Cost of living comparison

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Iceland is 3.0 times more expensive than Lusaka.

If you lived in Iceland instead of Lusaka, you would:

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pay 3.9 times more for restaurants

 
Lusaka
Iceland
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $5.15
ZMW138.19
$19.51
ISK2,682
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$3.43
ZMW92.07
$16.45
ISK2,261
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.98
ZMW26.19
$2.70
ISK372

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pay 2.0 times more for groceries

 
Lusaka
Iceland
Bread
1 loaf
$0.80
ZMW21.49
$3.16
ISK434
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.95
ZMW105.81
$6.72
ISK923
Milk (1 gallon) $4.90
ZMW131.33
$6.27
ISK862

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pay 2.6 times more for transportation

 
Lusaka
Iceland
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.05
ZMW135.42
$8.42
ISK1,157
Monthly public transit pass $37.04
ZMW992.94
$68.29
ISK9,387
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $8,004.53
ZMW214,605.03
$39,714.69
ISK5,458,784

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pay 3.9 times more for housing

 
Lusaka
Iceland
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$144.44
ZMW3,872.48
$74.47
ISK10,236
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $262.56
ZMW7,039.44
$1,518.94
ISK208,778
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $159.59
ZMW4,278.64
$1,325.48
ISK182,187

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pay 65.5% more for childcare

 
Lusaka
Iceland
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $111.30
ZMW2,984.12
$254.97
ISK35,045
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $5,884.51
ZMW157,766.35
$5,993.83
ISK823,851

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pay 4.3 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Lusaka
Iceland
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.02
ZMW27.46
$9.37
ISK1,288
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.19
ZMW58.84
$4.61
ISK634
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.57
ZMW68.98
$11.22
ISK1,542

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pay 2.6 times more for clothing

 
Lusaka
Iceland
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$24.53
ZMW657.64
$108.23
ISK14,877
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$26.26
ZMW703.99
$59.73
ISK8,210
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$90.18
ZMW2,417.67
$146.94
ISK20,197

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