Cost of living comparison
Lusaka is 2.3 times more expensive than Delhi.
If you lived in Lusaka instead of Delhi, you would:
pay 65.8% more for restaurants
Delhi
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.19
₹350.36
|
$5.15
ZMW140.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.19
₹350.36
|
$3.43
ZMW93.92
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
₹36.18
|
$0.98
ZMW26.72
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
₹16.10
|
$0.45
ZMW12.27
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Delhi
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.53
₹43.87
|
$0.80
ZMW21.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.40
₹200.32
|
$3.95
ZMW107.94
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.87
₹239.50
|
$4.90
ZMW133.97
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.12
₹93.81
|
$2.42
ZMW66.06
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.62
₹135.18
|
$1.79
ZMW48.85
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
₹75.74
|
$1.13
ZMW30.90
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
₹31.43
|
$0.71
ZMW19.43
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
₹39.24
|
$1.21
ZMW33.02
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
₹20.51
|
$0.62
ZMW17.00
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.16
₹13.13
|
$0.73
ZMW20.04
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
₹16.85
|
$0.73
ZMW20.07
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
Delhi
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.49
₹375.24
|
$5.05
ZMW138.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.98
₹1,001.03
|
$37.04
ZMW1,012.91
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,378.06
₹1,201,238.61
|
$8,004.53
ZMW218,919.81
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.52
₹210.22
|
$12.13
ZMW331.74
|
|
pay 5.3 times more for housing
Delhi
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.22
₹686.58
|
$144.44
ZMW3,950.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$257.61
₹21,522.29
|
$262.56
ZMW7,180.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$147.09
₹12,289.27
|
$159.59
ZMW4,364.66
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$50.99
₹4,260.37
|
$83.50
ZMW2,283.73
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Delhi
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$92.34
₹7,714.30
|
$111.30
ZMW3,044.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,986.57
₹165,971.13
|
$5,884.51
ZMW160,938.36
|
|
pay 6.9% less for entertainment and sports
Delhi
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.80
₹150.15
|
$1.02
ZMW28.01
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.08
₹173.45
|
$2.19
ZMW60.02
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.19
₹350.36
|
$2.57
ZMW70.37
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.02
₹1,923.57
|
$40.66
ZMW1,111.91
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.79
₹400.41
|
$3.12
ZMW85.22
|
|
pay 42.2% more for clothing
Delhi
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$31.38
₹2,622.10
|
$24.53
ZMW670.86
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.88
₹3,080.93
|
$26.26
ZMW718.15
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$49.59
₹4,143.47
|
$90.18
ZMW2,466.28
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.96
₹3,088.27
|
$87.89
ZMW2,403.82
|
|
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