Cost of living comparison
Lusaka is 55.9% cheaper than Monaco.
If you lived in Lusaka instead of Monaco, you would:
pay 81.9% less for restaurants
Monaco
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$27.49
€25.53
|
$3.67
ZMW98.85
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.19
|
$3.41
ZMW91.65
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$5.17
€4.80
|
$0.88
ZMW23.60
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$6.10
€5.67
|
$0.47
ZMW12.55
|
|
pay 33.0% less for groceries
Monaco
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.12
€3.83
|
$0.95
ZMW25.50
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.70
€7.15
|
$4.56
ZMW122.54
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.28
€6.76
|
$5.08
ZMW136.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.26
€3.03
|
$1.73
ZMW46.52
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.99
€4.63
|
$1.90
ZMW50.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$1.13
ZMW30.31
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.93
|
$0.68
ZMW18.16
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.85
|
$1.14
ZMW30.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.75
€1.62
|
$0.53
ZMW14.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.69
|
$0.56
ZMW14.97
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.08
|
$0.72
ZMW19.38
|
|
pay 37.4% less for transportation
Monaco
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.63
€7.09
|
$5.26
ZMW141.40
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.58
€36.76
|
$30.62
ZMW823.71
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,988.99
€20,420.08
|
$12,371.75
ZMW332,791.99
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.25
€16.95
|
$8.73
ZMW234.93
|
|
pay 45.6% less for housing
Monaco
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$77.33
€71.81
|
$103.74
ZMW2,790.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$5,728.44
€5,319.71
|
$274.41
ZMW7,381.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$3,664.83
€3,403.35
|
$193.01
ZMW5,191.71
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$146.95
€136.46
|
$107.59
ZMW2,894.04
|
|
pay 65.6% less for childcare
Monaco
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$3,518.24
€3,267.21
|
$171.24
ZMW4,606.23
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,988.99
€20,420.08
|
$14,061.39
ZMW378,242.01
|
|
pay 78.9% less for entertainment and sports
Monaco
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.70
€7.15
|
$1.22
ZMW32.89
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.74
€4.40
|
$1.81
ZMW48.57
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.99
€10.21
|
$2.66
ZMW71.47
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$659.67
€612.60
|
$28.16
ZMW757.36
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.25
|
$3.06
ZMW82.37
|
|
pay 49.1% less for clothing
Monaco
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$132.67
€123.20
|
$44.18
ZMW1,188.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.08
€31.65
|
$31.12
ZMW837.23
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$153.65
€142.69
|
$90.18
ZMW2,425.69
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$523.34
€486.00
|
$105.64
ZMW2,841.67
|
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