Cost of living comparison
Lusaka is 46.9% cheaper than Copenhagen.
If you lived in Lusaka instead of Copenhagen, you would:
pay 77.8% less for restaurants
Copenhagen
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.77
DKK150.76
|
$5.15
ZMW140.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.51
DKK100.51
|
$3.43
ZMW93.92
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.75
DKK25.97
|
$0.98
ZMW26.72
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.90
DKK20.10
|
$0.45
ZMW12.27
|
|
pay 41.2% less for groceries
Copenhagen
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.54
DKK24.53
|
$0.80
ZMW21.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.17
DKK42.75
|
$3.95
ZMW107.94
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.50
DKK51.90
|
$4.90
ZMW133.97
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.72
DKK32.71
|
$2.42
ZMW66.06
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.08
DKK35.21
|
$1.79
ZMW48.85
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.38
DKK9.57
|
$1.13
ZMW30.90
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.30
DKK9.01
|
$0.71
ZMW19.43
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.47
DKK10.18
|
$1.21
ZMW33.02
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.00
DKK13.84
|
$0.62
ZMW17.00
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
DKK6.84
|
$0.73
ZMW20.04
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
DKK6.01
|
$0.73
ZMW20.07
|
|
pay 58.2% less for transportation
Copenhagen
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.79
DKK53.95
|
$5.05
ZMW138.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$94.34
DKK653.30
|
$37.04
ZMW1,012.91
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$47,149.09
DKK326,507.42
|
$8,004.53
ZMW218,919.81
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.42
DKK182.92
|
$12.13
ZMW331.74
|
|
pay 17.1% more for housing
Copenhagen
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.16
DKK257.36
|
$144.44
ZMW3,950.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,741.81
DKK12,062.04
|
$262.56
ZMW7,180.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,268.50
DKK8,784.35
|
$159.59
ZMW4,364.66
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$161.03
DKK1,115.12
|
$83.50
ZMW2,283.73
|
|
pay 58.4% less for childcare
Copenhagen
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$551.78
DKK3,821.10
|
$111.30
ZMW3,044.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,343.23
DKK64,701.89
|
$5,884.51
ZMW160,938.36
|
|
pay 62.7% less for entertainment and sports
Copenhagen
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.71
DKK60.30
|
$1.02
ZMW28.01
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.34
DKK43.88
|
$2.19
ZMW60.02
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.00
DKK62.31
|
$2.57
ZMW70.37
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.82
DKK296.53
|
$40.66
ZMW1,111.91
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.87
DKK130.66
|
$3.12
ZMW85.22
|
|
pay 46.8% less for clothing
Copenhagen
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$106.73
DKK739.11
|
$24.53
ZMW670.86
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.45
DKK307.80
|
$26.26
ZMW718.15
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$115.59
DKK800.44
|
$90.18
ZMW2,466.28
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$166.32
DKK1,151.77
|
$87.89
ZMW2,403.82
|
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