Cost of living comparison
Austria is 2.1 times more expensive than Lusaka.
If you lived in Austria instead of Lusaka, you would:
pay 3.8 times more for restaurants
Lusaka
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.67
ZK94.14
|
$15.13
€14.19
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.41
ZK87.29
|
$9.01
€8.45
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
ZK22.48
|
$2.84
€2.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
ZK11.96
|
$2.40
€2.25
|
|
pay 67.5% more for groceries
Lusaka
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.95
ZK24.28
|
$2.29
€2.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.56
ZK116.71
|
$7.30
€6.85
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.08
ZK130.08
|
$5.02
€4.71
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
ZK44.31
|
$3.54
€3.32
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.90
ZK48.56
|
$5.30
€4.97
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
ZK28.87
|
$1.10
€1.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
ZK17.29
|
$0.87
€0.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
ZK29.12
|
$1.13
€1.06
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
ZK13.49
|
$1.53
€1.44
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
ZK14.26
|
$0.81
€0.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
ZK18.46
|
$0.70
€0.65
|
|
pay 82.7% more for transportation
Lusaka
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.26
ZK134.68
|
$7.22
€6.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.62
ZK784.51
|
$48.12
€45.13
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,371.75
ZK316,954.83
|
$25,940.65
€24,328.85
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.73
ZK223.75
|
$19.81
€18.58
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Lusaka
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$103.74
ZK2,657.76
|
$37.53
€35.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$274.41
ZK7,030.16
|
$743.38
€697.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$193.01
ZK4,944.64
|
$621.91
€583.27
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.59
ZK2,756.32
|
$222.11
€208.31
|
|
pay 50.9% more for childcare
Lusaka
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$171.24
ZK4,387.03
|
$416.59
€390.70
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,061.39
ZK360,241.94
|
$8,210.34
€7,700.20
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Lusaka
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.22
ZK31.32
|
$4.19
€3.93
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
ZK46.26
|
$3.32
€3.12
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.66
ZK68.06
|
$6.20
€5.82
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.16
ZK721.31
|
$41.56
€38.98
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.06
ZK78.45
|
$12.77
€11.97
|
|
pay 23.7% more for clothing
Lusaka
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.18
ZK1,131.85
|
$75.76
€71.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.12
ZK797.38
|
$38.64
€36.24
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.18
ZK2,310.25
|
$85.33
€80.03
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.64
ZK2,706.44
|
$110.53
€103.66
|
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