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Moroni vs. Lusaka Cost of Living Summary

Moroni is 95.4% more expensive than Lusaka.

Restaurants: pay 67.4% more in Moroni
Groceries: pay 2.3 times more in Moroni
Transportation: pay 67.5% more in Moroni
Housing: pay 2.7 times more in Moroni
Childcare: pay 80.4% more in Moroni
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.5% more in Moroni
Clothing: pay 2.4 times more in Moroni

The cost of housing, clothing, groceries, childcare, transportation, and restaurants in Moroni are more expensive than in Lusaka. Notably, housing, clothing, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Moroni.

Moroni vs. Lusaka Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 67.4% more for restaurants

	Lusaka	Moroni
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.48 ZMW143.81	$6.42 KMF2,724	-14.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.82 ZMW73.49	$8.30 KMF3,521	+117.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 ZMW11.91	$1.04 KMF441	+67.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.34 ZMW6.50	$0.67 KMF285	+98.6%
Average			+67.4%

Lusaka vs. Moroni - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.3 times more for groceries

	Lusaka	Moroni
Bread 1 loaf	$0.77 ZMW14.76	$0.59 KMF251	-22.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.76 ZMW72.35	$4.02 KMF1,704	+6.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.99 ZMW95.94	$17.01 KMF7,211	+240.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.77 ZMW33.99	$5.23 KMF2,218	+196.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.78 ZMW34.31	??
Apples (1 lb)	$1.22 ZMW23.48	$2.38 KMF1,011	+95.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73 ZMW14.01	??
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.22 ZMW23.52	??
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 ZMW9.61	$1.95 KMF827	+290.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.89 ZMW17.04	$2.13 KMF903	+140.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.67 ZMW12.87	$1.46 KMF620	+118.5%
Average			+133.2%

Lusaka vs. Moroni - Cost of groceries

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pay 67.5% more for transportation

	Lusaka	Moroni
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.58 ZMW88.01	$11.89 KMF5,043	+159.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$38.52 ZMW740.77	$33.58 KMF14,238	-12.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$8,004.53 ZMW154K	$19,879.18 KMF8M	+148.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.00 ZMW230.79	$8.93 KMF3,787	-25.6%
Average			+67.5%

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pay 2.7 times more for housing

	Lusaka	Moroni
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$118.37 ZMW2,276.46	$76.92 KMF32,613	-35.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$226.58 ZMW4,357.52	$759.19 KMF322K	+235.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$123.07 ZMW2,366.92	$630.71 KMF267K	+412.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$52.70 ZMW1,013.59	$89.32 KMF37,870	+69.5%
Average			+170.5%

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pay 80.4% more for childcare

	Lusaka	Moroni
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$176.79 ZMW3,399.98	$415.80 KMF176K	+135.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,677.88 ZMW225K	$14,673.45 KMF6M	+25.7%
Average			+80.4%

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pay 8.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Lusaka	Moroni
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.98 ZMW18.78	$1.09 KMF461	+11.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.05 ZMW39.37	$1.83 KMF778	-10.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.67 ZMW70.67	??
Monthly membership at local gym	$50.47 ZMW970.60	$35.88 KMF15,212	-28.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.18 ZMW80.48	$6.79 KMF2,877	+62.2%
Average			+8.5%

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pay 2.4 times more for clothing

	Lusaka	Moroni
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$18.93 ZMW364.01	$63.07 KMF26,742	+233.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$16.99 ZMW326.75	$63.07 KMF26,742	+271.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$84.33 ZMW1,621.79	$114.46 KMF48,532	+35.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$73.12 ZMW1,406.30	$88.77 KMF37,637	+21.4%
Average			+140.4%

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