Cost of living comparison
Lusaka is 35.9% cheaper than Ireland.
If you lived in Lusaka instead of Ireland, you would:
pay 67.4% less for restaurants
Ireland
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.63
€15.55
|
$3.67
ZK97.62
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.41
€8.79
|
$3.41
ZK90.51
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
€1.91
|
$0.88
ZK23.31
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
€1.50
|
$0.47
ZK12.40
|
|
pay 20.2% less for groceries
Ireland
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.68
€1.57
|
$0.95
ZK25.18
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.31
€4.03
|
$4.56
ZK121.02
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.75
€4.44
|
$5.08
ZK134.88
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.01
€2.81
|
$1.73
ZK45.94
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.87
€3.62
|
$1.90
ZK50.36
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.09
|
$1.13
ZK29.94
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.83
|
$0.68
ZK17.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.08
|
$1.14
ZK30.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
€1.14
|
$0.53
ZK13.99
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.56
ZK14.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$0.72
ZK19.14
|
|
pay 53.8% less for transportation
Ireland
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.64
€7.14
|
$5.26
ZK139.65
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$113.76
€106.36
|
$30.62
ZK813.48
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,407.58
€30,297.36
|
$12,371.75
ZK328,661.04
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.14
€16.03
|
$8.73
ZK232.01
|
|
pay 24.2% less for housing
Ireland
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.84
€49.40
|
$103.74
ZK2,755.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,291.60
€1,207.50
|
$274.41
ZK7,289.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,147.51
€1,072.79
|
$193.01
ZK5,127.27
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$156.48
€146.29
|
$107.59
ZK2,858.12
|
|
pay 9.4% less for childcare
Ireland
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$893.73
€835.53
|
$171.24
ZK4,549.06
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,678.25
€8,113.17
|
$14,061.39
ZK373,546.90
|
|
pay 67.5% less for entertainment and sports
Ireland
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.53
€5.17
|
$1.22
ZK32.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.60
€3.36
|
$1.81
ZK47.97
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.83
€14.80
|
$2.66
ZK70.58
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.94
€56.04
|
$28.16
ZK747.95
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.50
€10.75
|
$3.06
ZK81.35
|
|
pay 8.9% less for clothing
Ireland
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.22
€71.26
|
$44.18
ZK1,173.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.26
€34.83
|
$31.12
ZK826.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.01
€79.47
|
$90.18
ZK2,395.58
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.50
€84.61
|
$105.64
ZK2,806.40
|
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