Cost of living comparison
Lusaka is 3.5 times more expensive than Egypt.
If you lived in Lusaka instead of Egypt, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Egypt
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.69
EGP128.81
|
$3.67
ZMW98.85
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.27
EGP156.59
|
$3.41
ZMW91.65
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
EGP11.94
|
$0.88
ZMW23.60
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.14
EGP6.73
|
$0.47
ZMW12.55
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for groceries
Egypt
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.40
EGP19.22
|
$0.95
ZMW25.50
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.23
EGP58.79
|
$4.56
ZMW122.54
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.42
EGP115.70
|
$5.08
ZMW136.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.12
EGP53.62
|
$1.73
ZMW46.52
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.58
EGP75.84
|
$1.90
ZMW50.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.40
EGP19.33
|
$1.13
ZMW30.31
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
EGP10.51
|
$0.68
ZMW18.16
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.14
EGP6.61
|
$1.14
ZMW30.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.13
EGP6.03
|
$0.53
ZMW14.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.12
EGP5.70
|
$0.56
ZMW14.97
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.10
EGP4.81
|
$0.72
ZMW19.38
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for transportation
Egypt
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.02
EGP48.76
|
$5.26
ZMW141.40
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.97
EGP381.81
|
$30.62
ZMW823.71
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,876.53
EGP760,396.31
|
$12,371.75
ZMW332,791.99
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.85
EGP88.37
|
$8.73
ZMW234.93
|
|
pay 5.3 times more for housing
Egypt
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.98
EGP526.02
|
$103.74
ZMW2,790.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$109.16
EGP5,228.35
|
$274.41
ZMW7,381.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$71.02
EGP3,401.31
|
$193.01
ZMW5,191.71
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.81
EGP805.26
|
$107.59
ZMW2,894.04
|
|
pay 5.6 times more for childcare
Egypt
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$58.30
EGP2,792.35
|
$171.24
ZMW4,606.23
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,699.22
EGP81,382.85
|
$14,061.39
ZMW378,242.01
|
|
pay 42.5% more for entertainment and sports
Egypt
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.45
EGP69.29
|
$1.22
ZMW32.89
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.03
EGP49.33
|
$1.81
ZMW48.57
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.57
EGP75.18
|
$2.66
ZMW71.47
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$15.18
EGP727.00
|
$28.16
ZMW757.36
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.13
EGP149.80
|
$3.06
ZMW82.37
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
Egypt
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.23
EGP825.00
|
$44.18
ZMW1,188.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.02
EGP1,342.15
|
$31.12
ZMW837.23
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$63.69
EGP3,050.35
|
$90.18
ZMW2,425.69
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$28.91
EGP1,384.80
|
$105.64
ZMW2,841.67
|
|
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