Cost of living comparison
Lusaka is 25.0% more expensive than Kuala Lumpur.
If you lived in Lusaka instead of Kuala Lumpur, you would:
pay 7.9% more for restaurants
Kuala Lumpur
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.41
RM16.25
|
$3.67
ZK91.55
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.09
RM19.49
|
$3.41
ZK84.89
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
RM3.22
|
$0.88
ZK21.86
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
RM2.01
|
$0.47
ZK11.63
|
|
pay 2.4% more for groceries
Kuala Lumpur
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
RM3.94
|
$0.95
ZK23.62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.36
RM25.58
|
$4.56
ZK113.51
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
RM31.48
|
$5.08
ZK126.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.83
RM8.73
|
$1.73
ZK43.09
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.85
RM8.84
|
$1.90
ZK47.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
RM5.92
|
$1.13
ZK28.08
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
RM3.19
|
$0.68
ZK16.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.25
RM5.95
|
$1.14
ZK28.32
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
RM3.14
|
$0.53
ZK13.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
RM2.20
|
$0.56
ZK13.87
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
RM2.02
|
$0.72
ZK17.95
|
|
pay 70.7% more for transportation
Kuala Lumpur
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.79
RM8.54
|
$5.26
ZK130.98
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.36
RM54.15
|
$30.62
ZK762.96
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,338.86
RM173,281.85
|
$12,371.75
ZK308,247.67
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.22
RM48.74
|
$8.73
ZK217.60
|
|
pay 93.8% more for housing
Kuala Lumpur
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.82
RM127.88
|
$103.74
ZK2,584.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$485.21
RM2,313.71
|
$274.41
ZK6,837.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$292.86
RM1,396.51
|
$193.01
ZK4,808.81
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.43
RM192.77
|
$107.59
ZK2,680.60
|
|
pay 24.2% more for childcare
Kuala Lumpur
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$252.56
RM1,204.31
|
$171.24
ZK4,266.51
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,785.60
RM37,125.64
|
$14,061.39
ZK350,345.63
|
|
pay 41.6% less for entertainment and sports
Kuala Lumpur
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.86
RM18.41
|
$1.22
ZK30.46
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
RM13.53
|
$1.81
ZK44.99
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.09
RM19.49
|
$2.66
ZK66.19
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.83
RM209.02
|
$28.16
ZK701.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.54
RM21.66
|
$3.06
ZK76.30
|
|
pay 17.6% more for clothing
Kuala Lumpur
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.44
RM230.97
|
$44.18
ZK1,100.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.56
RM145.71
|
$31.12
ZK775.48
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.98
RM324.16
|
$90.18
ZK2,246.79
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.95
RM347.86
|
$105.64
ZK2,632.09
|
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