Cost of living comparison

Zambia

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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Kingstown vs. Lusaka Cost of Living Summary

Kingstown is 44.9% more expensive than Lusaka.

Restaurants: pay 78.7% more in Kingstown
Groceries: pay 83.3% more in Kingstown
Transportation: pay 2.2 times more in Kingstown
Housing: pay 10.4% more in Kingstown
Childcare: pay 24.2% less in Kingstown
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.7% less in Kingstown
Clothing: pay 2.2 times more in Kingstown

The cost of transportation, clothing, groceries, restaurants, and housing in Kingstown are more expensive than in Lusaka. Expenses including childcare and entertainment and sports are lower in Kingstown. Notably, transportation, clothing, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Kingstown.

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Kingstown vs. Lusaka Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 78.7% more for restaurants

	Lusaka	Kingstown
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.53 ZMW110.20	$6.48 EC$17.50	+17.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.03 ZMW100.18	$10.55 EC$28.50	+109.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.75 ZMW15.03	$2.34 EC$6.33	+210.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 ZMW9.39	$1.85 EC$5.00	+292.5%
Average			+78.7%

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pay 83.3% more for groceries

	Lusaka	Kingstown
Bread 1 loaf	$1.20 ZMW23.92	$2.13 EC$5.76	+77.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.15 ZMW102.63	$6.47 EC$17.49	+25.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.52 ZMW129.88	$12.14 EC$32.81	+86.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.94 ZMW38.66	$4.49 EC$12.13	+131.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.87 ZMW57.22	$1.80 EC$4.86	-37.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.53 ZMW30.42	$4.32 EC$11.67	+182.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.10 ZMW21.94	$1.60 EC$4.31	+45.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.65 ZMW32.94	$4.37 EC$11.80	+164.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.70 ZMW13.88	$2.65 EC$7.18	+281.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.16 ZMW23.20	$1.75 EC$4.72	+50.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.83 ZMW16.51	$1.75 EC$4.72	+110.9%
Average			+83.3%

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pay 2.2 times more for transportation

	Lusaka	Kingstown
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.77 ZMW115.01	$11.87 EC$32.09	+105.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$50.15 ZMW999.41	$49.95 EC$135.00	-0.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$7,541.11 ZMW150K	$37,927.14 EC$102K	+402.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.58 ZMW290.52	$25.90 EC$70.00	+77.7%
Average			+121.1%

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pay 10.4% more for housing

	Lusaka	Kingstown
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$54.99 ZMW1,095.72	$51.80 EC$140.00	-5.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$384.95 ZMW7,670.79	$283.68 EC$766.67	-26.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$179.40 ZMW3,574.79	$323.77 EC$875.00	+80.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$61.51 ZMW1,225.74	$56.59 EC$152.94	-8.0%
Average			+10.4%

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pay 24.2% less for childcare

	Lusaka	Kingstown
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$138.25 ZMW2,754.96	$104.84 EC$283.33	-24.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,638.36 ZMW332K	??
Average			-24.2%

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pay 3.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Lusaka	Kingstown
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.26 ZMW25.05	$1.67 EC$4.50	+32.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.82 ZMW56.21	$4.07 EC$11.00	+44.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.02 ZMW60.11	$4.07 EC$11.00	+34.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$54.67 ZMW1,089.46	$32.38 EC$87.50	-40.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.03 ZMW120.22	$4.63 EC$12.50	-23.3%
Average			-3.7%

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pay 2.2 times more for clothing

	Lusaka	Kingstown
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$23.28 ZMW463.85	$64.75 EC$175.00	+178.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$15.45 ZMW307.88	$61.98 EC$167.50	+301.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$45.19 ZMW900.42	$74.00 EC$200.00	+63.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.53 ZMW1,445.30	$92.51 EC$250.00	+27.5%
Average			+119.7%

Lusaka vs. Kingstown - Cost of clothing

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