Cost of living comparison
Astana is 35.7% more expensive than Lusaka.
If you lived in Astana instead of Lusaka, you would:
pay 47.2% more for restaurants
Lusaka
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.15
ZMW140.97
|
$9.08
KZT3,991.44
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.43
ZMW93.92
|
$6.47
KZT2,843.90
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
ZMW26.72
|
$0.97
KZT426.42
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
ZMW12.27
|
$0.56
KZT246.14
|
|
pay 2.4% less for groceries
Lusaka
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.80
ZMW21.93
|
$0.56
KZT247.78
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
ZMW107.94
|
$5.30
KZT2,329.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.90
ZMW133.97
|
$4.83
KZT2,122.68
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.42
ZMW66.06
|
$1.89
KZT829.47
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.79
ZMW48.85
|
$2.53
KZT1,113.36
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
ZMW30.90
|
$0.67
KZT295.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
ZMW19.43
|
$1.00
KZT437.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.21
ZMW33.02
|
$1.14
KZT502.45
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
ZMW17.00
|
$1.18
KZT518.52
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
ZMW20.04
|
$0.25
KZT109.82
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
ZMW20.07
|
$0.23
KZT102.78
|
|
pay 3.2% more for transportation
Lusaka
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.05
ZMW138.14
|
$2.00
KZT877.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.04
ZMW1,012.91
|
$17.03
KZT7,483.94
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,004.53
ZMW218,919.81
|
$22,704.14
KZT9,978,589.32
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.13
ZMW331.74
|
$5.31
KZT2,334.99
|
|
pay 21.1% more for housing
Lusaka
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$144.44
ZMW3,950.34
|
$13.82
KZT6,073.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$262.56
ZMW7,180.97
|
$522.20
KZT229,507.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$159.59
ZMW4,364.66
|
$354.38
KZT155,752.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.50
ZMW2,283.73
|
$45.07
KZT19,808.90
|
|
pay 68.2% more for childcare
Lusaka
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$111.30
ZMW3,044.12
|
$228.83
KZT100,573.68
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,884.51
ZMW160,938.36
|
$7,705.22
KZT3,386,483.75
|
|
pay 27.6% more for entertainment and sports
Lusaka
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
ZMW28.01
|
$1.36
KZT598.72
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.19
ZMW60.02
|
$2.30
KZT1,012.44
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.57
ZMW70.37
|
$1.82
KZT798.29
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.66
ZMW1,111.91
|
$59.93
KZT26,339.32
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.12
ZMW85.22
|
$5.68
KZT2,494.65
|
|
pay 84.8% more for clothing
Lusaka
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.53
ZMW670.86
|
$78.42
KZT34,464.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.26
ZMW718.15
|
$49.48
KZT21,745.01
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.18
ZMW2,466.28
|
$109.43
KZT48,096.80
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.89
ZMW2,403.82
|
$96.49
KZT42,408.55
|
|
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