Cost of living comparison
Lusaka is 40.0% cheaper than Kinshasa.
If you lived in Lusaka instead of Kinshasa, you would:
pay 63.6% less for restaurants
Kinshasa
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.00
CDF41,751.33
|
$3.67
ZMW100.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.08
CDF28,044.46
|
$3.41
ZMW93.18
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.78
CDF7,726.03
|
$0.88
ZMW24.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
CDF2,333.53
|
$0.47
ZMW12.76
|
|
pay 49.3% less for groceries
Kinshasa
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.26
CDF6,287.60
|
$0.95
ZMW25.92
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.75
CDF13,221.25
|
$4.56
ZMW124.59
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.16
CDF22,725.43
|
$5.08
ZMW138.86
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.38
CDF12,185.83
|
$1.73
ZMW47.30
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
CDF6,020.02
|
$1.90
ZMW51.84
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$4.12
CDF11,478.22
|
$1.13
ZMW30.82
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.37
CDF3,826.07
|
$0.68
ZMW18.46
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.07
CDF5,758.33
|
$1.14
ZMW31.09
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.77
CDF7,703.41
|
$0.53
ZMW14.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.63
CDF4,541.99
|
$0.56
ZMW15.22
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.57
CDF4,357.20
|
$0.72
ZMW19.70
|
|
pay 32.5% less for transportation
Kinshasa
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.62
CDF12,854.41
|
$5.26
ZMW143.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$30.62
ZMW837.49
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,341.60
CDF123,421,360.92
|
$12,371.75
ZMW338,361.23
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.35
CDF39,942.16
|
$8.73
ZMW238.86
|
|
pay 74.3% less for housing
Kinshasa
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$300.00
CDF835,026.50
|
$103.74
ZMW2,837.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,920.00
CDF5,344,169.61
|
$274.41
ZMW7,504.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$680.00
CDF1,892,726.74
|
$193.01
ZMW5,278.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$423.64
CDF1,179,167.12
|
$107.59
ZMW2,942.47
|
|
pay 13.0% less for childcare
Kinshasa
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,200.00
CDF3,340,106.01
|
$171.24
ZMW4,683.32
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,800.00
CDF24,494,110.72
|
$14,061.39
ZMW384,571.85
|
|
pay 50.6% less for entertainment and sports
Kinshasa
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.74
CDF4,842.40
|
$1.22
ZMW33.44
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.35
CDF12,103.54
|
$1.81
ZMW49.39
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.50
CDF9,741.98
|
$2.66
ZMW72.66
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$97.50
CDF271,383.61
|
$28.16
ZMW770.03
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
CDF27,834.22
|
$3.06
ZMW83.75
|
|
pay 3.2% more for clothing
Kinshasa
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.00
CDF111,336.87
|
$44.18
ZMW1,208.29
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.00
CDF97,419.76
|
$31.12
ZMW851.24
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.00
CDF250,507.95
|
$90.18
ZMW2,466.28
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.33
CDF259,786.02
|
$105.64
ZMW2,889.23
|
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