Cost of living comparison
Ottawa is 2.7 times more expensive than Lusaka.
If you lived in Ottawa instead of Lusaka, you would:
pay 3.5 times more for restaurants
Lusaka
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.67
ZK96.12
|
$18.44
CA$25.12
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.41
ZK89.12
|
$8.85
CA$12.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
ZK22.95
|
$2.30
CA$3.13
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
ZK12.21
|
$1.67
CA$2.28
|
|
pay 74.5% more for groceries
Lusaka
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.95
ZK24.79
|
$2.34
CA$3.18
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.56
ZK119.16
|
$6.00
CA$8.17
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.08
ZK132.81
|
$7.68
CA$10.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
ZK45.24
|
$3.15
CA$4.29
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.90
ZK49.58
|
$5.22
CA$7.11
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
ZK29.48
|
$1.72
CA$2.34
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
ZK17.66
|
$0.55
CA$0.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
ZK29.73
|
$1.32
CA$1.81
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
ZK13.78
|
$1.55
CA$2.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
ZK14.56
|
$0.87
CA$1.19
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
ZK18.84
|
$0.95
CA$1.29
|
|
pay 96.2% more for transportation
Lusaka
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.26
ZK137.51
|
$5.28
CA$7.20
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.62
ZK801.00
|
$92.56
CA$126.11
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,371.75
ZK323,616.29
|
$19,543.49
CA$26,628.99
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.73
ZK228.45
|
$19.54
CA$26.63
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
Lusaka
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$103.74
ZK2,713.62
|
$62.08
CA$84.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$274.41
ZK7,177.91
|
$1,303.57
CA$1,776.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$193.01
ZK5,048.56
|
$1,141.60
CA$1,555.49
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.59
ZK2,814.25
|
$123.67
CA$168.51
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for childcare
Lusaka
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$171.24
ZK4,479.23
|
$1,128.36
CA$1,537.45
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,061.39
ZK367,813.17
|
$19,820.05
CA$27,005.81
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Lusaka
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.22
ZK31.98
|
$5.90
CA$8.04
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
ZK47.23
|
$4.07
CA$5.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.66
ZK69.49
|
$11.06
CA$15.07
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.16
ZK736.47
|
$57.52
CA$78.37
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.06
ZK80.10
|
$11.80
CA$16.08
|
|
pay 34.9% more for clothing
Lusaka
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.18
ZK1,155.63
|
$61.22
CA$83.42
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.12
ZK814.14
|
$50.10
CA$68.27
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.18
ZK2,358.81
|
$95.91
CA$130.68
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.64
ZK2,763.32
|
$141.14
CA$192.31
|
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