Cost of Living Comparison

  1. Cost of Living
  2. Zambia
  3. Lusaka
  4. Cambodia
  5. Comparison
ZMW
COMPARED TO
KHR

Cambodia is 77.5% more expensive than Lusaka.

If you lived in Cambodia instead of Lusaka, you would:
local_dining

pay 82.4% more for restaurants

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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $2.69
ZK23.73
$3.00
៛12,210.00
+11.5%
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $2.15
ZK18.99
$5.83
៛23,741.67
+171.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.39
ZK3.41
$0.80
៛3,257.20
+107.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) $0.29
ZK2.53
$0.40
៛1,634.46
+39.9%
Average +82.4%
Lusaka vs. Cambodia - Cost of restaurants
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local_grocery_store

pay 2.1 times more for groceries

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Bread
1 loaf
 $0.52
ZK4.55
$1.38
៛5,602.28
+166.6%
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.65
ZK49.84
$7.10
៛28,885.70
+25.6%
Milk (1 gallon) $2.65
ZK23.36
$7.55
៛30,727.67
+185.1%
Eggs
1 dozen
 $0.74
ZK6.55
$1.56
៛6,340.80
+109.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) $1.59
ZK13.99
$1.73
៛7,044.33
+9.1%
Apples (1 lb) $0.92
ZK8.07
$1.55
៛6,316.13
+69.5%
Bananas (1 lb) $0.21
ZK1.87
$0.59
៛2,417.05
+180.7%
Oranges (1 lb) $0.61
ZK5.38
$1.07
៛4,339.10
+74.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb) $0.24
ZK2.08
$0.57
៛2,311.50
+140.7%
Potatoes (1 lb) $0.20
ZK1.79
$0.57
៛2,338.42
+182.5%
Onions (1 lb) $0.21
ZK1.87
$0.43
៛1,733.30
+101.3%
Average +113.2%
Lusaka vs. Cambodia - Cost of groceries
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drive_eta

pay 43.5% more for transportation

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Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.35
ZK29.59
$3.60
៛14,660.02
+7.4%
Monthly public transit pass $26.91
ZK237.32
$30.71
៛124,982.92
+14.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $19,004.35
ZK167,620.78
$53,666.67
៛218,423,339.77
+182.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) $10.01
ZK88.28
$7.00
៛28,490.00
-30.1%
Average +43.5%
Lusaka vs. Cambodia - Cost of transportation
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home

pay 39.7% more for housing

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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $46.17
ZK407.25
$27.46
៛111,777.54
-40.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $177.59
ZK1,566.33
$396.51
៛1,613,809.63
+123.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $152.47
ZK1,344.83
$242.39
៛986,517.23
+59.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
 $62.76
ZK553.52
$73.33
៛298,455.25
+16.8%
Average +39.7%
Lusaka vs. Cambodia - Cost of housing
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child_care

pay 2.2 times more for childcare

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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $121.08
ZK1,067.95
$299.44
៛1,218,738.92
+147.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $5,450.57
ZK48,074.69
$10,954.55
៛44,585,001.31
+101.0%
Average +124.2%
Lusaka vs. Cambodia - Cost of childcare
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gamepad

pay 33.6% more for entertainment and sports

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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $0.81
ZK7.12
$0.68
៛2,781.17
-15.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.74
ZK15.33
$2.14
៛8,695.86
+22.9%
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $1.08
ZK9.49
$1.42
៛5,765.83
+31.6%
Monthly membership at local gym $24.57
ZK216.75
$47.21
៛192,150.97
+92.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema $3.23
ZK28.48
$4.42
៛17,975.83
+36.8%
Average +33.6%
Lusaka vs. Cambodia - Cost of entertainment and sports
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store

pay 2.1 times more for clothing

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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $12.38
ZK109.17
$26.70
៛108,684.08
+115.7%
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $10.31
ZK90.97
$27.52
៛112,024.76
+166.9%
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $26.91
ZK237.32
$54.96
៛223,672.18
+104.2%
Men's business shoes (leather) $33.63
ZK296.65
$45.74
៛186,157.28
+36.0%
Average +105.7%
Lusaka vs. Cambodia - Cost of clothing
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