Cost of living comparison
Lusaka is 2.5 times more expensive than Dhaka.
If you lived in Lusaka instead of Dhaka, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Dhaka
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.90
BDT208.22
|
$3.67
ZMW98.85
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.76
BDT520.55
|
$3.41
ZMW91.65
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
BDT34.64
|
$0.88
ZMW23.60
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.16
BDT17.17
|
$0.47
ZMW12.55
|
|
pay 77.5% more for groceries
Dhaka
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
BDT77.27
|
$0.95
ZMW25.50
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.72
BDT407.21
|
$4.56
ZMW122.54
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.20
BDT349.98
|
$5.08
ZMW136.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.33
BDT145.34
|
$1.73
ZMW46.52
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.35
BDT147.95
|
$1.90
ZMW50.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.12
BDT122.59
|
$1.13
ZMW30.31
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
BDT50.45
|
$0.68
ZMW18.16
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
BDT109.47
|
$1.14
ZMW30.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
BDT41.68
|
$0.53
ZMW14.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.13
BDT14.41
|
$0.56
ZMW14.97
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
BDT22.88
|
$0.72
ZMW19.38
|
|
pay 34.7% more for transportation
Dhaka
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.31
BDT471.57
|
$5.26
ZMW141.40
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.03
BDT2,082.20
|
$30.62
ZMW823.71
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,294.05
BDT3,643,848.89
|
$12,371.75
ZMW332,791.99
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.00
BDT437.26
|
$8.73
ZMW234.93
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
Dhaka
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.17
BDT2,207.13
|
$103.74
ZMW2,790.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$143.11
BDT15,662.88
|
$274.41
ZMW7,381.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$87.30
BDT9,554.98
|
$193.01
ZMW5,191.71
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.26
BDT3,201.92
|
$107.59
ZMW2,894.04
|
|
pay 5.9 times more for childcare
Dhaka
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$62.55
BDT6,845.23
|
$171.24
ZMW4,606.23
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,551.21
BDT169,771.05
|
$14,061.39
ZMW378,242.01
|
|
pay 16.3% less for entertainment and sports
Dhaka
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.71
BDT624.66
|
$1.22
ZMW32.89
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.92
BDT209.96
|
$1.81
ZMW48.57
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.04
BDT333.15
|
$2.66
ZMW71.47
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.59
BDT2,034.89
|
$28.16
ZMW757.36
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.76
BDT520.55
|
$3.06
ZMW82.37
|
|
pay 97.7% more for clothing
Dhaka
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.40
BDT2,342.47
|
$44.18
ZMW1,188.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.74
BDT2,488.29
|
$31.12
ZMW837.23
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.51
BDT5,309.61
|
$90.18
ZMW2,425.69
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$40.38
BDT4,419.70
|
$105.64
ZMW2,841.67
|
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