Cost of living comparison
Lusaka is 6.7% cheaper than Budapest.
If you lived in Lusaka instead of Budapest, you would:
pay 52.2% less for restaurants
Budapest
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.16
Ft3,739.35
|
$3.67
ZK96.12
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.26
Ft2,670.96
|
$3.41
ZK89.12
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.35
Ft496.21
|
$0.88
ZK22.95
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
Ft400.22
|
$0.47
ZK12.21
|
|
pay 13.1% less for groceries
Budapest
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.53
Ft561.54
|
$0.95
ZK24.79
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.36
Ft2,338.96
|
$4.56
ZK119.16
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.36
Ft1,971.80
|
$5.08
ZK132.81
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.33
Ft1,226.66
|
$1.73
ZK45.24
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.52
Ft928.50
|
$1.90
ZK49.58
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
Ft271.38
|
$1.13
ZK29.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
Ft335.56
|
$0.68
ZK17.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
Ft332.71
|
$1.14
ZK29.73
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.72
Ft632.63
|
$0.53
ZK13.78
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
Ft202.27
|
$0.56
ZK14.56
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
Ft228.09
|
$0.72
ZK18.84
|
|
pay 25.2% less for transportation
Budapest
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.24
Ft2,663.72
|
$5.26
ZK137.51
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.59
Ft10,149.66
|
$30.62
ZK801.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,243.49
Ft10,391,344.14
|
$12,371.75
ZK323,616.29
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.20
Ft4,487.22
|
$8.73
ZK228.45
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Budapest
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.52
Ft5,708.80
|
$103.74
ZK2,713.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$581.19
Ft213,831.60
|
$274.41
ZK7,177.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$442.56
Ft162,827.55
|
$193.01
ZK5,048.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$126.71
Ft46,617.58
|
$107.59
ZK2,814.25
|
|
pay 10.1% less for childcare
Budapest
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$410.75
Ft151,124.89
|
$171.24
ZK4,479.23
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,178.42
Ft3,744,844.67
|
$14,061.39
ZK367,813.17
|
|
pay 44.8% less for entertainment and sports
Budapest
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.32
Ft854.71
|
$1.22
ZK31.98
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.11
Ft777.74
|
$1.81
ZK47.23
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.10
Ft2,243.61
|
$2.66
ZK69.49
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.92
Ft19,838.95
|
$28.16
ZK736.47
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.26
Ft2,670.96
|
$3.06
ZK80.10
|
|
pay 12.4% less for clothing
Budapest
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.06
Ft29,823.87
|
$44.18
ZK1,155.63
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.35
Ft13,743.08
|
$31.12
ZK814.14
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.29
Ft31,011.61
|
$90.18
ZK2,358.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.12
Ft36,837.92
|
$105.64
ZK2,763.32
|
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