2.95
₱173.18
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.57
ZMW67.33
|
$2.95
₱173.41
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.66
ZMW1,063.91
|
$41.83
₱2,455.46
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.12
ZMW81.54
|
$6.52
₱382.53
|
|
pay 1.8% less for clothing
Lusaka
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.53
ZMW641.89
|
$33.02
₱1,938.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.26
ZMW687.14
|
$27.26
₱1,600.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.18
ZMW2,359.80
|
$73.19
₱4,296.24
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.89
ZMW2,300.04
|
$64.44
₱3,782.68
|
|
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