Cost of living comparison
Lusaka is 96.6% more expensive than Kiev.
If you lived in Lusaka instead of Kiev, you would:
pay 9.4% less for restaurants
Kiev
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.16
UAH321.06
|
$3.67
ZMW98.85
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.15
UAH163.21
|
$3.41
ZMW91.65
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
UAH24.50
|
$0.88
ZMW23.60
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
UAH19.44
|
$0.47
ZMW12.55
|
|
pay 65.5% more for groceries
Kiev
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
UAH28.46
|
$0.95
ZMW25.50
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.00
UAH157.56
|
$4.56
ZMW122.54
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.90
UAH153.54
|
$5.08
ZMW136.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
UAH79.39
|
$1.73
ZMW46.52
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.76
UAH69.35
|
$1.90
ZMW50.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.25
UAH9.76
|
$1.13
ZMW30.31
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
UAH24.33
|
$0.68
ZMW18.16
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
UAH26.75
|
$1.14
ZMW30.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.01
UAH39.66
|
$0.53
ZMW14.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
UAH8.56
|
$0.56
ZMW14.97
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.34
UAH13.31
|
$0.72
ZMW19.38
|
|
pay 75.0% more for transportation
Kiev
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.50
UAH216.55
|
$5.26
ZMW141.40
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$9.52
UAH374.58
|
$30.62
ZMW823.71
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,116.98
UAH909,683.30
|
$12,371.75
ZMW332,791.99
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.81
UAH149.83
|
$8.73
ZMW234.93
|
|
pay 5.8 times more for housing
Kiev
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.04
UAH198.20
|
$103.74
ZMW2,790.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$454.74
UAH17,894.64
|
$274.41
ZMW7,381.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$275.70
UAH10,849.31
|
$193.01
ZMW5,191.71
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.83
UAH2,944.58
|
$107.59
ZMW2,894.04
|
|
pay 53.1% more for childcare
Kiev
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$312.58
UAH12,300.26
|
$171.24
ZMW4,606.23
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,592.11
UAH220,056.63
|
$14,061.39
ZMW378,242.01
|
|
pay 11.4% more for entertainment and sports
Kiev
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
UAH42.81
|
$1.22
ZMW32.89
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.35
UAH53.11
|
$1.81
ZMW48.57
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.04
UAH80.27
|
$2.66
ZMW71.47
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.77
UAH1,053.43
|
$28.16
ZMW757.36
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.08
UAH160.53
|
$3.06
ZMW82.37
|
|
pay 2.9% less for clothing
Kiev
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.70
UAH2,585.43
|
$44.18
ZMW1,188.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.80
UAH1,330.09
|
$31.12
ZMW837.23
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.00
UAH3,069.54
|
$90.18
ZMW2,425.69
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.05
UAH3,661.83
|
$105.64
ZMW2,841.67
|
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