Cost of living comparison
Valletta is 2.8 times more expensive than Lusaka.
If you lived in Valletta instead of Lusaka, you would:
pay 3.5 times more for restaurants
Lusaka
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.15
ZMW139.88
|
$19.49
€17.96
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.43
ZMW93.20
|
$10.29
€9.48
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
ZMW26.51
|
$2.62
€2.42
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
ZMW12.18
|
$1.99
€1.83
|
|
pay 53.2% more for groceries
Lusaka
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.80
ZMW21.76
|
$1.46
€1.34
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
ZMW107.11
|
$5.28
€4.86
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.90
ZMW132.93
|
$4.54
€4.18
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.42
ZMW65.55
|
$2.87
€2.64
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.79
ZMW48.48
|
$4.90
€4.51
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
ZMW30.66
|
$1.42
€1.31
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
ZMW19.28
|
$0.84
€0.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.21
ZMW32.76
|
$1.17
€1.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
ZMW16.87
|
$1.82
€1.67
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
ZMW19.89
|
$0.61
€0.56
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
ZMW19.92
|
$1.23
€1.13
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Lusaka
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.05
ZMW137.07
|
$5.49
€5.06
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.04
ZMW1,005.09
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,004.53
ZMW217,231.15
|
$25,450.20
€23,442.36
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.13
ZMW329.18
|
$29.24
€26.93
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
Lusaka
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$144.44
ZMW3,919.87
|
$38.58
€35.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$262.56
ZMW7,125.58
|
$1,095.02
€1,008.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$159.59
ZMW4,331.00
|
$900.23
€829.21
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.50
ZMW2,266.11
|
$112.57
€103.69
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for childcare
Lusaka
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$111.30
ZMW3,020.64
|
$667.12
€614.49
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,884.51
ZMW159,696.94
|
$10,288.38
€9,476.70
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Lusaka
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
ZMW27.79
|
$4.33
€3.99
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.19
ZMW59.56
|
$2.69
€2.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.57
ZMW69.83
|
$5.96
€5.49
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.66
ZMW1,103.34
|
$81.22
€74.82
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.12
ZMW84.56
|
$13.00
€11.97
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for clothing
Lusaka
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.53
ZMW665.68
|
$127.25
€117.21
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.26
ZMW712.61
|
$62.27
€57.36
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.18
ZMW2,447.26
|
$157.03
€144.64
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.89
ZMW2,385.28
|
$200.35
€184.55
|
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