Cost of living comparison
Moscow is 80.2% more expensive than Lusaka.
If you lived in Moscow instead of Lusaka, you would:
pay 45.7% more for restaurants
Lusaka
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.15
ZMW140.97
|
$9.92
RUB915.41
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.43
ZMW93.92
|
$4.92
RUB454.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
ZMW26.72
|
$1.10
RUB101.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
ZMW12.27
|
$0.60
RUB55.33
|
|
pay 10.0% less for groceries
Lusaka
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.80
ZMW21.93
|
$0.63
RUB58.31
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
ZMW107.94
|
$4.72
RUB435.21
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.90
ZMW133.97
|
$3.62
RUB333.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.42
ZMW66.06
|
$1.74
RUB160.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.79
ZMW48.85
|
$2.18
RUB201.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
ZMW30.90
|
$0.64
RUB58.74
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
ZMW19.43
|
$0.69
RUB63.27
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.21
ZMW33.02
|
$0.79
RUB73.18
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
ZMW17.00
|
$1.56
RUB143.69
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
ZMW20.04
|
$0.19
RUB17.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
ZMW20.07
|
$0.20
RUB18.72
|
|
pay 45.8% more for transportation
Lusaka
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.05
ZMW138.14
|
$2.31
RUB213.54
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.04
ZMW1,012.91
|
$29.87
RUB2,755.18
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,004.53
ZMW218,919.81
|
$32,820.00
RUB3,027,675.30
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.13
ZMW331.74
|
$5.69
RUB524.80
|
|
pay 95.5% more for housing
Lusaka
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$144.44
ZMW3,950.34
|
$6.03
RUB555.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$262.56
ZMW7,180.97
|
$881.83
RUB81,349.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$159.59
ZMW4,364.66
|
$532.09
RUB49,085.72
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.50
ZMW2,283.73
|
$90.54
RUB8,352.59
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
Lusaka
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$111.30
ZMW3,044.12
|
$484.25
RUB44,672.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,884.51
ZMW160,938.36
|
$11,553.80
RUB1,065,849.15
|
|
pay 59.0% more for entertainment and sports
Lusaka
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
ZMW28.01
|
$3.28
RUB302.77
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.19
ZMW60.02
|
$2.63
RUB243.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.57
ZMW70.37
|
$2.52
RUB232.12
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.66
ZMW1,111.91
|
$32.93
RUB3,037.83
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.12
ZMW85.22
|
$5.47
RUB504.61
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
Lusaka
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.53
ZMW670.86
|
$98.68
RUB9,103.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.26
ZMW718.15
|
$46.53
RUB4,291.98
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.18
ZMW2,466.28
|
$117.96
RUB10,881.97
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.89
ZMW2,403.82
|
$114.14
RUB10,529.76
|
|
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