Cost of living comparison
Basseterre is 2.4 times more expensive than Lusaka.
If you lived in Basseterre instead of Lusaka, you would:
pay 3.9 times more for restaurants
Lusaka
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.15
ZMW140.97
|
$22.20
EC$60.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.43
ZMW93.92
|
$13.98
EC$37.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
ZMW26.72
|
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
ZMW12.27
|
$2.28
EC$6.17
|
|
pay 86.0% more for groceries
Lusaka
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.80
ZMW21.93
|
$4.07
EC$10.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
ZMW107.94
|
$5.51
EC$14.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.90
ZMW133.97
|
$12.19
EC$32.94
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.42
ZMW66.06
|
$5.99
EC$16.20
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.79
ZMW48.85
|
$5.63
EC$15.21
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
ZMW30.90
|
$1.01
EC$2.72
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
ZMW19.43
|
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.21
ZMW33.02
|
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
ZMW17.00
|
$0.66
EC$1.79
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
ZMW20.04
|
$0.50
EC$1.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
ZMW20.07
|
$0.71
EC$1.93
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Lusaka
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.05
ZMW138.14
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.04
ZMW1,012.91
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,004.53
ZMW218,919.81
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.13
ZMW331.74
|
?? |
pay 79.1% more for housing
Lusaka
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$144.44
ZMW3,950.34
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$262.56
ZMW7,180.97
|
$700.00
EC$1,891.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$159.59
ZMW4,364.66
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.50
ZMW2,283.73
|
$76.47
EC$206.67
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Lusaka
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$111.30
ZMW3,044.12
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,884.51
ZMW160,938.36
|
?? |
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Lusaka
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
ZMW28.01
|
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.19
ZMW60.02
|
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.57
ZMW70.37
|
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.66
ZMW1,111.91
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.12
ZMW85.22
|
$6.29
EC$17.00
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Lusaka
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.53
ZMW670.86
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.26
ZMW718.15
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.18
ZMW2,466.28
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.89
ZMW2,403.82
|
?? |
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