Cost of living comparison
Manila is 19.9% more expensive than Lusaka.
If you lived in Manila instead of Lusaka, you would:
pay 12.0% more for restaurants
Lusaka
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.67
ZK94.14
|
$4.59
₱264.14
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.41
ZK87.29
|
$3.67
₱211.32
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
ZK22.48
|
$1.03
₱59.19
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
ZK11.96
|
$0.46
₱26.41
|
|
pay 20.8% more for groceries
Lusaka
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.95
ZK24.28
|
$1.32
₱76.27
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.56
ZK116.71
|
$3.43
₱197.27
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.08
ZK130.08
|
$6.66
₱383.64
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
ZK44.31
|
$1.88
₱108.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.90
ZK48.56
|
$2.10
₱121.11
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
ZK28.87
|
$1.31
₱75.43
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
ZK17.29
|
$0.69
₱39.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
ZK29.12
|
$1.39
₱79.76
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
ZK13.49
|
$0.66
₱38.23
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
ZK14.26
|
$0.88
₱50.67
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
ZK18.46
|
$1.00
₱57.36
|
|
pay 7.8% less for transportation
Lusaka
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.26
ZK134.68
|
$5.45
₱313.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.62
ZK784.51
|
$12.48
₱718.47
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,371.75
ZK316,954.83
|
$23,857.59
₱1,373,552.73
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.73
ZK223.75
|
$2.76
₱159.02
|
|
pay 18.9% more for housing
Lusaka
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$103.74
ZK2,657.76
|
$38.58
₱2,221.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$274.41
ZK7,030.16
|
$559.30
₱32,200.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$193.01
ZK4,944.64
|
$299.03
₱17,216.02
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.59
ZK2,756.32
|
$85.53
₱4,923.99
|
|
pay 59.2% more for childcare
Lusaka
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$171.24
ZK4,387.03
|
$388.89
₱22,389.41
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,061.39
ZK360,241.94
|
$12,846.39
₱739,605.31
|
|
pay 53.8% more for entertainment and sports
Lusaka
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.22
ZK31.32
|
$1.43
₱82.41
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
ZK46.26
|
$3.13
₱180.10
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.66
ZK68.06
|
$2.75
₱158.49
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.16
ZK721.31
|
$48.28
₱2,779.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.06
ZK78.45
|
$6.24
₱359.24
|
|
pay 17.3% less for clothing
Lusaka
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.18
ZK1,131.85
|
$38.44
₱2,212.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.12
ZK797.38
|
$30.87
₱1,777.54
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.18
ZK2,310.25
|
$74.18
₱4,270.80
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.64
ZK2,706.44
|
$65.74
₱3,784.82
|
|
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