Cost of living comparison
Buenos Aires is 3.7% more expensive than Lusaka.
If you lived in Buenos Aires instead of Lusaka, you would:
pay 61.7% more for restaurants
Lusaka
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.67
ZMW100.50
|
$7.00
ARS6,171.83
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.41
ZMW93.18
|
$5.00
ARS4,408.45
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
ZMW24.00
|
$1.03
ARS907.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
ZMW12.76
|
$0.90
ARS791.10
|
|
pay 22.2% less for groceries
Lusaka
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.95
ZMW25.92
|
$1.34
ARS1,183.06
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.56
ZMW124.59
|
$3.51
ARS3,098.14
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.08
ZMW138.86
|
$3.15
ARS2,780.85
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
ZMW47.30
|
$1.46
ARS1,285.77
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.90
ZMW51.84
|
$1.76
ARS1,555.13
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
ZMW30.82
|
$0.66
ARS581.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
ZMW18.46
|
$0.57
ARS499.62
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
ZMW31.09
|
$0.31
ARS273.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
ZMW14.40
|
$0.67
ARS592.85
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
ZMW15.22
|
$0.30
ARS262.83
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
ZMW19.70
|
$0.33
ARS294.83
|
|
pay 12.9% less for transportation
Lusaka
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.26
ZMW143.77
|
$3.52
ARS3,100.60
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.62
ZMW837.49
|
$6.80
ARS5,995.49
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,371.75
ZMW338,361.23
|
$25,000.00
ARS22,042,259.57
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.73
ZMW238.86
|
$5.00
ARS4,408.45
|
|
pay 28.0% less for housing
Lusaka
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$103.74
ZMW2,837.26
|
$23.47
ARS20,695.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$274.41
ZMW7,504.96
|
$313.32
ARS276,251.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$193.01
ZMW5,278.59
|
$225.62
ARS198,922.91
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.59
ZMW2,942.47
|
$36.96
ARS32,586.22
|
|
pay 25.2% less for childcare
Lusaka
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$171.24
ZMW4,683.32
|
$187.40
ARS165,228.78
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,061.39
ZMW384,571.85
|
$5,653.81
ARS4,984,908.59
|
|
pay 15.1% more for entertainment and sports
Lusaka
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.22
ZMW33.44
|
$2.00
ARS1,763.38
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
ZMW49.39
|
$1.72
ARS1,514.13
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.66
ZMW72.66
|
$2.00
ARS1,763.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.16
ZMW770.03
|
$22.07
ARS19,459.60
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.06
ZMW83.75
|
$5.00
ARS4,408.45
|
|
pay 37.2% more for clothing
Lusaka
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.18
ZMW1,208.29
|
$67.11
ARS59,166.63
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.12
ZMW851.24
|
$57.53
ARS50,726.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.18
ZMW2,466.28
|
$107.00
ARS94,343.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.64
ZMW2,889.23
|
$98.70
ARS87,024.37
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Buenos Aires or Lusaka. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.