Cost of living comparison
Lusaka is 40.0% cheaper than Amsterdam.
If you lived in Lusaka instead of Amsterdam, you would:
pay 73.9% less for restaurants
Amsterdam
|
Lusaka
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.49
€15.42
|
$3.67
ZK97.62
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.99
€10.28
|
$3.41
ZK90.51
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.71
€2.54
|
$0.88
ZK23.31
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.47
€2.31
|
$0.47
ZK12.40
|
|
pay 20.9% less for groceries
Amsterdam
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.77
€1.66
|
$0.95
ZK25.18
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.91
€6.46
|
$4.56
ZK121.02
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.71
€4.40
|
$5.08
ZK134.88
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.93
€3.68
|
$1.73
ZK45.94
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.87
€4.55
|
$1.90
ZK50.36
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
€1.03
|
$1.13
ZK29.94
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.77
|
$0.68
ZK17.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.81
|
$1.14
ZK30.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
€1.36
|
$0.53
ZK13.99
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.70
|
$0.56
ZK14.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.50
|
$0.72
ZK19.14
|
|
pay 56.9% less for transportation
Amsterdam
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.20
€7.66
|
$5.26
ZK139.65
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$97.85
€91.48
|
$30.62
ZK813.48
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,969.95
€27,083.57
|
$12,371.75
ZK328,661.04
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.51
€23.85
|
$8.73
ZK232.01
|
|
pay 22.2% less for housing
Amsterdam
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.90
€42.91
|
$103.74
ZK2,755.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,796.60
€1,679.61
|
$274.41
ZK7,289.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,576.07
€1,473.44
|
$193.01
ZK5,127.27
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$186.48
€174.33
|
$107.59
ZK2,858.12
|
|
pay 33.8% less for childcare
Amsterdam
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,725.51
€1,613.15
|
$171.24
ZK4,549.06
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,482.44
€10,734.76
|
$14,061.39
ZK373,546.90
|
|
pay 60.8% less for entertainment and sports
Amsterdam
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
€5.14
|
$1.22
ZK32.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.49
€3.26
|
$1.81
ZK47.97
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.02
€8.43
|
$2.66
ZK70.58
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.59
€37.01
|
$28.16
ZK747.95
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.29
€13.36
|
$3.06
ZK81.35
|
|
pay 11.5% less for clothing
Amsterdam
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.95
€72.87
|
$44.18
ZK1,173.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.57
€28.58
|
$31.12
ZK826.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.96
€85.04
|
$90.18
ZK2,395.58
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.87
€102.72
|
$105.64
ZK2,806.40
|
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