Cost of living comparison
Lusaka is 47.0% cheaper than Ottawa.
If you lived in Lusaka instead of Ottawa, you would:
pay 68.8% less for restaurants
Ottawa
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.55
CA$28.26
|
$5.15
ZMW134.88
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.82
CA$14.89
|
$3.43
ZMW89.87
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.40
CA$3.31
|
$0.98
ZMW25.57
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.63
CA$2.24
|
$0.45
ZMW11.74
|
|
pay 39.4% less for groceries
Ottawa
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.80
CA$3.85
|
$0.80
ZMW20.98
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.33
CA$10.08
|
$3.95
ZMW103.28
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.50
CA$11.70
|
$4.90
ZMW128.18
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.17
CA$4.36
|
$2.42
ZMW63.21
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.57
CA$7.67
|
$1.79
ZMW46.75
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.90
CA$2.62
|
$1.13
ZMW29.57
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
CA$0.81
|
$0.71
ZMW18.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.38
CA$1.90
|
$1.21
ZMW31.59
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.80
CA$2.47
|
$0.62
ZMW16.26
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
CA$1.72
|
$0.73
ZMW19.18
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.27
CA$1.75
|
$0.73
ZMW19.21
|
|
pay 36.5% less for transportation
Ottawa
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.21
CA$5.79
|
$5.05
ZMW132.17
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$94.40
CA$129.83
|
$37.04
ZMW969.18
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,936.06
CA$34,295.81
|
$8,004.53
ZMW209,468.49
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.29
CA$26.53
|
$12.13
ZMW317.42
|
|
pay 9.9% less for housing
Ottawa
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.74
CA$73.91
|
$144.44
ZMW3,779.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,428.79
CA$1,965.09
|
$262.56
ZMW6,870.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,314.00
CA$1,807.21
|
$159.59
ZMW4,176.23
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$137.00
CA$188.43
|
$83.50
ZMW2,185.14
|
|
pay 80.6% less for childcare
Ottawa
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,043.17
CA$1,434.73
|
$111.30
ZMW2,912.70
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$20,975.09
CA$28,848.09
|
$5,884.51
ZMW153,990.24
|
|
pay 58.6% less for entertainment and sports
Ottawa
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.87
CA$8.07
|
$1.02
ZMW26.80
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.87
CA$5.32
|
$2.19
ZMW57.43
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.48
CA$17.16
|
$2.57
ZMW67.33
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.45
CA$66.64
|
$40.66
ZMW1,063.91
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.01
CA$15.14
|
$3.12
ZMW81.54
|
|
pay 35.2% less for clothing
Ottawa
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.17
CA$82.76
|
$24.53
ZMW641.89
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.38
CA$66.53
|
$26.26
ZMW687.14
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.51
CA$143.73
|
$90.18
ZMW2,359.80
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.29
CA$155.81
|
$87.89
ZMW2,300.04
|
|
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