Cost of living comparison
Lusaka is 13.7% cheaper than Iceland.
If you lived in Lusaka instead of Iceland, you would:
pay 73.9% less for restaurants
Iceland
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.84
ISK2,504
|
$3.67
ZMW97.95
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.27
ISK2,003
|
$3.41
ZMW90.82
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.32
ISK325
|
$0.88
ZMW23.39
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.12
ISK298
|
$0.47
ZMW12.44
|
|
pay 32.1% less for groceries
Iceland
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.42
ISK481
|
$0.95
ZMW25.26
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.98
ISK840
|
$4.56
ZMW121.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.33
ISK748
|
$5.08
ZMW135.34
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.66
ISK794
|
$1.73
ZMW46.10
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.09
ISK996
|
$1.90
ZMW50.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
ISK163
|
$1.13
ZMW30.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
ISK138
|
$0.68
ZMW17.99
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
ISK164
|
$1.14
ZMW30.30
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.84
ISK258
|
$0.53
ZMW14.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.96
ISK134
|
$0.56
ZMW14.84
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
ISK72
|
$0.72
ZMW19.20
|
|
pay 54.3% less for transportation
Iceland
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.03
ISK1,128
|
$5.26
ZMW140.12
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$77.40
ISK10,866
|
$30.62
ZMW816.24
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,836.83
ISK4,189,091
|
$12,371.75
ZMW329,776.44
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.97
ISK3,365
|
$8.73
ZMW232.80
|
|
pay 10.5% less for housing
Iceland
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.40
ISK8,761
|
$103.74
ZMW2,765.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,437.14
ISK201,775
|
$274.41
ZMW7,314.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,215.63
ISK170,674
|
$193.01
ZMW5,144.67
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.63
ISK9,636
|
$107.59
ZMW2,867.82
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
Iceland
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$259.34
ISK36,412
|
$171.24
ZMW4,564.49
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,750.10
ISK386,114
|
$14,061.39
ZMW374,814.63
|
|
pay 68.6% less for entertainment and sports
Iceland
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.52
ISK1,196
|
$1.22
ZMW32.59
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.15
ISK583
|
$1.81
ZMW48.13
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.64
ISK1,493
|
$2.66
ZMW70.82
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.90
ISK7,989
|
$28.16
ZMW750.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.27
ISK1,723
|
$3.06
ZMW81.62
|
|
pay 45.2% less for clothing
Iceland
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$118.08
ISK16,578
|
$44.18
ZMW1,177.63
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.39
ISK7,075
|
$31.12
ZMW829.64
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$151.12
ISK21,217
|
$90.18
ZMW2,403.71
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$175.20
ISK24,598
|
$105.64
ZMW2,815.92
|
|
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