Cost of living comparison
Cambodia is 6.5% more expensive than Lusaka.
If you lived in Cambodia instead of Lusaka, you would:
pay 13.8% more for restaurants
Lusaka
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.67
ZK94.14
|
$3.38
៛13,716.82
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.41
ZK87.29
|
$5.85
៛23,775.82
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
ZK22.48
|
$0.81
៛3,311.68
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
ZK11.96
|
$0.46
៛1,875.77
|
|
pay 16.8% more for groceries
Lusaka
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.95
ZK24.28
|
$1.57
៛6,399.80
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.56
ZK116.71
|
$6.44
៛26,185.34
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.08
ZK130.08
|
$7.76
៛31,546.61
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
ZK44.31
|
$1.82
៛7,404.03
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.90
ZK48.56
|
$1.96
៛7,951.68
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
ZK28.87
|
$1.44
៛5,868.51
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
ZK17.29
|
$0.53
៛2,158.14
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
ZK29.12
|
$1.42
៛5,762.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
ZK13.49
|
$0.61
៛2,465.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
ZK14.26
|
$0.56
៛2,271.62
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
ZK18.46
|
$0.50
៛2,015.57
|
|
pay 77.8% more for transportation
Lusaka
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.26
ZK134.68
|
$4.64
៛18,869.86
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.62
ZK784.51
|
$42.81
៛174,000.40
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,371.75
ZK316,954.83
|
$49,000.00
៛199,147,908.18
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.73
ZK223.75
|
$7.59
៛30,847.60
|
|
pay 20.4% less for housing
Lusaka
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$103.74
ZK2,657.76
|
$31.00
៛125,994.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$274.41
ZK7,030.16
|
$324.56
៛1,319,072.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$193.01
ZK4,944.64
|
$209.52
៛851,538.66
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.59
ZK2,756.32
|
$66.18
៛268,972.98
|
|
pay 14.7% less for childcare
Lusaka
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$171.24
ZK4,387.03
|
$212.97
៛865,548.29
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,061.39
ZK360,241.94
|
$6,508.57
៛26,452,416.03
|
|
pay 17.6% more for entertainment and sports
Lusaka
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.22
ZK31.32
|
$0.90
៛3,657.82
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
ZK46.26
|
$2.20
៛8,924.86
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.66
ZK68.06
|
$1.53
៛6,218.29
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.16
ZK721.31
|
$43.83
៛178,132.38
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.06
ZK78.45
|
$5.50
៛22,353.34
|
|
pay 45.5% less for clothing
Lusaka
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.18
ZK1,131.85
|
$22.98
៛93,387.27
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.12
ZK797.38
|
$18.07
៛73,427.32
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.18
ZK2,310.25
|
$69.01
៛280,481.15
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.64
ZK2,706.44
|
$33.05
៛134,313.56
|
|
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