Cost of living comparison
Lusaka is 27.2% cheaper than Doha.
If you lived in Lusaka instead of Doha, you would:
pay 14.4% less for restaurants
Doha
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.24
QAR30.05
|
$5.15
ZMW140.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.69
QAR28.04
|
$3.43
ZMW93.92
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
QAR3.27
|
$0.98
ZMW26.72
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
QAR1.30
|
$0.45
ZMW12.27
|
|
pay 2.8% more for groceries
Doha
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.55
QAR5.66
|
$0.80
ZMW21.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.39
QAR19.66
|
$3.95
ZMW107.94
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.01
QAR29.20
|
$4.90
ZMW133.97
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.68
QAR9.77
|
$2.42
ZMW66.06
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.92
QAR14.30
|
$1.79
ZMW48.85
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
QAR3.17
|
$1.13
ZMW30.90
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
QAR2.54
|
$0.71
ZMW19.43
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
QAR2.67
|
$1.21
ZMW33.02
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
QAR2.03
|
$0.62
ZMW17.00
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
QAR1.69
|
$0.73
ZMW20.04
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
QAR1.87
|
$0.73
ZMW20.07
|
|
pay 10.9% more for transportation
Doha
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.16
QAR7.88
|
$5.05
ZMW138.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.96
QAR120.18
|
$37.04
ZMW1,012.91
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,975.32
QAR80,120.23
|
$8,004.53
ZMW218,919.81
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.78
QAR72.11
|
$12.13
ZMW331.74
|
|
pay 24.5% less for housing
Doha
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$88.99
QAR324.45
|
$144.44
ZMW3,950.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,696.38
QAR6,184.85
|
$262.56
ZMW7,180.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,062.28
QAR3,873.00
|
$159.59
ZMW4,364.66
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.42
QAR278.61
|
$83.50
ZMW2,283.73
|
|
pay 66.3% less for childcare
Doha
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$767.35
QAR2,797.71
|
$111.30
ZMW3,044.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,125.00
QAR40,560.86
|
$5,884.51
ZMW160,938.36
|
|
pay 71.4% less for entertainment and sports
Doha
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$12.36
QAR45.07
|
$1.02
ZMW28.01
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.78
QAR21.07
|
$2.19
ZMW60.02
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.59
QAR24.04
|
$2.57
ZMW70.37
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$124.58
QAR454.21
|
$40.66
ZMW1,111.91
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.36
QAR45.07
|
$3.12
ZMW85.22
|
|
pay 27.5% less for clothing
Doha
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.03
QAR218.85
|
$24.53
ZMW670.86
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.36
QAR169.01
|
$26.26
ZMW718.15
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.37
QAR325.83
|
$90.18
ZMW2,466.28
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.03
QAR350.10
|
$87.89
ZMW2,403.82
|
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