Cost of living comparison
Lusaka is 28.6% more expensive than Bucharest.
If you lived in Lusaka instead of Bucharest, you would:
pay 60.0% less for restaurants
Bucharest
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.94
RON50.07
|
$5.15
ZMW130.88
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.66
RON35.05
|
$3.43
ZMW87.20
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.09
RON9.55
|
$0.98
ZMW24.81
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.12
RON9.68
|
$0.45
ZMW11.39
|
|
pay 11.7% more for groceries
Bucharest
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.11
RON5.07
|
$0.80
ZMW20.36
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.60
RON21.04
|
$3.95
ZMW100.21
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.63
RON30.32
|
$4.90
ZMW124.38
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.27
RON14.94
|
$2.42
ZMW61.33
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.02
RON13.81
|
$1.79
ZMW45.36
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
RON2.48
|
$1.13
ZMW28.69
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
RON3.52
|
$0.71
ZMW18.04
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
RON3.28
|
$1.21
ZMW30.65
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
RON4.12
|
$0.62
ZMW15.78
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
RON2.08
|
$0.73
ZMW18.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
RON2.04
|
$0.73
ZMW18.64
|
|
pay 33.3% more for transportation
Bucharest
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.88
RON26.91
|
$5.05
ZMW128.25
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.51
RON80.11
|
$37.04
ZMW940.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,408.94
RON120,852.60
|
$8,004.53
ZMW203,244.71
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.91
RON27.04
|
$12.13
ZMW307.99
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for housing
Bucharest
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.86
RON40.56
|
$144.44
ZMW3,667.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$568.98
RON2,603.78
|
$262.56
ZMW6,666.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$395.47
RON1,809.76
|
$159.59
ZMW4,052.15
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$118.98
RON544.49
|
$83.50
ZMW2,120.21
|
|
pay 59.2% less for childcare
Bucharest
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$483.31
RON2,211.74
|
$111.30
ZMW2,826.16
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,056.32
RON46,019.74
|
$5,884.51
ZMW149,414.85
|
|
pay 46.0% less for entertainment and sports
Bucharest
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.06
RON14.02
|
$1.02
ZMW26.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.15
RON14.40
|
$2.19
ZMW55.72
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.69
RON26.04
|
$2.57
ZMW65.33
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.37
RON230.51
|
$40.66
ZMW1,032.30
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.66
RON35.05
|
$3.12
ZMW79.12
|
|
pay 26.4% less for clothing
Bucharest
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.75
RON360.36
|
$24.53
ZMW622.82
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.30
RON184.42
|
$26.26
ZMW666.73
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.53
RON373.12
|
$90.18
ZMW2,289.69
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.55
RON460.16
|
$87.89
ZMW2,231.70
|
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