Cost of living comparison
Budapest is 60.3% more expensive than Lusaka.
If you lived in Budapest instead of Lusaka, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Lusaka
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.67
ZK97.62
|
$10.16
Ft3,735.92
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.41
ZK90.51
|
$7.26
Ft2,668.51
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
ZK23.31
|
$1.35
Ft495.76
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
ZK12.40
|
$1.09
Ft399.85
|
|
pay 38.5% more for groceries
Lusaka
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.95
ZK25.18
|
$1.53
Ft561.03
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.56
ZK121.02
|
$6.36
Ft2,336.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.08
ZK134.88
|
$5.36
Ft1,969.99
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
ZK45.94
|
$3.33
Ft1,225.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.90
ZK50.36
|
$2.52
Ft927.65
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
ZK29.94
|
$0.74
Ft271.13
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
ZK17.93
|
$0.91
Ft335.25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
ZK30.19
|
$0.90
Ft332.41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
ZK13.99
|
$1.72
Ft632.05
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
ZK14.79
|
$0.55
Ft202.09
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
ZK19.14
|
$0.62
Ft227.88
|
|
pay 48.9% more for transportation
Lusaka
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.26
ZK139.65
|
$7.24
Ft2,661.28
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.62
ZK813.48
|
$27.59
Ft10,140.35
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,371.75
ZK328,661.04
|
$28,243.49
Ft10,381,811.97
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.73
ZK232.01
|
$12.20
Ft4,483.10
|
|
pay 43.5% more for housing
Lusaka
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$103.74
ZK2,755.92
|
$15.52
Ft5,703.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$274.41
ZK7,289.81
|
$581.19
Ft213,635.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$193.01
ZK5,127.27
|
$442.56
Ft162,678.18
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.59
ZK2,858.12
|
$126.71
Ft46,574.81
|
|
pay 56.2% more for childcare
Lusaka
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$171.24
ZK4,549.06
|
$410.75
Ft150,986.26
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,061.39
ZK373,546.90
|
$10,178.42
Ft3,741,409.46
|
|
pay 93.0% more for entertainment and sports
Lusaka
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.22
ZK32.48
|
$2.32
Ft853.92
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
ZK47.97
|
$2.11
Ft777.03
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.66
ZK70.58
|
$6.10
Ft2,241.55
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.16
ZK747.95
|
$53.92
Ft19,820.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.06
ZK81.35
|
$7.26
Ft2,668.51
|
|
pay 22.9% more for clothing
Lusaka
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.18
ZK1,173.65
|
$81.06
Ft29,796.51
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.12
ZK826.83
|
$37.35
Ft13,730.48
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.18
ZK2,395.58
|
$84.29
Ft30,983.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.64
ZK2,806.40
|
$100.12
Ft36,804.13
|
|
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