Cost of living comparison
Lusaka is 24.9% cheaper than Helsinki.
If you lived in Lusaka instead of Helsinki, you would:
pay 70.2% less for restaurants
Helsinki
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.33
€15.15
|
$5.15
ZMW140.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.88
€10.10
|
$3.43
ZMW93.92
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.90
€2.69
|
$0.98
ZMW26.72
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
€1.85
|
$0.45
ZMW12.27
|
|
pay 21.7% less for groceries
Helsinki
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.08
€2.86
|
$0.80
ZMW21.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.26
€3.95
|
$3.95
ZMW107.94
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.79
€4.45
|
$4.90
ZMW133.97
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.21
€2.97
|
$2.42
ZMW66.06
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.77
€5.35
|
$1.79
ZMW48.85
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.12
€1.04
|
$1.13
ZMW30.90
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.71
ZMW19.43
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.99
|
$1.21
ZMW33.02
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.94
€1.80
|
$0.62
ZMW17.00
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.55
|
$0.73
ZMW20.04
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.83
|
$0.73
ZMW20.07
|
|
pay 48.6% less for transportation
Helsinki
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.86
€7.29
|
$5.05
ZMW138.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$72.49
€67.26
|
$37.04
ZMW1,012.91
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,098.36
€32,562.50
|
$8,004.53
ZMW218,919.81
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.01
€16.71
|
$12.13
ZMW331.74
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Helsinki
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.67
€19.18
|
$144.44
ZMW3,950.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,109.17
€1,029.03
|
$262.56
ZMW7,180.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$885.72
€821.73
|
$159.59
ZMW4,364.66
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$90.90
€84.33
|
$83.50
ZMW2,283.73
|
|
pay 55.7% less for childcare
Helsinki
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$336.03
€311.75
|
$111.30
ZMW3,044.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,589.37
€9,824.29
|
$5,884.51
ZMW160,938.36
|
|
pay 62.7% less for entertainment and sports
Helsinki
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.71
€8.08
|
$1.02
ZMW28.01
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.86
€4.51
|
$2.19
ZMW60.02
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.10
€10.30
|
$2.57
ZMW70.37
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.44
€42.16
|
$40.66
ZMW1,111.91
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.50
€17.17
|
$3.12
ZMW85.22
|
|
pay 23.5% less for clothing
Helsinki
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.44
€83.90
|
$24.53
ZMW670.86
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.73
€30.36
|
$26.26
ZMW718.15
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.18
€73.46
|
$90.18
ZMW2,466.28
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.43
€95.95
|
$87.89
ZMW2,403.82
|
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