Cost of living comparison
Road Town is 2.5 times more expensive than Lusaka.
If you lived in Road Town instead of Lusaka, you would:
pay 3.9 times more for restaurants
Lusaka
|
Road Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.67
ZMW100.50
|
$22.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.41
ZMW93.18
|
$11.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
ZMW24.00
|
$2.25
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
ZMW12.76
|
$1.67
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
Lusaka
|
Road Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.95
ZMW25.92
|
$3.95
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.56
ZMW124.59
|
$9.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.08
ZMW138.86
|
$7.53
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
ZMW47.30
|
?? | |
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.90
ZMW51.84
|
$4.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
ZMW30.82
|
$2.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
ZMW18.46
|
$1.13
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
ZMW31.09
|
$0.91
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
ZMW14.40
|
$3.18
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
ZMW15.22
|
$1.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
ZMW19.70
|
$1.36
|
|
pay 33.2% more for transportation
Lusaka
|
Road Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.26
ZMW143.77
|
$4.23
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.62
ZMW837.49
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,371.75
ZMW338,361.23
|
$23,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.73
ZMW238.86
|
?? | |
pay 3.7 times more for housing
Lusaka
|
Road Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$103.74
ZMW2,837.26
|
$122.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$274.41
ZMW7,504.96
|
$1,500.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$193.01
ZMW5,278.59
|
$1,266.67
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.59
ZMW2,942.47
|
$152.94
|
|
pay 48.9% more for childcare
Lusaka
|
Road Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$171.24
ZMW4,683.32
|
$312.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,061.39
ZMW384,571.85
|
$16,200.00
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Lusaka
|
Road Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.22
ZMW33.44
|
$4.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
ZMW49.39
|
$4.83
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.66
ZMW72.66
|
$2.40
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.16
ZMW770.03
|
$160.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.06
ZMW83.75
|
$10.00
|
|
pay 44.1% more for clothing
Lusaka
|
Road Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.18
ZMW1,208.29
|
$80.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.12
ZMW851.24
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.18
ZMW2,466.28
|
$90.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.64
ZMW2,889.23
|
$160.00
|
|
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