Cost of living comparison
Lusaka is 70.1% more expensive than Moscow.
If you lived in Lusaka instead of Moscow, you would:
pay 28.8% less for restaurants
Moscow
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.92
RUB964.42
|
$5.15
ZMW136.75
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.92
RUB478.47
|
$3.43
ZMW91.11
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.10
RUB107.39
|
$0.98
ZMW25.92
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
RUB58.30
|
$0.45
ZMW11.91
|
|
pay 62.4% more for groceries
Moscow
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.63
RUB61.44
|
$0.80
ZMW21.27
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.72
RUB458.51
|
$3.95
ZMW104.71
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.62
RUB351.79
|
$4.90
ZMW129.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.74
RUB169.28
|
$2.42
ZMW64.09
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.18
RUB212.32
|
$1.79
ZMW47.39
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.64
RUB61.89
|
$1.13
ZMW29.98
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
RUB66.66
|
$0.71
ZMW18.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
RUB77.10
|
$1.21
ZMW32.03
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
RUB151.39
|
$0.62
ZMW16.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
RUB18.47
|
$0.73
ZMW19.44
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
RUB19.73
|
$0.73
ZMW19.47
|
|
pay 45.0% more for transportation
Moscow
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.31
RUB224.97
|
$5.05
ZMW134.00
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.87
RUB2,902.71
|
$37.04
ZMW982.59
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,820.00
RUB3,189,788.02
|
$8,004.53
ZMW212,366.72
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.69
RUB552.90
|
$12.13
ZMW321.81
|
|
pay 6.4 times more for housing
Moscow
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.03
RUB585.75
|
$144.44
ZMW3,832.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$881.83
RUB85,705.42
|
$262.56
ZMW6,966.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$532.09
RUB51,713.95
|
$159.59
ZMW4,234.01
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$90.54
RUB8,799.82
|
$83.50
ZMW2,215.37
|
|
pay 63.0% less for childcare
Moscow
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$484.25
RUB47,064.36
|
$111.30
ZMW2,953.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,553.80
RUB1,122,918.58
|
$5,884.51
ZMW156,120.87
|
|
pay 20.5% less for entertainment and sports
Moscow
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.28
RUB318.98
|
$1.02
ZMW27.17
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.63
RUB256.01
|
$2.19
ZMW58.23
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.52
RUB244.55
|
$2.57
ZMW68.26
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.93
RUB3,200.48
|
$40.66
ZMW1,078.63
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.47
RUB531.63
|
$3.12
ZMW82.67
|
|
pay 41.3% less for clothing
Moscow
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$98.68
RUB9,591.20
|
$24.53
ZMW650.78
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.53
RUB4,521.79
|
$26.26
ZMW696.65
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$117.96
RUB11,464.63
|
$90.18
ZMW2,392.45
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.14
RUB11,093.56
|
$87.89
ZMW2,331.86
|
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