Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Lusaka instead of Port Stanley, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
|
Port Stanley
|
Lusaka
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$5.15
ZMW136.75
|
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$3.43
ZMW91.11
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.98
ZMW25.92
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.45
ZMW11.91
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
|
Port Stanley
|
Lusaka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$0.80
ZMW21.27
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$3.95
ZMW104.71
|
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| Milk (1 gallon) | ?? |
$4.90
ZMW129.96
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$2.42
ZMW64.09
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.79
ZMW47.39
|
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| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.13
ZMW29.98
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.71
ZMW18.85
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.21
ZMW32.03
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.62
ZMW16.49
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.73
ZMW19.44
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.73
ZMW19.47
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Port Stanley
|
Lusaka
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$5.05
ZMW134.00
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$37.04
ZMW982.59
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$8,004.53
ZMW212,366.72
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$12.13
ZMW321.81
|
pay (unknown) more for housing
|
Port Stanley
|
Lusaka
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$144.44
ZMW3,832.09
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$262.56
ZMW6,966.02
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$159.59
ZMW4,234.01
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$83.50
ZMW2,215.37
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Port Stanley
|
Lusaka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$111.30
ZMW2,953.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$5,884.51
ZMW156,120.87
|
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
|
Port Stanley
|
Lusaka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) | ?? |
$1.02
ZMW27.17
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area | ?? |
$2.19
ZMW58.23
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$2.57
ZMW68.26
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$40.66
ZMW1,078.63
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$3.12
ZMW82.67
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Port Stanley
|
Lusaka
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$24.53
ZMW650.78
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$26.26
ZMW696.65
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$90.18
ZMW2,392.45
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$87.89
ZMW2,331.86
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