Cost of living comparison
Lusaka is 11.2% cheaper than Zagreb.
If you lived in Lusaka instead of Zagreb, you would:
pay 65.5% less for restaurants
Zagreb
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.99
HRK76.97
|
$3.67
ZMW98.85
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.70
HRK53.88
|
$3.41
ZMW91.65
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.56
HRK17.89
|
$0.88
ZMW23.60
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.81
HRK12.64
|
$0.47
ZMW12.55
|
|
pay 5.0% less for groceries
Zagreb
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.22
HRK8.57
|
$0.95
ZMW25.50
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.97
HRK34.77
|
$4.56
ZMW122.54
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.08
HRK35.54
|
$5.08
ZMW136.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.34
HRK23.38
|
$1.73
ZMW46.52
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.51
HRK31.59
|
$1.90
ZMW50.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
HRK4.78
|
$1.13
ZMW30.31
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
HRK4.93
|
$0.68
ZMW18.16
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
HRK5.68
|
$1.14
ZMW30.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
HRK8.22
|
$0.53
ZMW14.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
HRK3.76
|
$0.56
ZMW14.97
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
HRK3.67
|
$0.72
ZMW19.38
|
|
pay 32.2% less for transportation
Zagreb
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.21
HRK50.46
|
$5.26
ZMW141.40
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$52.55
HRK367.89
|
$30.62
ZMW823.71
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,761.50
HRK194,341.62
|
$12,371.75
ZMW332,791.99
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.17
HRK64.17
|
$8.73
ZMW234.93
|
|
pay 35.9% more for housing
Zagreb
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.23
HRK183.64
|
$103.74
ZMW2,790.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$633.97
HRK4,438.04
|
$274.41
ZMW7,381.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$491.60
HRK3,441.40
|
$193.01
ZMW5,191.71
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$164.63
HRK1,152.49
|
$107.59
ZMW2,894.04
|
|
pay 52.3% more for childcare
Zagreb
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$157.92
HRK1,105.50
|
$171.24
ZMW4,606.23
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,167.37
HRK50,174.45
|
$14,061.39
ZMW378,242.01
|
|
pay 43.3% less for entertainment and sports
Zagreb
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.92
HRK20.42
|
$1.22
ZMW32.89
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.03
HRK14.19
|
$1.81
ZMW48.57
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.10
HRK35.71
|
$2.66
ZMW71.47
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.97
HRK335.83
|
$28.16
ZMW757.36
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.31
HRK51.14
|
$3.06
ZMW82.37
|
|
pay 20.3% less for clothing
Zagreb
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$91.04
HRK637.32
|
$44.18
ZMW1,188.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.84
HRK271.92
|
$31.12
ZMW837.23
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.79
HRK649.57
|
$90.18
ZMW2,425.69
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.47
HRK794.33
|
$105.64
ZMW2,841.67
|
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