Cost of living comparison
Tallinn is 2.2 times more expensive than Lusaka.
If you lived in Tallinn instead of Lusaka, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
Lusaka
|
Tallinn
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.15
ZMW140.97
|
$13.54
€12.56
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.43
ZMW93.92
|
$9.21
€8.54
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
ZMW26.72
|
$2.34
€2.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
ZMW12.27
|
$1.78
€1.65
|
|
pay 18.4% more for groceries
Lusaka
|
Tallinn
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.80
ZMW21.93
|
$1.32
€1.22
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
ZMW107.94
|
$5.29
€4.90
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.90
ZMW133.97
|
$4.66
€4.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.42
ZMW66.06
|
$2.74
€2.54
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.79
ZMW48.85
|
$3.67
€3.40
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
ZMW30.90
|
$0.82
€0.76
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
ZMW19.43
|
$0.64
€0.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.21
ZMW33.02
|
$1.07
€0.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
ZMW17.00
|
$1.32
€1.22
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
ZMW20.04
|
$0.43
€0.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
ZMW20.07
|
$0.50
€0.47
|
|
pay 69.0% more for transportation
Lusaka
|
Tallinn
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.05
ZMW138.14
|
$7.03
€6.52
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.04
ZMW1,012.91
|
$32.49
€30.14
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,004.53
ZMW218,919.81
|
$29,240.65
€27,128.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.13
ZMW331.74
|
$10.18
€9.44
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Lusaka
|
Tallinn
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$144.44
ZMW3,950.34
|
$28.32
€26.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$262.56
ZMW7,180.97
|
$729.51
€676.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$159.59
ZMW4,364.66
|
$520.65
€483.04
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.50
ZMW2,283.73
|
$228.75
€212.22
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
Lusaka
|
Tallinn
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$111.30
ZMW3,044.12
|
$450.86
€418.29
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,884.51
ZMW160,938.36
|
$6,560.19
€6,086.22
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Lusaka
|
Tallinn
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
ZMW28.01
|
$5.41
€5.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.19
ZMW60.02
|
$3.78
€3.51
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.57
ZMW70.37
|
$5.90
€5.47
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.66
ZMW1,111.91
|
$56.45
€52.37
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.12
ZMW85.22
|
$10.83
€10.05
|
|
pay 75.7% more for clothing
Lusaka
|
Tallinn
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.53
ZMW670.86
|
$87.49
€81.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.26
ZMW718.15
|
$35.26
€32.71
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.18
ZMW2,466.28
|
$87.51
€81.19
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.89
ZMW2,403.82
|
$101.02
€93.72
|
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