Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 8.2% more expensive than Lusaka.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Lusaka, you would:
pay 26.4% less for restaurants
Lusaka
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.15
ZMW136.99
|
$1.84
₫46,213
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.43
ZMW91.27
|
$4.33
₫108,998
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
ZMW25.97
|
$0.55
₫13,797
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
ZMW11.93
|
$0.34
₫8,677
|
|
pay 13.9% less for groceries
Lusaka
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.80
ZMW21.31
|
$0.88
₫22,234
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
ZMW104.89
|
$6.02
₫151,406
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.90
ZMW130.19
|
$5.38
₫135,480
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.42
ZMW64.20
|
$1.49
₫37,517
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.79
ZMW47.48
|
$1.52
₫38,180
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
ZMW30.03
|
$1.26
₫31,827
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
ZMW18.88
|
$0.44
₫11,070
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.21
ZMW32.09
|
$0.63
₫15,959
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
ZMW16.52
|
$0.42
₫10,496
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
ZMW19.48
|
$0.49
₫12,425
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
ZMW19.51
|
$0.49
₫12,382
|
|
pay 40.8% more for transportation
Lusaka
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.05
ZMW134.24
|
$3.48
₫87,553
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.04
ZMW984.34
|
$6.87
₫172,794
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,004.53
ZMW212,744.97
|
$34,303.88
₫863,316,840
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.13
ZMW322.38
|
$5.70
₫143,399
|
|
pay 23.6% less for housing
Lusaka
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$144.44
ZMW3,838.92
|
$8.95
₫225,366
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$262.56
ZMW6,978.42
|
$304.25
₫7,656,890
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$159.59
ZMW4,241.55
|
$210.52
₫5,298,170
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.50
ZMW2,219.32
|
$43.00
₫1,082,259
|
|
pay 97.1% more for childcare
Lusaka
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$111.30
ZMW2,958.26
|
$212.34
₫5,343,828
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,884.51
ZMW156,398.94
|
$11,971.85
₫301,292,360
|
|
pay 24.8% less for entertainment and sports
Lusaka
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
ZMW27.22
|
$0.89
₫22,434
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.19
ZMW58.33
|
$1.56
₫39,351
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.57
ZMW68.38
|
$1.19
₫29,837
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.66
ZMW1,080.55
|
$22.79
₫573,610
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.12
ZMW82.82
|
$3.60
₫90,554
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Lusaka
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.53
ZMW651.94
|
$28.72
₫722,911
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.26
ZMW697.89
|
$23.06
₫580,401
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.18
ZMW2,396.72
|
$81.55
₫2,052,318
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.89
ZMW2,336.02
|
$91.83
₫2,311,168
|
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