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
€20.52
|
$3.67
ZK71.39
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.99
€10.26
|
$3.41
ZK66.19
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.49
€2.32
|
$0.88
ZK17.05
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.86
€1.73
|
$0.47
ZK9.07
|
|
pay 24.5% less for groceries
|
Dublin
|
Lusaka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.00
€1.87
|
$0.95
ZK18.41
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.13
€4.79
|
$4.56
ZK88.51
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.26
€4.91
|
$5.08
ZK98.64
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.75
€3.50
|
$1.73
ZK33.60
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.73
€4.42
|
$1.90
ZK36.83
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
€1.12
|
$1.13
ZK21.89
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.81
|
$0.68
ZK13.11
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.05
|
$1.14
ZK22.08
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.62
€1.51
|
$0.53
ZK10.23
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.75
|
$0.56
ZK10.81
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.49
|
$0.72
ZK14.00
|
|
pay 56.3% less for transportation
|
Dublin
|
Lusaka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.90
€7.37
|
$5.26
ZK102.13
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$131.93
€123.15
|
$30.62
ZK594.91
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,778.34
€32,462.10
|
$12,371.75
ZK240,354.02
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.59
€16.42
|
$8.73
ZK169.67
|
|
pay 38.7% less for housing
|
Dublin
|
Lusaka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.54
€58.38
|
$103.74
ZK2,015.44
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,136.79
€1,994.48
|
$274.41
ZK5,331.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,834.34
€1,712.17
|
$193.01
ZK3,749.63
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$192.55
€179.73
|
$107.59
ZK2,090.18
|
|
pay 25.3% less for childcare
|
Dublin
|
Lusaka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,355.42
€1,265.14
|
$171.24
ZK3,326.78
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,275.73
€9,591.37
|
$14,061.39
ZK273,179.62
|
|
pay 68.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Dublin
|
Lusaka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.60
€6.16
|
$1.22
ZK23.75
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.11
€3.83
|
$1.81
ZK35.08
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.04
€15.91
|
$2.66
ZK51.61
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.27
€46.92
|
$28.16
ZK546.99
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.31
|
$3.06
ZK59.49
|
|
pay 20.1% less for clothing
|
Dublin
|
Lusaka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.63
€84.59
|
$44.18
ZK858.30
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.17
€36.57
|
$31.12
ZK604.67
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.66
€91.16
|
$90.18
ZK1,751.92
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.59
€99.49
|
$105.64
ZK2,052.36
|
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