Cost of living comparison
Lusaka is 30.4% cheaper than Brazzaville.
If you lived in Lusaka instead of Brazzaville, you would:
pay 58.1% less for restaurants
Brazzaville
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.56
FCFA6,436
|
$3.67
ZMW98.85
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.60
FCFA7,064
|
$3.41
ZMW91.65
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.33
FCFA1,417
|
$0.88
ZMW23.60
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
FCFA434
|
$0.47
ZMW12.55
|
|
pay 42.3% less for groceries
Brazzaville
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.67
FCFA1,017
|
$0.95
ZMW25.50
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.75
FCFA2,893
|
$4.56
ZMW122.54
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.16
FCFA4,973
|
$5.08
ZMW136.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.00
FCFA1,830
|
$1.73
ZMW46.52
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
FCFA1,317
|
$1.90
ZMW50.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
FCFA1,383
|
$1.13
ZMW30.31
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.37
FCFA837
|
$0.68
ZMW18.16
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.89
FCFA1,153
|
$1.14
ZMW30.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.77
FCFA1,686
|
$0.53
ZMW14.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
FCFA692
|
$0.56
ZMW14.97
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.51
FCFA922
|
$0.72
ZMW19.38
|
|
pay 24.1% less for transportation
Brazzaville
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.79
FCFA2,306
|
$5.26
ZMW141.40
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$30.62
ZMW823.71
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,341.60
FCFA27,010,882
|
$12,371.75
ZMW332,791.99
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.35
FCFA8,741
|
$8.73
ZMW234.93
|
|
pay 52.0% less for housing
Brazzaville
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$300.00
FCFA182,746
|
$103.74
ZMW2,790.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$501.57
FCFA305,535
|
$274.41
ZMW7,381.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$250.00
FCFA152,289
|
$193.01
ZMW5,191.71
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$423.64
FCFA258,062
|
$107.59
ZMW2,894.04
|
|
pay 13.0% less for childcare
Brazzaville
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,200.00
FCFA730,985
|
$171.24
ZMW4,606.23
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,800.00
FCFA5,360,559
|
$14,061.39
ZMW378,242.01
|
|
pay 9.1% less for entertainment and sports
Brazzaville
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
FCFA712
|
$1.22
ZMW32.89
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.13
FCFA1,908
|
$1.81
ZMW48.57
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
FCFA813
|
$2.66
ZMW71.47
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.06
FCFA30,496
|
$28.16
ZMW757.36
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.34
FCFA5,083
|
$3.06
ZMW82.37
|
|
pay 14.2% less for clothing
Brazzaville
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.00
FCFA24,366
|
$44.18
ZMW1,188.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.46
FCFA39,265
|
$31.12
ZMW837.23
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$127.50
FCFA77,667
|
$90.18
ZMW2,425.69
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.81
FCFA56,537
|
$105.64
ZMW2,841.67
|
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