Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 22.5% cheaper than Lusaka.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Lusaka, you would:
pay 35.0% less for restaurants
Lusaka
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.15
ZMW136.25
|
$4.27
EGP206.21
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.43
ZMW90.78
|
$4.27
EGP206.21
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
ZMW25.82
|
$0.25
EGP12.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
ZMW11.86
|
$0.12
EGP5.92
|
|
pay 50.4% less for groceries
Lusaka
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.80
ZMW21.19
|
$0.56
EGP26.91
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
ZMW104.32
|
$1.68
EGP81.19
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.90
ZMW129.48
|
$3.57
EGP172.57
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.42
ZMW63.85
|
$1.44
EGP69.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.79
ZMW47.22
|
$2.14
EGP103.16
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
ZMW29.87
|
$0.62
EGP29.84
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
ZMW18.78
|
$0.20
EGP9.52
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.21
ZMW31.91
|
$0.15
EGP7.39
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
ZMW16.43
|
$0.15
EGP7.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
ZMW19.37
|
$0.17
EGP8.18
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
ZMW19.40
|
$0.28
EGP13.69
|
|
pay 21.7% more for transportation
Lusaka
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.05
ZMW133.51
|
$0.96
EGP46.36
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.04
ZMW978.96
|
$6.40
EGP309.31
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,004.53
ZMW211,583.39
|
$34,150.60
EGP1,649,676.90
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.13
ZMW320.62
|
$2.88
EGP139.19
|
|
pay 57.4% less for housing
Lusaka
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$144.44
ZMW3,817.96
|
$7.77
EGP375.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$262.56
ZMW6,940.32
|
$194.33
EGP9,387.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$159.59
ZMW4,218.40
|
$117.39
EGP5,670.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.50
ZMW2,207.20
|
$14.34
EGP692.64
|
|
pay 40.8% less for childcare
Lusaka
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$111.30
ZMW2,942.11
|
$99.11
EGP4,787.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,884.51
ZMW155,545.01
|
$1,728.87
EGP83,514.89
|
|
pay 9.3% less for entertainment and sports
Lusaka
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
ZMW27.07
|
$1.76
EGP85.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.19
ZMW58.01
|
$1.50
EGP72.46
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.57
ZMW68.01
|
$1.76
EGP85.06
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.66
ZMW1,074.65
|
$17.05
EGP823.64
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.12
ZMW82.36
|
$3.20
EGP154.66
|
|
pay 14.0% more for clothing
Lusaka
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.53
ZMW648.38
|
$34.43
EGP1,663.24
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.26
ZMW694.08
|
$41.73
EGP2,015.99
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.18
ZMW2,383.63
|
$89.91
EGP4,343.29
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.89
ZMW2,323.26
|
$50.03
EGP2,416.52
|
|
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