Cost of living comparison
Lusaka is 43.8% cheaper than Dublin.
If you lived in Lusaka instead of Dublin, you would:
pay 73.0% less for restaurants
Dublin
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.99
€20.63
|
$3.67
ZK91.55
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.99
€10.32
|
$3.41
ZK84.89
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.49
€2.33
|
$0.88
ZK21.86
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.86
€1.74
|
$0.47
ZK11.63
|
|
pay 24.5% less for groceries
Dublin
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.00
€1.88
|
$0.95
ZK23.62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.13
€4.82
|
$4.56
ZK113.51
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.26
€4.93
|
$5.08
ZK126.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.75
€3.52
|
$1.73
ZK43.09
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.73
€4.44
|
$1.90
ZK47.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
€1.13
|
$1.13
ZK28.08
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.81
|
$0.68
ZK16.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.06
|
$1.14
ZK28.32
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.62
€1.52
|
$0.53
ZK13.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.75
|
$0.56
ZK13.87
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.49
|
$0.72
ZK17.95
|
|
pay 56.3% less for transportation
Dublin
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.90
€7.41
|
$5.26
ZK130.98
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$131.93
€123.79
|
$30.62
ZK762.96
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,778.34
€32,630.78
|
$12,371.75
ZK308,247.67
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.59
€16.50
|
$8.73
ZK217.60
|
|
pay 38.7% less for housing
Dublin
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.54
€58.68
|
$103.74
ZK2,584.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,136.79
€2,004.84
|
$274.41
ZK6,837.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,834.34
€1,721.07
|
$193.01
ZK4,808.81
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$192.55
€180.66
|
$107.59
ZK2,680.60
|
|
pay 25.3% less for childcare
Dublin
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,355.42
€1,271.72
|
$171.24
ZK4,266.51
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,275.73
€9,641.20
|
$14,061.39
ZK350,345.63
|
|
pay 68.5% less for entertainment and sports
Dublin
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.60
€6.19
|
$1.22
ZK30.46
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.11
€3.85
|
$1.81
ZK44.99
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.04
€15.99
|
$2.66
ZK66.19
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.27
€47.17
|
$28.16
ZK701.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.38
|
$3.06
ZK76.30
|
|
pay 20.1% less for clothing
Dublin
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.63
€85.03
|
$44.18
ZK1,100.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.17
€36.76
|
$31.12
ZK775.48
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.66
€91.63
|
$90.18
ZK2,246.79
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.59
€100.00
|
$105.64
ZK2,632.09
|
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