Cost of living comparison
Athens is 79.4% more expensive than Lusaka.
If you lived in Athens instead of Lusaka, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Lusaka
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.67
ZMW97.95
|
$13.19
€12.32
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.41
ZMW90.82
|
$8.80
€8.22
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
ZMW23.39
|
$2.01
€1.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
ZMW12.44
|
$0.55
€0.51
|
|
pay 37.3% more for groceries
Lusaka
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.95
ZMW25.26
|
$1.30
€1.21
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.56
ZMW121.43
|
$6.55
€6.12
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.08
ZMW135.34
|
$7.06
€6.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
ZMW46.10
|
$4.44
€4.14
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.90
ZMW50.53
|
$4.44
€4.14
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
ZMW30.04
|
$0.88
€0.82
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
ZMW17.99
|
$0.90
€0.84
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
ZMW30.30
|
$0.56
€0.52
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
ZMW14.04
|
$0.93
€0.87
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
ZMW14.84
|
$0.54
€0.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
ZMW19.20
|
$0.47
€0.44
|
|
pay 48.9% more for transportation
Lusaka
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.26
ZMW140.12
|
$8.01
€7.49
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.62
ZMW816.24
|
$32.98
€30.81
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,371.75
ZMW329,776.44
|
$25,287.34
€23,621.06
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.73
ZMW232.80
|
$11.43
€10.68
|
|
pay 73.2% more for housing
Lusaka
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$103.74
ZMW2,765.28
|
$33.96
€31.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$274.41
ZMW7,314.55
|
$553.55
€517.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$193.01
ZMW5,144.67
|
$521.82
€487.43
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.59
ZMW2,867.82
|
$202.27
€188.95
|
|
pay 78.3% more for childcare
Lusaka
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$171.24
ZMW4,564.49
|
$488.12
€455.96
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,061.39
ZMW374,814.63
|
$10,050.80
€9,388.51
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Lusaka
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.22
ZMW32.59
|
$4.67
€4.36
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
ZMW48.13
|
$3.68
€3.44
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.66
ZMW70.82
|
$5.28
€4.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.16
ZMW750.49
|
$45.80
€42.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.06
ZMW81.62
|
$8.80
€8.22
|
|
pay 29.9% more for clothing
Lusaka
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.18
ZMW1,177.63
|
$84.84
€79.25
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.12
ZMW829.64
|
$38.04
€35.53
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.18
ZMW2,403.71
|
$90.00
€84.07
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.64
ZMW2,815.92
|
$111.33
€104.00
|
|
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