Cost of living comparison
Rome is 2.3 times more expensive than Lusaka.
If you lived in Rome instead of Lusaka, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
Lusaka
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.15
ZMW136.25
|
$16.24
€14.79
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.43
ZMW90.78
|
$10.83
€9.86
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
ZMW25.82
|
$2.22
€2.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
ZMW11.86
|
$1.15
€1.04
|
|
pay 51.8% more for groceries
Lusaka
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.80
ZMW21.19
|
$1.87
€1.70
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
ZMW104.32
|
$6.93
€6.31
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.90
ZMW129.48
|
$6.37
€5.80
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.42
ZMW63.85
|
$3.90
€3.55
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.79
ZMW47.22
|
$5.10
€4.64
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
ZMW29.87
|
$1.02
€0.93
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
ZMW18.78
|
$0.91
€0.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.21
ZMW31.91
|
$0.95
€0.86
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
ZMW16.43
|
$1.15
€1.05
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
ZMW19.37
|
$0.72
€0.65
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
ZMW19.40
|
$0.78
€0.71
|
|
pay 82.8% more for transportation
Lusaka
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.05
ZMW133.51
|
$7.44
€6.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.04
ZMW978.96
|
$37.90
€34.52
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,004.53
ZMW211,583.39
|
$26,749.78
€24,357.84
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.13
ZMW320.62
|
$17.87
€16.27
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
Lusaka
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$144.44
ZMW3,817.96
|
$30.04
€27.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$262.56
ZMW6,940.32
|
$1,171.95
€1,067.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$159.59
ZMW4,218.40
|
$721.77
€657.23
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.50
ZMW2,207.20
|
$175.72
€160.01
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
Lusaka
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$111.30
ZMW2,942.11
|
$516.83
€470.61
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,884.51
ZMW155,545.01
|
$9,813.53
€8,936.01
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Lusaka
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
ZMW27.07
|
$5.41
€4.93
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.19
ZMW58.01
|
$1.59
€1.45
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.57
ZMW68.01
|
$6.50
€5.92
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.66
ZMW1,074.65
|
$62.20
€56.64
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.12
ZMW82.36
|
$10.83
€9.86
|
|
pay 50.0% more for clothing
Lusaka
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.53
ZMW648.38
|
$67.31
€61.30
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.26
ZMW694.08
|
$30.97
€28.20
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.18
ZMW2,383.63
|
$81.10
€73.85
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.89
ZMW2,323.26
|
$103.39
€94.15
|
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