Cost of living comparison

Zambia

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Cabo Verde

Praia vs. Lusaka Cost of Living Summary

Praia is 29.4% more expensive than Lusaka.

Restaurants: pay 27.3% more in Praia
Groceries: pay 20.8% more in Praia
Transportation: pay 29.2% more in Praia
Housing: pay 59.5% more in Praia
Childcare: pay 58.8% less in Praia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.4% more in Praia
Clothing: pay 68.4% more in Praia

The cost of clothing, housing, transportation, restaurants, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Praia are more expensive than in Lusaka.

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Praia vs. Lusaka Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 27.3% more for restaurants

	Lusaka	Praia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.53 ZMW110.20	$5.03 CVE493.26	-9.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.03 ZMW100.18	$7.10 CVE696.20	+41.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.75 ZMW15.03	$1.56 CVE152.99	+106.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 ZMW9.39	$1.17 CVE114.79	+148.3%
Average			+27.3%

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pay 20.8% more for groceries

	Lusaka	Praia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.20 ZMW23.92	$2.08 CVE203.99	+73.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.15 ZMW102.63	$12.93 CVE1,268.60	+151.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.52 ZMW129.88	$5.13 CVE503.55	-21.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.94 ZMW38.66	$2.32 CVE227.26	+19.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.87 ZMW57.22	$2.07 CVE203.01	-27.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.53 ZMW30.42	$2.30 CVE225.26	+50.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.10 ZMW21.94	$1.38 CVE135.34	+25.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.65 ZMW32.94	$1.86 CVE181.96	+12.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.70 ZMW13.88	$1.93 CVE189.47	+177.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.16 ZMW23.20	$0.69 CVE67.67	-40.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.83 ZMW16.51	$0.64 CVE63.16	-22.3%
Average			+20.8%

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pay 29.2% more for transportation

	Lusaka	Praia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.77 ZMW115.01	$5.96 CVE584.36	+3.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$50.15 ZMW999.41	$29.18 CVE2,862.02	-41.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$7,541.11 ZMW150K	$28,897.98 CVE3M	+283.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.58 ZMW290.52	$11.61 CVE1,138.64	-20.4%
Average			+29.2%

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pay 59.5% more for housing

	Lusaka	Praia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$54.99 ZMW1,095.72	$51.37 CVE5,039.16	-6.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$384.95 ZMW7,670.79	$574.58 CVE56,359.06	+49.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$179.40 ZMW3,574.79	$287.29 CVE28,179.53	+60.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$61.51 ZMW1,225.74	$138.60 CVE13,594.92	+125.3%
Average			+59.5%

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pay 58.8% less for childcare

	Lusaka	Praia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$138.25 ZMW2,754.96	$126.75 CVE12,432.14	-8.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,638.36 ZMW332K	$3,082.45 CVE302K	-81.5%
Average			-58.8%

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pay 2.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Lusaka	Praia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.26 ZMW25.05	$2.53 CVE248.64	+101.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.82 ZMW56.21	$2.60 CVE255.49	-7.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.02 ZMW60.11	$5.27 CVE517.18	+74.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$54.67 ZMW1,089.46	$31.69 CVE3,108.04	-42.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.03 ZMW120.22	$5.58 CVE547.01	-7.6%
Average			+2.4%

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pay 68.4% more for clothing

	Lusaka	Praia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$23.28 ZMW463.85	$62.19 CVE6,099.63	+167.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$15.45 ZMW307.88	$25.35 CVE2,486.43	+64.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$45.19 ZMW900.42	$65.91 CVE6,464.72	+45.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.53 ZMW1,445.30	$91.26 CVE8,951.14	+25.8%
Average			+68.4%

Lusaka vs. Praia - Cost of clothing

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