Cost of living comparison
Amsterdam is 3.2 times more expensive than Lusaka.
If you lived in Amsterdam instead of Lusaka, you would:
pay 4.0 times more for restaurants
Lusaka
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.67
ZMW100.50
|
$16.49
€15.30
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.41
ZMW93.18
|
$10.99
€10.20
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
ZMW24.00
|
$2.71
€2.52
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
ZMW12.76
|
$2.47
€2.29
|
|
pay 54.4% more for groceries
Lusaka
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.95
ZMW25.92
|
$1.77
€1.65
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.56
ZMW124.59
|
$6.91
€6.41
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.08
ZMW138.86
|
$4.71
€4.37
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
ZMW47.30
|
$3.93
€3.65
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.90
ZMW51.84
|
$4.87
€4.52
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
ZMW30.82
|
$1.11
€1.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
ZMW18.46
|
$0.82
€0.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
ZMW31.09
|
$0.87
€0.81
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
ZMW14.40
|
$1.46
€1.35
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
ZMW15.22
|
$0.75
€0.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
ZMW19.70
|
$0.53
€0.49
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
Lusaka
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.26
ZMW143.77
|
$8.20
€7.60
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.62
ZMW837.49
|
$97.85
€90.78
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,371.75
ZMW338,361.23
|
$28,969.95
€26,876.87
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.73
ZMW238.86
|
$25.51
€23.66
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for housing
Lusaka
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$103.74
ZMW2,837.26
|
$45.90
€42.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$274.41
ZMW7,504.96
|
$1,796.60
€1,666.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$193.01
ZMW5,278.59
|
$1,576.07
€1,462.20
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.59
ZMW2,942.47
|
$186.48
€173.00
|
|
pay 5.4 times more for childcare
Lusaka
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$171.24
ZMW4,683.32
|
$1,725.51
€1,600.84
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,061.39
ZMW384,571.85
|
$11,482.44
€10,652.84
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Lusaka
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.22
ZMW33.44
|
$5.50
€5.10
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
ZMW49.39
|
$3.49
€3.24
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.66
ZMW72.66
|
$9.02
€8.36
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.16
ZMW770.03
|
$39.59
€36.73
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.06
ZMW83.75
|
$14.29
€13.26
|
|
pay 19.9% more for clothing
Lusaka
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.18
ZMW1,208.29
|
$77.95
€72.32
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.12
ZMW851.24
|
$30.57
€28.36
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.18
ZMW2,466.28
|
$90.96
€84.39
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.64
ZMW2,889.23
|
$109.87
€101.93
|
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