Cost of living comparison
Hong Kong is 3.4 times more expensive than Lusaka.
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Lusaka, you would:
pay 81.7% more for restaurants
|
Lusaka
|
Hong Kong
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.15
ZMW136.25
|
$8.84
HK$68.67
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.43
ZMW90.78
|
$5.77
HK$44.79
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
ZMW25.82
|
$1.33
HK$10.36
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
ZMW11.86
|
$1.13
HK$8.74
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
|
Lusaka
|
Hong Kong
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.80
ZMW21.19
|
$2.29
HK$17.82
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
ZMW104.32
|
$14.28
HK$110.87
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.90
ZMW129.48
|
$12.15
HK$94.33
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.42
ZMW63.85
|
$4.01
HK$31.12
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.79
ZMW47.22
|
$4.49
HK$34.85
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
ZMW29.87
|
$1.68
HK$13.09
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
ZMW18.78
|
$1.16
HK$9.00
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.21
ZMW31.91
|
$1.75
HK$13.61
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
ZMW16.43
|
$1.47
HK$11.41
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
ZMW19.37
|
$1.21
HK$9.41
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
ZMW19.40
|
$1.20
HK$9.30
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
|
Lusaka
|
Hong Kong
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.05
ZMW133.51
|
$11.66
HK$90.55
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.04
ZMW978.96
|
$64.07
HK$497.64
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,004.53
ZMW211,583.39
|
$33,292.33
HK$258,571.55
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.13
ZMW320.62
|
$13.71
HK$106.49
|
|
pay 5.4 times more for housing
|
Lusaka
|
Hong Kong
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$144.44
ZMW3,817.96
|
$22.03
HK$171.14
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$262.56
ZMW6,940.32
|
$2,324.35
HK$18,052.53
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$159.59
ZMW4,218.40
|
$1,616.39
HK$12,553.99
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.50
ZMW2,207.20
|
$196.11
HK$1,523.16
|
|
pay 6.0 times more for childcare
|
Lusaka
|
Hong Kong
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$111.30
ZMW2,942.11
|
$929.71
HK$7,220.77
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,884.51
ZMW155,545.01
|
$21,637.45
HK$168,051.60
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Lusaka
|
Hong Kong
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
ZMW27.07
|
$7.69
HK$59.72
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.19
ZMW58.01
|
$5.31
HK$41.25
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.57
ZMW68.01
|
$12.81
HK$99.53
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.66
ZMW1,074.65
|
$86.33
HK$670.46
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.12
ZMW82.36
|
$12.81
HK$99.53
|
|
pay 80.7% more for clothing
|
Lusaka
|
Hong Kong
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.53
ZMW648.38
|
$76.24
HK$592.15
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.26
ZMW694.08
|
$41.17
HK$319.79
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.18
ZMW2,383.63
|
$91.44
HK$710.20
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.89
ZMW2,323.26
|
$135.10
HK$1,049.31
|
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