Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 70.1% more expensive than Lusaka.
If you lived in Beirut instead of Lusaka, you would:
pay 83.0% more for restaurants
Lusaka
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.15
ZMW140.97
|
$8.00
LBP715,814
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.43
ZMW93.92
|
$7.00
LBP626,337
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
ZMW26.72
|
$1.51
LBP135,435
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
ZMW12.27
|
$0.98
LBP87,488
|
|
pay 11.9% less for groceries
Lusaka
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.80
ZMW21.93
|
$0.78
LBP70,027
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
ZMW107.94
|
$5.14
LBP459,642
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.90
ZMW133.97
|
$6.42
LBP574,498
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.42
ZMW66.06
|
$2.17
LBP193,775
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.79
ZMW48.85
|
$3.32
LBP296,650
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
ZMW30.90
|
$0.61
LBP54,284
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
ZMW19.43
|
$0.57
LBP51,016
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.21
ZMW33.02
|
$0.37
LBP33,458
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
ZMW17.00
|
$0.44
LBP39,431
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
ZMW20.04
|
$0.33
LBP29,357
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
ZMW20.07
|
$0.40
LBP36,020
|
|
pay 67.4% more for transportation
Lusaka
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.05
ZMW138.14
|
$3.53
LBP316,126
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.04
ZMW1,012.91
|
$65.22
LBP5,835,441
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,004.53
ZMW218,919.81
|
$25,000.00
LBP2,236,919,013
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.13
ZMW331.74
|
$13.50
LBP1,207,936
|
|
pay 96.8% more for housing
Lusaka
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$144.44
ZMW3,950.34
|
$50.62
LBP4,529,761
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$262.56
ZMW7,180.97
|
$771.88
LBP69,064,875
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$159.59
ZMW4,364.66
|
$369.23
LBP33,037,573
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.50
ZMW2,283.73
|
$189.49
LBP16,954,530
|
|
pay 81.2% more for childcare
Lusaka
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$111.30
ZMW3,044.12
|
$325.00
LBP29,079,947
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,884.51
ZMW160,938.36
|
$4,150.00
LBP371,328,556
|
|
pay 73.9% more for entertainment and sports
Lusaka
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
ZMW28.01
|
$3.00
LBP268,430
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.19
ZMW60.02
|
$2.48
LBP222,113
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.57
ZMW70.37
|
$2.29
LBP204,902
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.66
ZMW1,111.91
|
$60.83
LBP5,443,170
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.12
ZMW85.22
|
$7.00
LBP626,337
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for clothing
Lusaka
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.53
ZMW670.86
|
$83.69
LBP7,488,086
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.26
ZMW718.15
|
$54.29
LBP4,857,310
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.18
ZMW2,466.28
|
$107.86
LBP9,650,708
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.89
ZMW2,403.82
|
$117.86
LBP10,545,475
|
|
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