Cost of living comparison
Lusaka is 18.0% more expensive than Lima.
If you lived in Lusaka instead of Lima, you would:
pay 16.6% less for restaurants
Lima
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.01
PEN15.02
|
$3.67
ZMW97.95
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.35
PEN20.03
|
$3.41
ZMW90.82
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
PEN3.27
|
$0.88
ZMW23.39
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
PEN2.24
|
$0.47
ZMW12.44
|
|
pay 29.7% more for groceries
Lima
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.90
PEN7.12
|
$0.95
ZMW25.26
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.58
PEN13.41
|
$4.56
ZMW121.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.74
PEN17.74
|
$5.08
ZMW135.34
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
PEN7.83
|
$1.73
ZMW46.10
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.36
PEN8.83
|
$1.90
ZMW50.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
PEN2.79
|
$1.13
ZMW30.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
PEN1.74
|
$0.68
ZMW17.99
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
PEN1.69
|
$1.14
ZMW30.30
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
PEN1.73
|
$0.53
ZMW14.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
PEN1.43
|
$0.56
ZMW14.84
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
PEN1.57
|
$0.72
ZMW19.20
|
|
pay 2.1% less for transportation
Lima
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.56
PEN20.81
|
$5.26
ZMW140.12
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.75
PEN62.70
|
$30.62
ZMW816.24
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,401.64
PEN80,116.34
|
$12,371.75
ZMW329,776.44
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.52
PEN58.08
|
$8.73
ZMW232.80
|
|
pay 67.8% more for housing
Lima
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.39
PEN106.29
|
$103.74
ZMW2,765.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$503.74
PEN1,885.72
|
$274.41
ZMW7,314.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$328.82
PEN1,230.92
|
$193.01
ZMW5,144.67
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$55.84
PEN209.03
|
$107.59
ZMW2,867.82
|
|
pay 67.1% more for childcare
Lima
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$200.22
PEN749.50
|
$171.24
ZMW4,564.49
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,654.15
PEN21,166.12
|
$14,061.39
ZMW374,814.63
|
|
pay 41.0% less for entertainment and sports
Lima
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.14
PEN8.01
|
$1.22
ZMW32.59
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.69
PEN10.07
|
$1.81
ZMW48.13
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.35
PEN20.03
|
$2.66
ZMW70.82
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.28
PEN139.56
|
$28.16
ZMW750.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.69
PEN25.04
|
$3.06
ZMW81.62
|
|
pay 20.9% more for clothing
Lima
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.06
PEN157.46
|
$44.18
ZMW1,177.63
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.40
PEN106.31
|
$31.12
ZMW829.64
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.34
PEN270.80
|
$90.18
ZMW2,403.71
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.12
PEN273.73
|
$105.64
ZMW2,815.92
|
|
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