Cost of living comparison
Lusaka is 33.4% more expensive than Khartoum.
If you lived in Lusaka instead of Khartoum, you would:
pay 4.2% less for restaurants
Khartoum
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.60
SDG3,967.00
|
$5.15
ZMW130.88
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
SDG4,808.00
|
$3.43
ZMW87.20
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
SDG376.83
|
$0.98
ZMW24.81
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
SDG253.36
|
$0.45
ZMW11.39
|
|
pay 3.0% less for groceries
Khartoum
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.14
SDG683.66
|
$0.80
ZMW20.36
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.05
SDG3,636.17
|
$3.95
ZMW100.21
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.13
SDG3,684.58
|
$4.90
ZMW124.38
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.85
SDG1,715.07
|
$2.42
ZMW61.33
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.81
SDG1,690.29
|
$1.79
ZMW45.36
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.02
SDG1,212.45
|
$1.13
ZMW28.69
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
SDG305.00
|
$0.71
ZMW18.04
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
SDG538.89
|
$1.21
ZMW30.65
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
SDG479.02
|
$0.62
ZMW15.78
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
SDG359.00
|
$0.73
ZMW18.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
SDG255.94
|
$0.73
ZMW18.64
|
|
pay 19.4% more for transportation
Khartoum
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.20
SDG3,127.10
|
$5.05
ZMW128.25
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$25.00
SDG15,025.00
|
$37.04
ZMW940.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$8,004.53
ZMW203,244.71
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.74
SDG6,453.31
|
$12.13
ZMW307.99
|
|
pay 30.5% more for housing
Khartoum
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.15
SDG42,158.58
|
$144.44
ZMW3,667.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$637.80
SDG383,315.58
|
$262.56
ZMW6,666.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$252.68
SDG151,859.35
|
$159.59
ZMW4,052.15
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.45
SDG23,709.77
|
$83.50
ZMW2,120.21
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Khartoum
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$63.07
SDG37,902.15
|
$111.30
ZMW2,826.16
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,057.46
SDG1,236,531.56
|
$5,884.51
ZMW149,414.85
|
|
pay 2.8% less for entertainment and sports
Khartoum
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SDG1,202.00
|
$1.02
ZMW26.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.38
SDG1,430.41
|
$2.19
ZMW55.72
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
SDG1,081.80
|
$2.57
ZMW65.33
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.33
SDG20,033.33
|
$40.66
ZMW1,032.30
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
SDG2,404.00
|
$3.12
ZMW79.12
|
|
pay 62.5% more for clothing
Khartoum
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.17
SDG10,918.50
|
$24.53
ZMW622.82
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.00
SDG12,020.00
|
$26.26
ZMW666.73
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$55.00
SDG33,055.00
|
$90.18
ZMW2,289.69
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$40.00
SDG24,040.00
|
$87.89
ZMW2,231.70
|
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