Cost of living comparison
Mexico City is 40.2% more expensive than Lusaka.
If you lived in Mexico City instead of Lusaka, you would:
pay 79.1% more for restaurants
Lusaka
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.67
ZMW97.95
|
$8.28
MX$141.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.41
ZMW90.82
|
$6.95
MX$118.40
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
ZMW23.39
|
$1.06
MX$18.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
ZMW12.44
|
$0.78
MX$13.21
|
|
pay 24.2% more for groceries
Lusaka
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.95
ZMW25.26
|
$2.09
MX$35.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.56
ZMW121.43
|
$4.43
MX$75.53
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.08
ZMW135.34
|
$5.45
MX$92.79
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
ZMW46.10
|
$2.15
MX$36.66
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.90
ZMW50.53
|
$3.19
MX$54.28
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
ZMW30.04
|
$1.21
MX$20.60
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
ZMW17.99
|
$0.62
MX$10.56
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
ZMW30.30
|
$0.71
MX$12.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
ZMW14.04
|
$0.76
MX$12.99
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
ZMW14.84
|
$0.78
MX$13.34
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
ZMW19.20
|
$0.73
MX$12.51
|
|
pay 1.7% less for transportation
Lusaka
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.26
ZMW140.12
|
$4.92
MX$83.89
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.62
ZMW816.24
|
$17.77
MX$302.84
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,371.75
ZMW329,776.44
|
$22,067.99
MX$375,999.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.73
ZMW232.80
|
$5.52
MX$94.00
|
|
pay 53.6% more for housing
Lusaka
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$103.74
ZMW2,765.28
|
$28.01
MX$477.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$274.41
ZMW7,314.55
|
$826.42
MX$14,080.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$193.01
ZMW5,144.67
|
$480.11
MX$8,180.26
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.59
ZMW2,867.82
|
$40.24
MX$685.63
|
|
pay 41.9% more for childcare
Lusaka
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$171.24
ZMW4,564.49
|
$377.91
MX$6,438.99
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,061.39
ZMW374,814.63
|
$8,870.11
MX$151,130.77
|
|
pay 74.1% more for entertainment and sports
Lusaka
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.22
ZMW32.59
|
$2.76
MX$47.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
ZMW48.13
|
$2.89
MX$49.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.66
ZMW70.82
|
$3.86
MX$65.80
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.16
ZMW750.49
|
$49.94
MX$850.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.06
ZMW81.62
|
$4.97
MX$84.60
|
|
pay 10.4% more for clothing
Lusaka
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.18
ZMW1,177.63
|
$56.86
MX$968.74
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.12
ZMW829.64
|
$37.51
MX$639.12
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.18
ZMW2,403.71
|
$92.48
MX$1,575.72
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.64
ZMW2,815.92
|
$95.13
MX$1,620.77
|
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