Cost of living comparison
Georgetown is 2.1 times more expensive than Lusaka.
If you lived in Georgetown instead of Lusaka, you would:
pay 76.9% more for restaurants
Lusaka
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.15
ZMW140.97
|
$9.56
GYD1,998.48
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.43
ZMW93.92
|
$8.60
GYD1,798.63
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
ZMW26.72
|
$1.20
GYD249.81
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
ZMW12.27
|
$0.67
GYD139.89
|
|
pay 50.7% more for groceries
Lusaka
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.80
ZMW21.93
|
$1.69
GYD352.23
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
ZMW107.94
|
$4.95
GYD1,034.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.90
ZMW133.97
|
$13.96
GYD2,919.02
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.42
ZMW66.06
|
$2.71
GYD567.07
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.79
ZMW48.85
|
$2.62
GYD547.92
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
ZMW30.90
|
$1.79
GYD374.86
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
ZMW19.43
|
$1.02
GYD213.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.21
ZMW33.02
|
$1.06
GYD222.25
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
ZMW17.00
|
$1.14
GYD238.16
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
ZMW20.04
|
$0.61
GYD128.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
ZMW20.07
|
$0.88
GYD184.87
|
|
pay 48.5% more for transportation
Lusaka
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.05
ZMW138.14
|
$3.98
GYD832.58
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.04
ZMW1,012.91
|
$28.68
GYD5,995.43
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,004.53
ZMW218,919.81
|
$15,775.33
GYD3,297,488.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.13
ZMW331.74
|
$29.16
GYD6,095.36
|
|
pay 45.8% more for housing
Lusaka
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$144.44
ZMW3,950.34
|
$65.13
GYD13,614.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$262.56
ZMW7,180.97
|
$805.17
GYD168,303.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$159.59
ZMW4,364.66
|
$258.44
GYD54,021.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.50
ZMW2,283.73
|
$57.98
GYD12,120.25
|
|
pay 5.8 times more for childcare
Lusaka
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$111.30
ZMW3,044.12
|
$917.10
GYD191,699.36
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,884.51
ZMW160,938.36
|
$20,269.40
GYD4,236,874.41
|
|
pay 58.6% more for entertainment and sports
Lusaka
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
ZMW28.01
|
$2.27
GYD474.64
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.19
ZMW60.02
|
$4.37
GYD913.59
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.57
ZMW70.37
|
$2.20
GYD459.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.66
ZMW1,111.91
|
$35.51
GYD7,422.92
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.12
ZMW85.22
|
$6.21
GYD1,299.01
|
|
pay 12.2% more for clothing
Lusaka
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.53
ZMW670.86
|
$31.76
GYD6,637.80
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.26
ZMW718.15
|
$47.01
GYD9,825.85
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.18
ZMW2,466.28
|
$62.15
GYD12,990.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.89
ZMW2,403.82
|
$62.94
GYD13,156.64
|
|
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