Cost of living comparison
Lusaka is 28.6% more expensive than Bujumbura.
If you lived in Lusaka instead of Bujumbura, you would:
pay 55.4% more for restaurants
Bujumbura
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.89
BIF5,423
|
$5.15
ZMW140.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.80
BIF10,896
|
$3.43
ZMW93.92
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
BIF1,453
|
$0.98
ZMW26.72
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
BIF1,940
|
$0.45
ZMW12.27
|
|
pay 66.0% more for groceries
Bujumbura
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
BIF2,084
|
$0.80
ZMW21.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
BIF17,371
|
$3.95
ZMW107.94
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.78
BIF7,962
|
$4.90
ZMW133.97
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.07
BIF5,924
|
$2.42
ZMW66.06
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
BIF9,140
|
$1.79
ZMW48.85
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.64
BIF7,564
|
$1.13
ZMW30.90
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF630
|
$0.71
ZMW19.43
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BIF1,891
|
$1.21
ZMW33.02
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
BIF1,261
|
$0.62
ZMW17.00
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF630
|
$0.73
ZMW20.04
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BIF756
|
$0.73
ZMW20.07
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Bujumbura
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$5.05
ZMW138.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$37.04
ZMW1,012.91
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$8,004.53
ZMW218,919.81
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$12.13
ZMW331.74
|
pay 53.1% more for housing
Bujumbura
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$144.44
ZMW3,950.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$291.52
BIF835,533
|
$262.56
ZMW7,180.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$73.86
BIF211,703
|
$159.59
ZMW4,364.66
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$83.50
ZMW2,283.73
|
|
pay 17.7% less for childcare
Bujumbura
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$103.39
BIF296,320
|
$111.30
ZMW3,044.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,338.70
BIF29,631,990
|
$5,884.51
ZMW160,938.36
|
|
pay 13.6% less for entertainment and sports
Bujumbura
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.27
BIF3,632
|
$1.02
ZMW28.01
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.04
BIF8,717
|
$2.19
ZMW60.02
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.42
BIF6,948
|
$2.57
ZMW70.37
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$40.66
ZMW1,111.91
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$3.12
ZMW85.22
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Bujumbura
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$24.53
ZMW670.86
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$26.26
ZMW718.15
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$90.18
ZMW2,466.28
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$87.89
ZMW2,403.82
|
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