Cost of living comparison
Dublin is 3.9 times more expensive than Lusaka.
If you lived in Dublin instead of Lusaka, you would:
pay 3.7 times more for restaurants
Lusaka
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.15
ZMW134.60
|
$21.66
€19.58
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.43
ZMW89.68
|
$10.83
€9.79
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
ZMW25.51
|
$2.66
€2.40
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
ZMW11.72
|
$2.08
€1.88
|
|
pay 58.0% more for groceries
Lusaka
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.80
ZMW20.93
|
$1.80
€1.63
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
ZMW103.06
|
$3.97
€3.59
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.90
ZMW127.91
|
$5.30
€4.79
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.42
ZMW63.08
|
$4.14
€3.74
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.79
ZMW46.65
|
$4.61
€4.17
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
ZMW29.51
|
$1.32
€1.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
ZMW18.55
|
$1.01
€0.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.21
ZMW31.52
|
$1.35
€1.22
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
ZMW16.23
|
$1.74
€1.58
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
ZMW19.14
|
$0.91
€0.82
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
ZMW19.17
|
$0.72
€0.65
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for transportation
Lusaka
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.05
ZMW131.89
|
$7.20
€6.51
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.04
ZMW967.11
|
$129.96
€117.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,004.53
ZMW209,021.42
|
$39,718.55
€35,910.26
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.13
ZMW316.74
|
$22.04
€19.93
|
|
pay 5.9 times more for housing
Lusaka
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$144.44
ZMW3,771.73
|
$56.72
€51.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$262.56
ZMW6,856.28
|
$2,216.44
€2,003.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$159.59
ZMW4,167.32
|
$1,934.10
€1,748.66
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.50
ZMW2,180.47
|
$227.14
€205.36
|
|
pay 7.1 times more for childcare
Lusaka
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$111.30
ZMW2,906.48
|
$1,385.73
€1,252.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,884.51
ZMW153,661.58
|
$10,612.44
€9,594.90
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Lusaka
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
ZMW26.74
|
$7.04
€6.36
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.19
ZMW57.31
|
$4.29
€3.88
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.57
ZMW67.19
|
$17.33
€15.67
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.66
ZMW1,061.64
|
$50.46
€45.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.12
ZMW81.37
|
$14.08
€12.73
|
|
pay 89.4% more for clothing
Lusaka
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.53
ZMW640.52
|
$93.14
€84.21
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.26
ZMW685.68
|
$40.93
€37.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.18
ZMW2,354.77
|
$97.04
€87.74
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.89
ZMW2,295.13
|
$100.46
€90.83
|
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