Cost of living comparison
Lusaka is 23.2% cheaper than Athens.
If you lived in Lusaka instead of Athens, you would:
pay 51.2% less for restaurants
Athens
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.33
|
$3.67
ZK97.62
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.80
€8.22
|
$3.41
ZK90.51
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
€1.88
|
$0.88
ZK23.31
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
€0.51
|
$0.47
ZK12.40
|
|
pay 7.7% less for groceries
Athens
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
€1.21
|
$0.95
ZK25.18
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.55
€6.12
|
$4.56
ZK121.02
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.06
€6.60
|
$5.08
ZK134.88
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.44
€4.15
|
$1.73
ZK45.94
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.44
€4.15
|
$1.90
ZK50.36
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.82
|
$1.13
ZK29.94
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.84
|
$0.68
ZK17.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$1.14
ZK30.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.87
|
$0.53
ZK13.99
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.51
|
$0.56
ZK14.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
€0.44
|
$0.72
ZK19.14
|
|
pay 29.1% less for transportation
Athens
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.01
€7.49
|
$5.26
ZK139.65
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.98
€30.84
|
$30.62
ZK813.48
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,287.34
€23,640.76
|
$12,371.75
ZK328,661.04
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.43
€10.69
|
$8.73
ZK232.01
|
|
pay 11.3% more for housing
Athens
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.96
€31.74
|
$103.74
ZK2,755.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$553.55
€517.50
|
$274.41
ZK7,289.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$521.82
€487.84
|
$193.01
ZK5,127.27
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$202.27
€189.10
|
$107.59
ZK2,858.12
|
|
pay 12.5% less for childcare
Athens
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$488.12
€456.34
|
$171.24
ZK4,549.06
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,050.80
€9,396.34
|
$14,061.39
ZK373,546.90
|
|
pay 55.6% less for entertainment and sports
Athens
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.67
€4.37
|
$1.22
ZK32.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.68
€3.44
|
$1.81
ZK47.97
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.28
€4.93
|
$2.66
ZK70.58
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.80
€42.82
|
$28.16
ZK747.95
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.80
€8.22
|
$3.06
ZK81.35
|
|
pay 17.7% less for clothing
Athens
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.84
€79.31
|
$44.18
ZK1,173.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.04
€35.56
|
$31.12
ZK826.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.00
€84.14
|
$90.18
ZK2,395.58
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.33
€104.08
|
$105.64
ZK2,806.40
|
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