Cost of living comparison
Manila is 50.8% more expensive than Lusaka.
If you lived in Manila instead of Lusaka, you would:
pay 8.2% more for restaurants
|
Lusaka
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.15
ZMW134.60
|
$5.21
₱293.20
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.43
ZMW89.68
|
$4.34
₱244.33
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
ZMW25.51
|
$0.95
₱53.44
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
ZMW11.72
|
$0.48
₱27.28
|
|
pay 35.1% more for groceries
|
Lusaka
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.80
ZMW20.93
|
$1.33
₱74.85
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
ZMW103.06
|
$4.28
₱240.48
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.90
ZMW127.91
|
$6.97
₱392.06
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.42
ZMW63.08
|
$2.08
₱116.77
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.79
ZMW46.65
|
$2.27
₱127.93
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
ZMW29.51
|
$1.48
₱83.23
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
ZMW18.55
|
$0.77
₱43.16
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.21
ZMW31.52
|
$1.53
₱86.22
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
ZMW16.23
|
$0.97
₱54.39
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
ZMW19.14
|
$1.09
₱61.12
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
ZMW19.17
|
$1.37
₱77.08
|
|
pay 15.0% more for transportation
|
Lusaka
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.05
ZMW131.89
|
$4.31
₱242.42
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.04
ZMW967.11
|
$10.12
₱569.09
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,004.53
ZMW209,021.42
|
$26,066.56
₱1,465,983.32
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.13
ZMW316.74
|
$2.66
₱149.53
|
|
pay 16.6% more for housing
|
Lusaka
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$144.44
ZMW3,771.73
|
$28.90
₱1,625.57
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$262.56
ZMW6,856.28
|
$465.25
₱26,165.54
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$159.59
ZMW4,167.32
|
$244.37
₱13,743.53
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.50
ZMW2,180.47
|
$96.97
₱5,453.64
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for childcare
|
Lusaka
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$111.30
ZMW2,906.48
|
$499.25
₱28,077.65
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,884.51
ZMW153,661.58
|
$14,398.67
₱809,781.26
|
|
pay 36.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Lusaka
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
ZMW26.74
|
$1.22
₱68.41
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.19
ZMW57.31
|
$2.95
₱165.92
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.57
ZMW67.19
|
$2.95
₱166.14
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.66
ZMW1,061.64
|
$41.83
₱2,352.55
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.12
ZMW81.37
|
$6.52
₱366.50
|
|
pay 1.8% less for clothing
|
Lusaka
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.53
ZMW640.52
|
$33.02
₱1,856.86
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.26
ZMW685.68
|
$27.26
₱1,533.11
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.18
ZMW2,354.77
|
$73.19
₱4,116.19
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.89
ZMW2,295.13
|
$64.44
₱3,624.16
|
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