Cost of living comparison
Lusaka is 44.7% cheaper than Brussels.
If you lived in Lusaka instead of Brussels, you would:
pay 72.7% less for restaurants
Brussels
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.49
€15.41
|
$3.67
ZMW97.95
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.24
|
$3.41
ZMW90.82
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.58
€2.41
|
$0.88
ZMW23.39
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.54
€2.37
|
$0.47
ZMW12.44
|
|
pay 25.4% less for groceries
Brussels
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.31
€2.16
|
$0.95
ZMW25.26
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.55
€7.05
|
$4.56
ZMW121.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.69
€4.38
|
$5.08
ZMW135.34
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.50
€3.27
|
$1.73
ZMW46.10
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.96
€4.63
|
$1.90
ZMW50.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.06
|
$1.13
ZMW30.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.73
|
$0.68
ZMW17.99
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.09
|
$1.14
ZMW30.30
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
€1.27
|
$0.53
ZMW14.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.64
|
$0.56
ZMW14.84
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.56
|
$0.72
ZMW19.20
|
|
pay 47.9% less for transportation
Brussels
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.71
€7.20
|
$5.26
ZMW140.12
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.87
€50.32
|
$30.62
ZMW816.24
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,486.24
€25,675.06
|
$12,371.75
ZMW329,776.44
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.76
€21.26
|
$8.73
ZMW232.80
|
|
pay 25.0% less for housing
Brussels
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.77
€52.09
|
$103.74
ZMW2,765.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,043.18
€974.44
|
$274.41
ZMW7,314.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$873.71
€816.14
|
$193.01
ZMW5,144.67
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$164.26
€153.43
|
$107.59
ZMW2,867.82
|
|
pay 62.2% less for childcare
Brussels
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$944.84
€882.58
|
$171.24
ZMW4,564.49
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$24,473.75
€22,861.08
|
$14,061.39
ZMW374,814.63
|
|
pay 58.7% less for entertainment and sports
Brussels
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
€5.14
|
$1.22
ZMW32.59
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.72
€3.47
|
$1.81
ZMW48.13
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.80
€8.22
|
$2.66
ZMW70.82
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.17
€31.92
|
$28.16
ZMW750.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.32
|
$3.06
ZMW81.62
|
|
pay 20.7% less for clothing
Brussels
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.22
€83.35
|
$44.18
ZMW1,177.63
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.58
€30.44
|
$31.12
ZMW829.64
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.94
€91.49
|
$90.18
ZMW2,403.71
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$132.04
€123.34
|
$105.64
ZMW2,815.92
|
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