Cost of living comparison
Berlin is 2.3 times more expensive than Lusaka.
If you lived in Berlin instead of Lusaka, you would:
pay 3.7 times more for restaurants
Lusaka
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.67
ZK96.12
|
$13.19
€12.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.41
ZK89.12
|
$9.97
€9.18
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
ZK22.95
|
$2.90
€2.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
ZK12.21
|
$2.39
€2.21
|
|
pay 68.5% more for groceries
Lusaka
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.95
ZK24.79
|
$1.97
€1.81
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.56
ZK119.16
|
$6.93
€6.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.08
ZK132.81
|
$5.11
€4.71
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
ZK45.24
|
$3.15
€2.90
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.90
ZK49.58
|
$4.93
€4.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
ZK29.48
|
$1.30
€1.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
ZK17.66
|
$0.88
€0.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
ZK29.73
|
$1.34
€1.23
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
ZK13.78
|
$1.60
€1.47
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
ZK14.56
|
$0.94
€0.87
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
ZK18.84
|
$0.83
€0.77
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
Lusaka
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.26
ZK137.51
|
$8.08
€7.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.62
ZK801.00
|
$93.45
€86.07
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,371.75
ZK323,616.29
|
$32,967.00
€30,360.96
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.73
ZK228.45
|
$22.98
€21.16
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for housing
Lusaka
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$103.74
ZK2,713.62
|
$42.65
€39.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$274.41
ZK7,177.91
|
$1,347.77
€1,241.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$193.01
ZK5,048.56
|
$999.06
€920.08
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.59
ZK2,814.25
|
$273.14
€251.55
|
|
pay 10.5% less for childcare
Lusaka
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$171.24
ZK4,479.23
|
$210.36
€193.73
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,061.39
ZK367,813.17
|
$7,885.50
€7,262.15
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Lusaka
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.22
ZK31.98
|
$4.40
€4.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
ZK47.23
|
$3.62
€3.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.66
ZK69.49
|
$8.80
€8.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.16
ZK736.47
|
$41.73
€38.43
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.06
ZK80.10
|
$13.19
€12.15
|
|
pay 37.5% more for clothing
Lusaka
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.18
ZK1,155.63
|
$91.74
€84.49
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.12
ZK814.14
|
$38.98
€35.90
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.18
ZK2,358.81
|
$94.97
€87.46
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.64
ZK2,763.32
|
$118.23
€108.88
|
|
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