Cost of living comparison
Kuala Lumpur is 13.1% more expensive than Lusaka.
If you lived in Kuala Lumpur instead of Lusaka, you would:
pay 5.0% less for restaurants
Lusaka
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.67
ZK97.62
|
$3.41
RM16.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.41
ZK90.51
|
$4.09
RM19.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
ZK23.31
|
$0.68
RM3.22
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
ZK12.40
|
$0.42
RM2.01
|
|
pay 2.2% more for groceries
Lusaka
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.95
ZK25.18
|
$0.83
RM3.95
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.56
ZK121.02
|
$5.36
RM25.59
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.08
ZK134.88
|
$6.60
RM31.49
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
ZK45.94
|
$1.83
RM8.73
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.90
ZK50.36
|
$1.85
RM8.85
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
ZK29.94
|
$1.24
RM5.92
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
ZK17.93
|
$0.67
RM3.19
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
ZK30.19
|
$1.25
RM5.95
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
ZK13.99
|
$0.66
RM3.14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
ZK14.79
|
$0.46
RM2.20
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
ZK19.14
|
$0.42
RM2.02
|
|
pay 20.5% more for transportation
Lusaka
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.26
ZK139.65
|
$1.79
RM8.54
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.62
ZK813.48
|
$11.36
RM54.16
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,371.75
ZK328,661.04
|
$36,338.86
RM173,318.19
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.73
ZK232.01
|
$10.22
RM48.75
|
|
pay 2.0% less for housing
Lusaka
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$103.74
ZK2,755.92
|
$26.82
RM127.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$274.41
ZK7,289.81
|
$485.21
RM2,314.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$193.01
ZK5,127.27
|
$292.86
RM1,396.81
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.59
ZK2,858.12
|
$40.43
RM192.81
|
|
pay 1.4% more for childcare
Lusaka
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$171.24
ZK4,549.06
|
$252.56
RM1,204.56
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,061.39
ZK373,546.90
|
$7,785.60
RM37,133.42
|
|
pay 86.2% more for entertainment and sports
Lusaka
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.22
ZK32.48
|
$3.86
RM18.42
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
ZK47.97
|
$2.84
RM13.53
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.66
ZK70.58
|
$4.09
RM19.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.16
ZK747.95
|
$43.83
RM209.07
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.06
ZK81.35
|
$4.54
RM21.66
|
|
pay 11.9% less for clothing
Lusaka
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.18
ZK1,173.65
|
$48.44
RM231.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.12
ZK826.83
|
$30.56
RM145.74
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.18
ZK2,395.58
|
$67.98
RM324.23
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.64
ZK2,806.40
|
$72.95
RM347.94
|
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