Cost of living comparison
San Salvador is 59.6% more expensive than Lusaka.
If you lived in San Salvador instead of Lusaka, you would:
pay 80.8% more for restaurants
Lusaka
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.15
ZMW130.88
|
$10.00
SVC87.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.43
ZMW87.20
|
$7.50
SVC65.62
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
ZMW24.81
|
$1.05
SVC9.22
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
ZMW11.39
|
$0.91
SVC7.97
|
|
pay 30.4% more for groceries
Lusaka
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.80
ZMW20.36
|
$1.85
SVC16.21
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
ZMW100.21
|
$3.20
SVC28.02
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.90
ZMW124.38
|
$7.42
SVC64.92
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.42
ZMW61.33
|
$3.05
SVC26.65
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.79
ZMW45.36
|
$2.63
SVC23.01
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
ZMW28.69
|
$1.29
SVC11.25
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
ZMW18.04
|
$0.71
SVC6.25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.21
ZMW30.65
|
$0.95
SVC8.30
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
ZMW15.78
|
$1.04
SVC9.06
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
ZMW18.61
|
$0.93
SVC8.16
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
ZMW18.64
|
$0.81
SVC7.06
|
|
pay 57.6% more for transportation
Lusaka
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.05
ZMW128.25
|
$4.05
SVC35.47
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.04
ZMW940.38
|
$25.00
SVC218.74
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,004.53
ZMW203,244.71
|
$19,500.00
SVC170,616.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.13
ZMW307.99
|
$29.00
SVC253.74
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Lusaka
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$144.44
ZMW3,667.49
|
$42.14
SVC368.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$262.56
ZMW6,666.80
|
$842.86
SVC7,374.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$159.59
ZMW4,052.15
|
$635.71
SVC5,562.22
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.50
ZMW2,120.21
|
$78.66
SVC688.20
|
|
pay 13.3% more for childcare
Lusaka
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$111.30
ZMW2,826.16
|
$165.62
SVC1,449.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,884.51
ZMW149,414.85
|
$4,585.71
SVC40,122.99
|
|
pay 44.6% more for entertainment and sports
Lusaka
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
ZMW26.00
|
$2.00
SVC17.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.19
ZMW55.72
|
$3.04
SVC26.56
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.57
ZMW65.33
|
$4.00
SVC35.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.66
ZMW1,032.30
|
$29.88
SVC261.39
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.12
ZMW79.12
|
$5.00
SVC43.75
|
|
pay 80.1% more for clothing
Lusaka
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.53
ZMW622.82
|
$69.29
SVC606.22
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.26
ZMW666.73
|
$54.86
SVC479.98
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.18
ZMW2,289.69
|
$99.29
SVC868.71
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.89
ZMW2,231.70
|
$104.43
SVC913.70
|
|
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