Cost of living comparison
Athens is 2.2 times more expensive than Lusaka.
If you lived in Athens instead of Lusaka, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
|
Lusaka
|
Athens
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.15
ZMW136.25
|
$16.24
€14.79
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.43
ZMW90.78
|
$9.75
€8.88
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
ZMW25.82
|
$2.12
€1.93
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
ZMW11.86
|
$0.54
€0.49
|
|
pay 37.6% more for groceries
|
Lusaka
|
Athens
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.80
ZMW21.19
|
$1.31
€1.20
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
ZMW104.32
|
$6.88
€6.27
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.90
ZMW129.48
|
$6.38
€5.81
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.42
ZMW63.85
|
$4.72
€4.29
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.79
ZMW47.22
|
$5.03
€4.58
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
ZMW29.87
|
$0.87
€0.79
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
ZMW18.78
|
$0.89
€0.81
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.21
ZMW31.91
|
$0.61
€0.55
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
ZMW16.43
|
$0.98
€0.89
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
ZMW19.37
|
$0.58
€0.53
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
ZMW19.40
|
$0.60
€0.54
|
|
pay 93.9% more for transportation
|
Lusaka
|
Athens
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.05
ZMW133.51
|
$7.66
€6.98
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.04
ZMW978.96
|
$32.49
€29.58
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,004.53
ZMW211,583.39
|
$27,399.57
€24,949.53
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.13
ZMW320.62
|
$12.13
€11.04
|
|
pay 98.5% more for housing
|
Lusaka
|
Athens
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$144.44
ZMW3,817.96
|
$32.57
€29.66
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$262.56
ZMW6,940.32
|
$630.26
€573.91
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$159.59
ZMW4,218.40
|
$532.87
€485.22
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.50
ZMW2,207.20
|
$165.03
€150.28
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for childcare
|
Lusaka
|
Athens
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$111.30
ZMW2,942.11
|
$482.99
€439.80
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,884.51
ZMW155,545.01
|
$10,389.46
€9,460.44
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Lusaka
|
Athens
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
ZMW27.07
|
$5.41
€4.93
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.19
ZMW58.01
|
$3.62
€3.30
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.57
ZMW68.01
|
$4.98
€4.54
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.66
ZMW1,074.65
|
$46.52
€42.36
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.12
ZMW82.36
|
$9.75
€8.88
|
|
pay 84.5% more for clothing
|
Lusaka
|
Athens
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.53
ZMW648.38
|
$89.99
€81.94
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.26
ZMW694.08
|
$34.83
€31.71
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.18
ZMW2,383.63
|
$95.37
€86.84
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.89
ZMW2,323.26
|
$116.71
€106.27
|
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